M4r Technician

**Date**:4 Jul 2025

**Location**:Westonaria, South Deep, South Africa, 1780

**Company**:Gold Fields Group Services (Pty) Ltd

**Job Req ID**:
**South Deep is recruiting**:
**This is an opportunity to bring your expertise to a dynamic and engaged team of professionals, working together to become the beacon of pride for our people, our communities, our stakeholders, and our shareholders.**

**_At South Deep, we value each person’s individual and collective contribution and support your ongoing development, helping you to achieve your career and our business aspirations._**

**POSITION**:Maintain for Reliability (M4R) Technician**

**JOB GRADING**:C-Upper**

**DEPARTMENT**:Engineering - Reliability**

**SITE**:South Deep Gold Mine**

The Maintain for Reliability (M4R) Technician is accountable for the identification, implementation and monitoring of trackless fleet reliability improvement initiatives designed to enhance artisan proficiency in optimal fleet maintenance practices. A core accountability of the role is to maintain the highest possible safety standards in area of operation and influence and, to collaborate with the Operate for Reliability (O4R), Technical Quality Assurance and Technical Training (HRD) teams to ensure that optimal equipment operating and maintenance standards are maintained.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- Grade 12 or equivalent
- Mechanical or Electrical trade certificate
- Minimum 5 years’ experience as a trackless mobile machinery Artisan/Foreman
- Relevant experience in training delivery related to maintenance of TMM Machines
- Be declared medically fit for the position and environment, as determined by a risk-based medical examination at the Gold Fields Occupational Health Centre and pass a Heat Tolerance Screening test, and such other tests as may be required to assess the applicant’s suitability for employment

**Key Competencies**:

- Proven track record in safety leadership
- Skilled communicator with proven ability to engage at all levels
- Well-developed interpersonal collaboration and team skills
- Organising, coordination, leadership, and planning skills
- Highly motivated self-starter with proven positive attendance record
- Proven track record in training delivery related to maintenance of TMM machines
- Computer literacy with basic MS Office proficiency

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Perform inspections in accordance with the MHSA regulations and company standards during maintenance windows focusing on:

- Verifying and validating daily training outcomes to ensure that maintaining equipment for reliability is effectively applied by Artisans and Supervisors in the underground workshops and working areas and initiate appropriate remedial actions to ensure optimum alignment
- Interacting with Artisans during on-the-job observations to identify opportunities for improvement in driving the Engineering Asset Management philosophy and strategy
- Recording lessons learned and translate these into training material and/or training delivery methods for TMM Foremen and Artisans
- Facilitating Maintain for Reliability learning modules in the Training Centre as needed
- Complete daily observations, insights, inspections, and periodic machine condition assessments (MCAs) and discuss findings with the TMM Foreman and report back to the Reliability Engineer
- Ensuring that planned maintenance and corrective maintenance are carried out by Artisans in accordance with site and OEM standards
- Identify defects, accurately record them, and raise work orders for defects to be rectified
- Participate in Root Failure Cause Analysis (RCFA) investigations and lead the implementation of any RCFA findings using the work management processes, ensuring compliance within the Engineering and Production teams
- Identify and implement improvement initiatives to enhance asset reliability and/or labour efficiency and effectiveness

**Closing Date: 11 July 2025**
- Please note that the Gold Fields code of conduct strictly prohibits the exchange of any payment as part of its recruitment process._

**_ Gold Fields is committed to the achievement and maintenance of diversity and equity in employment_**

**NOTE: all relevant certificates must be attached to your CV in order to be considered for shortlisting