Junior Maintenance Engineer

Fempower Personnel; Midvaal Local Municipality; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A premier South African mining company is seeking a Junior Maintenance Engineer to optimise equipment reliability and maintenance strategies at their Gauteng operations. This pivotal role involves leading teams, improving processes, and enhancing asset performance in a dynamic open-pit mining environment.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years' experience in open-pit mining preferred.
• Technical proficiency in maintenance management systems.
• Leadership and strategic mindset required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure cost-effective, timely completion of maintenance activities.
• Oversee critical spares inventory and reduce redundancy.
• Mentor engineering teams and conduct resource capacity planning.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Reliability engineering

Leadership skills

Strategic mindset

Process improvement

Inventory optimisation

Education

BSc / BEng in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Maintenance management systems

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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