Mobile Equipment Maintenance Manager – Mining Operations

Hudbay Minerals Inc.; Sahuarita (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonuses

Affordable medical, dental and vision

401(k) plan with employer match

Paid time off

Job summary

Hudbay Minerals Inc. seeks a Maintenance Manager – Mobile Equipment for the Copper World project in Sahuarita, AZ, to lead all mobile equipment maintenance activities and drive reliability and uptime across the fleet.

The role requires 15+ years of mining maintenance experience, 5+ years in leadership, and a track record with large mobile fleets, with CMPRP certification preferred and SAP PM familiarity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, maintenance, mining engineering or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead all mobile equipment maintenance activities supporting mining operations.
• Provide leadership for maintenance execution, planning, scheduling, reliability, electrical maintenance, instrumentation, automation, and AHS maintenance functions.
• Develop and implement maintenance management systems, standards, procedures, and work management processes.
• Develop workforce capability through recruitment, training, coaching, mentoring, and succession planning.
• Manage maintenance operating budgets, contracts, service agreements, and cost control initiatives.
• Partner with Mine Operations to maximize fleet performance, equipment availability, and operating efficiency.
• Establish preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs for all mobile assets.
• Develop fleet lifecycle management strategies and equipment replacement plans.
• Establish reliability-centered maintenance practices and asset health monitoring programs.
• Lead root cause failure analysis investigations and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead maintenance readiness activities supporting project execution, commissioning, startup, and ramp-up.
• Coordinate maintenance planning and scheduling activities to maximize equipment availability and utilization.
• Establish contractor management processes and coordinate OEM technical support services.
• Support spare parts strategies, warehouse readiness, and inventory optimization initiatives.
• Participate in operational readiness reviews, risk assessments, and business improvement initiatives.
• Support implementation and optimization of SAP PM and maintenance business processes.
• Manage maintenance support for autonomous haulage systems, fleet management systems, and digital technologies.
• Support engineering reviews to ensure maintainability, operability, accessibility, reliability, and safety requirements are incorporated into project designs.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance planning

Safety leadership

Budget management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering / related field

CMRP certification

Tools

SAP PM

Autonomous haulage systems (AHS) familiarity

Job description

Hudbay Minerals Inc. seeks a Maintenance Manager – Mobile Equipment for the Copper World project in Sahuarita, AZ, to lead all mobile equipment maintenance activities and drive reliability and uptime across the fleet.

The role requires 15+ years of mining maintenance experience, 5+ years in leadership, and a track record with large mobile fleets, with CMPRP certification preferred and SAP PM familiarity.