Engineering Specialist Production

• Business Entity:
  Africa - Platinum Group Metals (PGMs)(BU005)

Valterra Platinum, formerly Anglo American Platinum, is a leading primary producer of platinum group metals (PGMs), with integrated mining, smelting, and refining operations in South Africa and Zimbabwe, marketing the metal we produce globally. Following our demerger from Anglo American plc, Valterra Platinum is now an independent, publicly listed company with a primary and secondary listing on the Johannesburg and London stock exchanges respectively.

As we embark on this exciting new chapter, Valterra Platinum is positioned to define and pursue its own strategy, anchored in operational excellence, sustainability, and value creation for the long-term. With full accountability for our performance and growth, we are focused on strengthening our capabilities across the entire PGM value chain, from mine to market.

Our independence empowers us to deepen our commitment to stakeholders and lead with purpose – to Unearth Value to Better Our World. We remain steadfast in our ambition to be the world’s foremost producer of platinum group metals, while embedding safety and sustainability in everything we do.

If you're driven by purpose and the opportunity to make a lasting impact, we invite you to join us. Apply today and be part of something bigger.

This role is based in Mokopane, Limpopo.

Job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Visit sites and equipment locations on the mine and undertake equipment audits and inspections in respect to engineering workmanship, quality and compliance with engineering policies, procedures and standards
• Proof and evaluate compliance of the maintenance application to legal and statutory regulations, standards, codes of practice, specifications and standard operating procedures
• Attest and direct remediation of deviations to standard technical, maintenance and operating practices
• Assess key maintenance functions to ascertain whether they efficiently and effectively support the operations
• Determine and recommend improvements to the maintenance processes from the audit findings
• Identify control procedures to use to ensure each key risk for equipment type is properly controlled and monitored
• Report problems identified and initiate action plans to address the problems.
• Establishes programs to maintain and improve the quality of maintenance and the maintenance systems employed to minimize unplanned downtime on key equipment
• Directs maintenance personnel to continuously evaluate compliance and strict adherence to the established procedures and policies.
• Interface with regulatory agencies for complaint investigation and technical interchanges to present the company.
• viewpoint, and during regulatory inspections serve as the subject matter expert.
• Establishes cross functional teams to address cleaning, lubrication and first line maintenance functions.
• Develops RCM based task lists for all maintenance significant equipment.
• Assist and participate in Risk Management Programmes.
• Facilitate failure analysis techniques for cross functional teams.
• Drive corrective actions to systemic problems that directly impact on the production process and improve overall maintenance effectiveness.
• Identifies significant recurring failure patterns by analysing maintenance history.
• Facilitates a three-five-year maintenance management strategy for the operation
• Liaises with planners to ensure inspection and audit findings are scheduled for remediation in accordance win the established priorities.
• Monitors compliance with maintenance schedules and programs interventions to remedy deviations.
• Plays a decisive role in preparing schedules and the supervision of major works/shutdowns.
• Provide direction and participates in new equipment specifications
• Conducts RCM exercises for all new equipment before commissioning establishing the maintenance strategies and task lists to be adopted.
• Ensures that a skills matrix and training plans are in place for mechanical maintenance personnel.
• Responsible for training, coaching and development of engineering personnel in the maintenance of equipment consistent with operating objectives.
• Develops critical spare parts lists through the use of a structured RCM methodology.
• Ensuring that a material management strategy is in place.
• Actively supports the codification and bills of material initiatives.

This role is at a Band 6 Level reporting to the Section Engineer.

• Grade 12
• Mechanical Trade Certificate

Experience, technical knowledge and skills:

• A minimum of two years as a senior foreman or four years as a foreman.
• 5 years experience in heavy mining equipment maintenance
• Must be familiar with risk assessments procedures
• Conversant with MHSA and the OHSA acts.
• Working knowledge of client disciplines – Mining and Engineering.
• ERP Competencies in the Engineering, Costing, Material Management, Data
• Warehousing and Projects Modules will be advantages
• Demonstrated skill in managing people and resources