Fitter UG

Sibanye-Stillwater; Rustenburg; On-site; ZAR 50 000 - 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A mining company in Rustenburg is seeking an experienced professional to manage maintenance activities and ensure compliance with safety standards. The ideal candidate should have at least 4 years of experience in repairing and maintaining mining equipment, including pumps and hydraulics. Responsibilities include planning maintenance schedules, providing technical direction, and enhancing operational performance while ensuring safety compliance. A valid driver's license and a recognized trade test certificate are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years’ experience in a workshop environment.
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in repairs and maintenance of pumps, locos, hydraulics, and loaders.
• Clear security screening record.
• Medically fit to work.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates a maintenance management strategy for operations.
• Monitors compliance to maintenance schedules.
• Assists with the preparation of schedules and supervision of major works.
• Provides technical assistance and drives quality improvements.

Skills

Valid driver's license

Knowledge of mining industry equipment

Maintenance management skills

Technical assistance and direction

Compliance with SHE standards

Education

Matric / Grade 12 / N3 Qualification

Recognized trade test certificate

Job description

Requirements

• Valid driver’s license (if applicable).
• Clear security screening record.
• Medically fit to work in the specific business area.
• Have 2 to 5 years’ experience in a workshop environment
• Have good knowledge of mining industry equipment, as well as the prescribed safety and health regulations
• Have a minimum of 4 years’ experience in the repairs and maintenance of clear and dirty water pumps, locos, hydraulics and loaders
• Have a valid recognized trade test certificate
• Be in possession of a Matric / Grade 12 / N3 Qualification

Key Responsibilities

• Planning and Scheduling
• Facilitates a one to three-year maintenance management strategy for the operations.
• Liaises with planned maintenance officers to ensure inspection and audit findings are scheduled for remediation in accordance win the established priorities.
• Monitors compliance to maintenance schedules and programs interventions to remedy deviations.
• Actively manage legal maintenance compliance.
• Assist with the preparation of schedules and the supervision of major works/shutdowns.
• Develop the critical spares and sub assembly register for all equipment on the operations.
• Allocate labour resources and equipment to scheduled and priority activities so as to maintain and ensure high levels of labour, equipment and operational performance standards.
• Standards Enforcement and Quality Assurance
• Assist in establishing programs to maintain and improve the quality of maintenance and the maintenance systems employed to minimize unplanned downtime on key equipment.
• Ensure that employees have clear work expectations and plans
• Direct maintenance personnel to continuously evaluate compliance and strict adherence to the established procedures and policies.
• Assist in establishing a monitoring system to measure maintenance quality and improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical assistance and direction to other functional groups in order to drive quality improvements and enhance the maintenance function.
• Interface with regulatory agencies for complaint investigation and technical interchanges to present the company viewpoint, and during regulatory inspections serve as the subject matter expert.
• Assist in establishing cross functional teams to address cleaning, lubrication and first line maintenance functions.
• Engineering Fitter
• Do pre and post assessments of equipment sent for repairs: pumps, locos and loaders
• Providing and maintaining a safe environment for all employees by ensuring full compliance to the Health and Safety regulations
• Completing daily registers and job cards
• Perform breakdown maintenance.
• Perform tool changeovers on hydraulic presses
• Inspect, service, repair, and overhaul machinery.
• Information and Early equipment Management
• Ensures that equipment data, nomenclature, descriptions, component serialisation are correct as captured in the ERP System.
• Updates technical manuals and documents as appropriate.
• Develops equipment and process performance parameters for monitoring purposes.
• Continuously review equipment task lists in the system in light of maintenance improvements, equipment developments and modifications.
• Participation and representation in relevant forums.
• Keep up to date with the latest technology available.
• Compile accurate and professional reports.
• Provide direction and participates in new equipment specifications.
• Conduct and participate in RCM exercises for all new equipment before commissioning establishing the maintenance strategies and task lists to be adopted.
• Participate in Group wide RCM template development and review for primary production equipment and review for primary production equipment.
• Building a values-based organisational culture
• Actively support and meaningfully participate in the execution of the segment specific organisational development plan. This support will manifest in the targeted shift in culture as described by a valid culture assessment. ESG Compliance
• Align to international responsible mining principles.
• SA Gold Operations: Align to World Gold Council (WGC) Responsible Gold Mining Principles (RGMPs).
• SA PGM Operations: Enhance Together for Sustainability (eTfS) initiative.
• SHE Compliance
• Maintain and comply with SHE standards within the work environment.
• Participate in risk assessments and investigate and take appropriate action as per identified risks.
• Ensure adherence to all company policies and procedures.
• SHE Management:
• Instil a culture of SHE leadership within the department.
• Participate in regional/local bodies and decision-making forums in the process developing a business relevant external environment, that will result in the longer-term sustainability of the Division.
• Quality Management System (QMS):
• Approve department’s documents.
• Comply with requirements of the Quality Management System. Focus on safe production & operational excellence
• Focus on safety and health as well as operational excellence
• Improve our position on global industry cost curve

Additional Requirements

• none