Maintenance Supervisor Mechanical
Listed on 2026-02-21
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Manufacturing / Production
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Operations Manager
PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
To supervise the safe operation and maintenance of TMM, conveyor belts, pumps, gearboxes, compressors and other sections to ensure high availability of equipment and high-quality workmanship of artisans and contractors. Will be required to ensure compliance on the underground equipment and surface infrastructure.
J
OB RESPONSIBILITIES:
SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, RISK, QUALITY AND COMMUNITY
• Ensure SHEQ compliance within the Team through effective use of the SHEQ Toolbox
• Utilize the Information Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate and report SHEQ status
PEOPLE
Supervise the Team:
• Ensure an enabling climate/culture
• Maintain labour stability by minimizing labour turnover
o Manage labour complement in line with budget
• Manage performance against set targets and competencies
o Ensure IDP’s are linked to performance results and implemented as per plan
• Conduct career discussions and implement actions with all identified talent (quarterly)
• Ensure discipline is maintained (absenteeism, lateness, overtime, misconduct, etc.)
• Coach and counsel people to ensure improved performance levels
• Conduct recruitment interviews
CUSTOMERS
• Mobilize resources to safely attend to any breakdowns which may cause plant downtime.
• Provide constant feedback to the mine and plant engineering personnel w.r.t. the progress of any breakdown work on the mine
• Align the construction effort with production priorities
BUSINESS PROCESSES
Unplanned Interventions:
• Priorities breakdown and authorize work
• Arrange resources
• Assess risks related to unplanned jobs
• Manage schedule to resource unplanned work
• Verify complete administration of unplanned work
Maintenance Support:
• Review task lists
• Provide resource & equipment information
Solve problems and implement solutions:
• Initiate root cause failure analysis
• Provide feedback on pro-active identification of problem to originator
• Record issues surrounding problems
• Assure sustainability of solutions
Schedule Preparation:
• Assess notification details and scope of work to ensure the scope of work meets the required standard
• Review Bill of Quantities
• Priorities Jobs
• Provide Resource Availability to the Maintenance Practitioner (Planner)
Work execution:
• Reallocate resources and postpone jobs if necessary
• Manage materials if work order is postponed
• Ensure quality of work completed
• Support the Maintenance Practitioner (Planner) to technically complete
works orders on a routine basis
Work Analysis
:
• Monitor and ensure strict adherence to maintenance work, management principles (planned work, adherence to schedule, number of breakdowns,
number of proactive re
quests) to obtain maximum availability at minimum maintenance cost per unit produced
Contractor Management:
• Optimize manning plan through the use of internal or contractor artisans for unplanned work
• Create SES for unplanned work
• Manage contractor activities on site
• Physically accept and document acceptance of work
• Verify quantities involved in contractor work
• Record contractor non-conformance
• Sign invoice, timesheet or pro-forma invoice
Rotables Management:
• Decide whether item can be repaired based on initial visual inspection
• Complete all fields on the "Damage" tag and return item to rotable store
SHAREHOLDER VALUE
• Monitor Work Centre Maintenance Budget
• Control Maintenance Costs
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