Reliability Engineer, Fleet - AngloGold Ashanti

AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited, Obuasi Gold Mine is currently near completion of the redevelopment phase to become a modern, efficient and long-term profitable operation. The underground mining operation has been fully mechanized and designed to produce up to an average maximum of 5,000 t/day of ore mined.

We are seeking an experienced and self-motivated person to join our dedicated team as Reliability Engineer – Fleet.

ROLE PURPOSE AND CONTEXT

The Reliability Engineer – Fleet is accountable for systematically defining, designing, developing, monitoring and refining asset maintenance tactics and strategies to facilitate reliability centred maintenance systems implementation and development of world-class maintenance practices for Underground and Surface Mobile Plant (Fleet), and related infrastructure/facilities belonging to this area.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Deliver the Safety Management plan elements for the areas under the incumbent’s control.
• Provide technical input to management to develop the safety management plan, consistent with AGA’s standards.
• Review the application of safety standards and work practices for the area.
• Apply HSE regulations with zero tolerance to breaches.
• Demonstrate safety behaviour consistent with AGAG’s vision and values.
• Lead by example to create a safe working environment, where risks are assessed and managed, so tasks are performed without risk of injury or harm.
• Continuously seek opportunities to improve design and field safety performance.
• Apply the ‘working elements’ (inspections, audits, JSA, etc.) of the Safety Management System and deliver compliance.
• Deliver timely investigation of all injuries, illness, and incidents with actions plans developed to prevent recurrences.
• As a minimum, achieve zero reportable environmental incidents, zero compliance breaches and no events requiring public disclosure.
• Utilise, ‘Analyse and Improve’ tools to investigate system interruptions so that exposure to environmental risks is reduced.
• Reduce energy usage by running the mine energy consumption per unit produced at the optimal rate within the sphere of influence.
• Using AGA’s How we Work guidelines, clearly define the roles and accountabilities of subordinates.
• Ensure the organisation structure is capable of delivering the maintenance strategy.
• Communicate policies and procedures in a manner to achieve full understanding and compliance by the workforce.
• Guide subordinates in leadership techniques to achieve maximum performance.
• Verify that supervisors and superintendents develop a skills matrix that includes all disciplines and individual achievements.
• Identify skill deficiencies and initiate corrective action.
• Develop an appropriate succession plan for critical positions with the right supportive development plan.
• Conduct QA/QC to ensure the work carried out by the maintenance team is of a standard that supports the operational requirements of the equipment and is at optimum cost.
• Identify sub-standard work practices and work o closely with fleet maintenance team to eliminate them and identify the root cause of these poor work practices.
• Assign tasks to subordinates in line with achieving the agreed production plan.
• Lead condition monitoring and predictive maintenance programs to prevent unplanned equipment downtime and enable equipment lifespan optimization to its fullest

• Provide strategies and tactics that enable cost effective, timely and safe maintenance to occur

• Review, develop and improve maintenance tactics
• Apply value analysis to repair/replace, repair/redesign, and make/buy decisions.
• Support in the implementation of corporate programs, e.g. asset management strategies, System for People, Operational Effectiveness, etc. across areas of control.
• Deploy management routines to identify defects in the workplace.
• Conduct review of SAP Maintenance tactics based on condition monitoring and other findings from all maintenance activities
• Drive proper usage of SAP PM change management for fleet maintenance

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

Qualification

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Maintenance Engineering, or equivalent
• MLA, Ultrasonic analysis, Thermography level 1
• Certified RCA facilitator
• Financial, commercial and project management through work experience and courses

Experience 

• An experienced Mechanical/ Electrical engineer with over 5 years’ experience in mobile equipment maintenance
• A strong track record of implementing maintenance improvement projects for mobile equipment such as loaders, dump trucks and drills
• Experience in management of Maintenance and Repair Contracts (MARC) and Mobile equipment.
• Experience in Project Management
• Knowledge of SAP PM module

Technical Competencies

• Strong competencies in mobile equipment maintenance and reliability philosophies
• Strong technical knowledge of major HMEs such as Drills, Loaders and Trucks
• Strong data analysis skills
• Sound project management skills
• Should have analytical skills to be able to evaluate information and solve complex problems.
• Commercially astute and able to work effectively with third parties.
• Legally astute to project delivery and maintenance systems.
• Excellent skills in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Project and Excel
• Must be able to communicate about technical issues both orally and in writing.
• Knowledge of AGA standards
• Knowledge of OEM legalities and mining regulations
• Demonstrated understanding of good engineering practices and the implementation of proactive maintenance strategies

Leadership Competencies

• Build and sustain a team of subordinates capable of producing those outputs;
• Continuously improve the processes used by the team in delivering outputs;
• Model work behaviours for your subordinates,
• Consistent with the company values
• Proven ability to initiate and drive the construction project through its life cycle.
• To support and motivate the construction project team to deliver the project goals.
• Finding innovative solutions through creative thinking and problem-solving.
• Create an environment of teamwork and willingness to help coworkers

• Able to work with different kinds of people

• Organizational skills to keep track of many workers, schedules, and budgets all at once