Summary
Jac. Rijk Al-Rushaid is seeking a Workshop Manager to lead workshop operations supporting mine production. The role covers maintenance planning, equipment availability, asset management, budget preparation, safety, cost control and team leadership. Applicants need a tertiary qualification in Mechanical Engineering and at least 15 years of mining experience, including five years in management at large open-pit gold or copper operations. The posting also asks for project management experience, strong computer literacy including MS Project, a valid driving licence, and relevant Caterpillar and mining machine training or certification.
The posting
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Position Title
Workshop Manager
Department
Workshop
Reports To (Position Title)
General Manager
Job Overview
To lead the Workshop team towards the safe and efficient achievement of objectives and ensure continuous and systematic engineering maintenance, service and improvements in order to meet the short and long-term engineering HME demands required by the mine plan so that production targets are consistently achieved
Responsibilities and Duties
§ Coordinate Workshop resources – people, equipment, spares/consumables and facilities into a proper maintenance planning system so as to achieve the workshop teams wider objectives, including equipment availability and cost management targets as set out in the yearly budget.
§ Develop and implement a robust and coordinated maintenance and planning scheduling system to ensure maintenance execution moves from reactive to planned.
§ Develop and implement equipment management strategies that will ensure a safe, efficient, profitable and responsible operating environment aligned to JRAR strategic objectives.
§ Drive JRAR asset management strategy and implementation of best practices in the engineering and maintenance fields.
§ Develop, motivate and lead a multinational team, ensuring workplace accountability.
§ Preparation of yearly Workshop operational budget including required capital expenditure.
§ Ensure workshop teams work to the highest of standards and all hazards and risks are identified and corrective and preventative actions are continually put in place to ensure a safe and efficient working environment.
§ Ensure the Workshop team provides accurate and timely information on daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly progress.
§ Communicate with primary and secondary stakeholders timeously, keeping them knowledgeable of key and relevant information.
§ Participate in the senior management team to ensure that targets for resources exploitation, capital management, cost control, safe working, employee development, environmental management and corporate governance are achieved.
Qualifications
Education Level: Tertiary qualification in Mechanical Engineering.
Years of Experience: Minimum 15 years mining experience, at least 5 year’s experience should be at management level on large gold and/or copper open pit operations (>30mtpa) with associated mining fleet (>15 truck fleet)
Specific Skills / Competencies
§ Tertiary qualification in Mechanical Engineering.
§ Project management knowledge and experience
§ Proven record of meeting and exceeding operational objectives safely and cost effectively.
§ Proven ability to manage large diverse multinational workforce and contractor groups within a dynamic mine context.
§ Ability to interact with large and diverse stakeholder groups including Communities, Government agencies, Client, suppliers and Board Members.
§ High level of computer literacy, including MS Projects.
Required Licenses and Certifications (Optional/If position required):
§ Drive licence valid
§ Caterpillar certificate
§ Mining Machines trainings