Mine Maintenance Manager - Pit Mining

Department: Mine Maintenance Division / Mining Department
Reports to: Mining Director
Work Schedule: 5 working days / 2 days off
Search: International

The Mine Maintenance Manager will lead and oversee maintenance operations within a large open-pit mining environment. The role carries responsibility for heavy mobile equipment reliability, maintenance planning, fleet lifecycle management, maintenance budgets, operating systems, safety compliance and workforce performance.

The successful candidate must have substantial hands-on operational experience managing large mining maintenance departments and heavy mobile equipment fleets, particularly haul trucks and shovels.

• Ensure mobile equipment is maintained in accordance with OEM specifications and requirements.

• Oversee the shovel and haul truck fleet, mine support equipment, light vehicles, maintenance workshops, wash bay facilities and associated maintenance infrastructure.

• Ensure effective servicing, inspections, major repairs and component rebuilds.

• Develop fleet lifecycle strategies and equipment replacement plans.

• Develop and implement maintenance planning, scheduling, forecasting and work management processes.

• Lead Reliability-Centred Maintenance (RCM) programmes and root cause failure analysis.

• Develop equipment reliability strategies, maintenance programmes and performance indicators.

• Manage component strategies, warranty programmes, critical spares and capital replacement requirements.

• Drive continuous improvement in equipment availability, maintenance execution and reliability.

• Develop and manage annual and life-of-mine maintenance budgets and capital expenditure budgets.

• Monitor maintenance expenditure and implement corrective actions to improve cost performance.

• Optimise equipment lifecycle costs and maintenance efficiency.

• Manage maintenance workforce planning and resource allocation.

• Develop, implement and maintain maintenance operating controls, systems, procedures and reporting processes.

• Maintain effective maintenance management systems, including CMMS platforms such as SAP or Ellipse.

• Oversee maintenance work orders, scopes of work, work instructions and work close-out processes.

• Maintain component management, warranty and maintenance compliance systems.

• Lead and develop maintenance managers, supervisors and technical personnel.

• Ensure appropriate staffing and deployment of maintenance resources.

• Manage performance, coach employees and develop technical capability.

• Establish accountability, safe working practices and continuous improvement across the maintenance function.

• Establish and maintain maintenance risk registers.

• Ensure equipment and maintenance activities comply with statutory requirements, site policies and safety standards.

• Investigate incidents, near misses, equipment damage and maintenance delays.

• Implement corrective and preventative actions to mitigate operational risks.

• Work collaboratively with mining operations, engineering teams and other business units.

• Maintain effective relationships with OEMs, suppliers, consultants and external contractors.

• Align maintenance performance with operational objectives and business plans.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or an equivalent technical university qualification.

• Minimum 15 years' maintenance experience in a heavy mobile equipment or heavy industrial environment.

• Minimum 10 years' experience in a large open-pit mining…