Maintenance and Repair Engineer

4 weeks ago


Postmasburg, Northern Cape, South Africa De Beers Group Full time

Job Summary:

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We are seeking an experienced Maintenance and Repair Engineer to join our team in General Engineering Services. As a key member of the department, you will be responsible for ensuring the optimal performance and maintenance of equipment, machines, vehicles, and processes.

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About the Role:

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The successful candidate will lead by example, fostering a safety-first culture and promoting open reporting of unsafe behaviors. You will identify and address risks in the workplace using discipline-specific plans and operational risk management systems.

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You will be responsible for monitoring critical control performance, integrating it into daily work practices, and establishing and maintaining Safety and Health systems within the work area.

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Your duties will include evaluating safety leadership skills in direct reports, ensuring team members are fit for duty, and addressing issues as needed. You will conduct physical safety checks, provide coaching, gather data for safety reports and KPIs, report and rectify deficiencies, and conduct regular safety audits.

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You will also participate in and execute basic RCAs to determine non-compliance to performance targets, deliver solutions to non-compliance, and monitor the performance of solutions.

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In addition, you will provide accurate inputs to the forecasting process, present area-related and global targets to the team, participate in the review and development of Service Strategies, and monitor measures to verify their delivery.

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You will ensure that a maintenance plan exists for every piece of equipment and that maintenance is done according to standards or the prescribed maintenance policy.

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Responsibilities:

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  • Prioritize safety and health in all team interactions and lead by example to achieve zero harm and prevent fatalities.">
  • Lead by example, fostering a safety-first culture.">
  • Encourage open reporting of unsafe behaviors without fear of reprisal.">
  • Identify and address risks in the workplace using discipline-specific plans and operational risk management systems.">
  • Monitor critical control performance and integrate it into daily work practices.">
  • Establish and maintain Safety and Health systems within the work area.">
  • Evaluate safety leadership skills in direct reports.">
  • Ensure team members are fit for duty and address issues as needed.">
  • Conduct physical safety checks and provide coaching.">
  • Gather data for safety reports and KPIs.">
  • Report and rectify deficiencies.">
  • Conduct regular safety audits to ensure compliance and address any issues.">
  • Provide input to performance review reports as required on a daily/weekly basis and comply with data quality standards.">
  • Participate in and execute basic RCAs to determine non-compliance to performance targets (specifically for equipment failures). Deliver solutions to non-compliance and monitor the performance of the solutions.">
  • Provide accurate inputs to the forecasting process.">
  • Present area-related and global targets to the team.">
  • Participate in the review and development of the Service Strategies and monitor the measures to verify their delivery.">
  • Ensure that a maintenance plan exists for every piece of equipment and that maintenance is done according to standards or the prescribed maintenance policy.">
  • Comply with all requirements set out by AAOM and E&M best practice guidelines related to Planning.">
  • Implement and manage maintenance schedules while knowing production targets to ensure minimal interruption.">
  • Preventative maintenance is carried out as per schedule, equipment failure is kept to the minimum, and availability is maintained within the set targets.">
  • Comply with all work requirements set out by the AAOM and E&M best practice guidelines relating to Maintenance Scheduling.">
  • Comply with all Execution requirements set out by the AAOM and E&M best practice guidelines, ensuring adherence to standards and procedures.">
  • Participate in at least four planned weekly task observations as part of in-field quality assurance verification to uphold operational excellence.">
  • Manage the maintenance or repair of equipment, machines, vehicles, processes, and tools to ensure maximum availability and meet required quality standards consistently.">
  • Identify improvement opportunities, implement feasible solutions, and maintain newly established performance standards for continuous enhancement.">
  • Proactively provide advice to prevent potential problems and address components causing excessive downtime with permanent solutions.">
  • Report on completed maintenance requirements and trends, maintaining a comprehensive overview.">
  • Ensure authorised staff maintains all maintenance, upholding safety and procedural protocols.">
  • Provide technical knowledge and guidance to team members for daily problem-solving and skill development.">
  • Contribute input on Equipment and Components PMECA for strategic planning and improvement initiatives.">
  • Execute activities to meet the plan and collaborate in defining the requirements of the SLA between Maintenance and Supply Chain.">
  • Comply with the Asset Management policy and system requirements for effective asset handling and optimisation.">
  • Utilize provided systems to monitor and manage expenditures efficiently.">
  • Execute inspection strategy and coordinate activities related to asset integrity in the designated area, ensuring compliance with established standards.">
  • Execute daily data validation and reconciliation requirements, diligently closing out work orders and capturing accurately coded and reported data within an appropriate timeframe.">
  • Participate in the Continuous Improvement plans and engage in RCAs to manage Defect Elimination.">
  • Execute housekeeping as required and conduct workplace inspections to ensure maintenance is conducted as planned and to standard.">
  • Comply with contractor management standards and procedures and monitor contractor performance based on defined KPIs.">
  • Execute the delivery of the sustainability activities relevant to the discipline and set out in the Life of Asset Plan to improve sustainability performance over time.">
  • Deliver Sustainable Mining Plan execution relevant to the discipline.">
  • Comply with environmental and social requirements as relevant to the discipline.">
  • Utilise environmental and social risk mitigation techniques relevant to the discipline specified in the asset risk management approach.">
  • Lead by example and support a purpose-driven, high-performance culture based on company values, inclusion, and diversity principles.">
  • Foster team member development through coaching while maintaining the right skills mix within the team through developing and executing Individual Development Plans (IDPs) for all team members.">

Requirements:

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  • Grade 12 Certificate">
  • Trade Test (Rigging Engineering discipline)">
  • N4 Qualification (Engineering field) or equivalent">
  • SA Drivers License">

Preferred Skills and Experience:

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  • Knowledge of engineering and maintenance processes within the scope of the role.">
  • Relevant operational drawing/design experience (mining industry preferred).">
  • Budget management and cost control.">
  • Documentation, sign-off, and approval processes.">
  • Risk management techniques and critical controls.">
  • Leadership tools for implementing a culture of purpose-led, high-performance, and change.">
  • Safety, health, and environment, legislative, statutory, and regulatory.">
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Estimated Salary Range:

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R1 250 000 - R1 400 000 per annum, depending on experience.

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Contact Information:

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Please submit your application, including your resume and cover letter, via email to [insert email].

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About De Beers Group:

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De Beers Group is a leading diamond mining company with operations in several countries around the world. We are committed to providing a safe and inclusive working environment for all our employees.

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Equal Opportunities Employer:

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We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates.



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