Junior Maintenance Engineer

Fempower; Midvaal Local Municipality; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A premier South African mining company is seeking a Junior Maintenance Engineer to enhance equipment reliability and maintenance strategies at their Gauteng operations. This role involves optimizing maintenance activities, managing assets, and leading engineering teams in a dynamic open-pit mining environment.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years' mining industry experience (open-pit preferred).
• Technical proficiency in maintenance management systems.
• Experience in capitalised maintenance planning.

Responsibilities

• Ensure cost-effective, timely completion of maintenance activities.
• Oversee critical spares inventory and implement predictive maintenance strategies.
• Mentor engineering teams and drive high-performance culture.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Reliability engineering

Inventory optimisation

Process improvement

Leadership skills

Strategic mindset

Education

BSc / BEng in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

On Key

ClickView

SAP

Job description

A premier South African mining company is seeking a Junior Maintenance Engineer to optimise equipment reliability and maintenance strategies at their Gauteng operations. This is a pivotal role for an engineering professional ready to lead teams, improve processes, and maximise asset performance in a dynamic open-pit environment.

Requirements :

• BSc / BEng in Mechanical Engineering
• 3-5 years' mining industry experience (open-pit preferred)
• Technical Proficiency :

Maintenance management systems (On Key, ClickView, SAP)

• Root cause analysis & reliability engineering
• Capitalised maintenance planning
• Leadership Skills :
• Strategic Mindset :

Asset management principles

• Inventory optimisation
• Process improvement

Key Responsibilities

• Maintenance Optimization : Ensure cost-effective, timely completion of maintenance activities; Maximize equipment availability & reliability (OEE improvement); Minimize production impact through strategic planning
• Asset Management : Oversee critical spares inventory (reduce redundancy); Approve equipment specifications for capitalized maintenance; Implement predictive maintenance strategies
• Leadership : Mentor engineering teams; Conduct resource capacity planning; Drive high-performance culture
• Work Environment : Open-pit mining operations; Office / field split (70 / 30); High-pressure, results-driven culture

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