Engineering Supervisor (Drum Mechanical)

We have an exciting opportunity for Engineering Supervisor (Drum Mechanical). The purpose of this role is to supervise a team to safely conduct repair or maintenance activities for equipment, vehicles, or machinery, consistent with agreed performance standards and in line with the operating master schedule of the broader operation/site.

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Guided by our purpose and our values, we enable both high performance and purposeful action as we aim to “re-imagine mining to improve people’s lives", delivering the metals and minerals that make modern life possible – from mobile phones to medicines.

Kumba Iron Ore

We produce high-grade iron ore, the key component in steel widely used in construction and manufacturing across the world. Our activities include all aspects – exploration; mining; processing and blending; shipping; marketing and selling. In South Africa, we have mining operations in the Northern Cape province, as well as a head office in Rosebank, Gauteng, and a port operation in Saldanha Bay, Western Cape.

As Engineering Supervisor (Drum Mechanical) your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

Safety, Health, and Environment

- Prioritize safety and health in all team interactions and lead by example to achieve zero harm and prevent fatalities.

- Lead by example, fostering a safety-first culture.
- Encourage open reporting of unsafe behaviours without fear of reprisal.

Business Performance Targets

- Provide input to performance review reports as required on a daily/weekly basis and comply with data quality standards.
- Participate in and execute basic RCAs to determine non-compliance to performance targets (specifically for equipment failures). Deliver solutions to non-compliance and monitor the performance of the solutions.

- Provide accurate inputs to the forecasting process.
- Present area-related and global targets to the team.
- Participate in the review and development of the Service Strategies and monitor the measures to verify their delivery.

Maintenance Planning

- Ensure that a maintenance plan exists for every piece of equipment and that maintenance is done according to standards or the prescribed maintenance policy.
- Comply with all requirements set out by AAOM and E&M best practice guidelines related to Planning.

Maintenance Scheduling

- Implement and manage maintenance schedules while knowing production targets to ensure minimal interruption.
- Preventative maintenance is carried out according to schedule, equipment failure is minimal, and availability is maintained within the set targets.
- Comply with all work requirements set out by the AAOM and E&M best practice guidelines relating to Maintenance Scheduling.

Maintenance Execution

- Comply with all Execution requirements set out by the AAOM and E&M best practice guidelines, ensuring adherence to standards and procedures.
- Participate in at least four planned weekly task observations as part of in-field quality assurance verification to uphold operational excellence.
- Manage the maintenance or repair of equipment, machines, vehicles, processes, and tools to ensure maximum availability and consistently meet required quality standards.
- Identify improvement opportunities, implement feasible solutions, and maintain newly established performance standards for continuous enhancement.
- Proactively provide advice to prevent potential problems and address components causing excessive downtime with permanent solutions.
- Report on completed maintenance requirements and trends, maintaining a comprehensive overview.
- Ensure authorised staff maintains all maintenance, upholding safety and procedural protocols.
- Provide technical knowledge and guidance to team members for daily problem-solving and skill development.
- Contribute input on Equipment and Components PMECA for strategic planning and improvement initiatives.
- Execute activities to meet the plan and collaborate with Maintenance and Supply Chain to define the SLA requirements.
- Comply with the Asset Management policy and system requirements for effective asset handling and optimisation.
- Utilize provided systems to monitor and manage expenditures efficiently.
- Execute inspection strategy and coordinate activities related to asset integrity in the designated area, ensuring compliance with established standards.

Engineering & Maintenance Measures and Control

- Execute daily data validation and reconciliation requirements, diligently closing out work orders and capturing accurately coded and reported data within an appropriate timeframe.
- Participate in the Continuous Improvement plans and engage in RCAs to manage Defect Elimination.

Tools, Facilities, Workshops

- Execute housekeeping as required and conduct workplace inspections to ensure maintenance is performed as planned and to standard.

Contractor Management

- Comply with contractor management standards and procedures and monitor contractor performance based on defined KPIs.

Sustainability and Social

- Execute the delivery of the sustainability activities relevant to the discipline and set out in the Life of Asset Plan to improve sustainability performance over time.
- Deliver a Sustainable Mining Plan execution relevant to the discipline.
- Comply with environmental and social requirements as relevant to the discipline.
- Utilise environmental and social risk mitigation techniques relevant to the discipline specified in the asset risk management approach.

This role is in Engineering & Maintenance (E&M) department on a Band 7 (C-Upper) level reporting to the General Engineering Supervisor Beneficiation.

Requirements

Grade 12 /N3 Technical; Relevant Engineering Qualification on NQF5; Occupational Red Seal Certificate in a Mechanical or relevant Engineering discipline; SA Drivers Licence; 5 years of relevant experience in an operational engineering mining environment.; Knowledge of engineering and maintenance processes within the scope of the role.; Relevant operational drawing/design experience (mining industry preferred).; Budget management and cost control.; Documentation, sign-off and approval processes.; Risk management techniques and critical controls.; Leadership tools for implementing a culture of purpose-led, high performance and change.; Safety, health, and environment, legislative, statutory, and regulatory.