Maintenance Engineer

STELO GROUP; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A mining company in South Africa seeks an experienced Maintenance Engineer for a contract position. Responsibilities include asset verification, compliance with designs, and maintaining technical records. A Bachelor's degree and 5-10 years in mining or heavy industries are essential. Familiarity with asset management systems and CMMS is advantageous.

Qualifications

• 5 - 10 years experience in mining or heavy industrial environment.
• Knowledge of asset management and maintenance processes.
• Ability to read P&IDs and technical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Verify assets and equipment against design documents.
• Update technical records and maintain documentation.
• Develop and assess quality control plans.

Skills

Asset management systems

P&IDs

SOP/QCP development

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree or National Diploma in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

Tools

CMMS/ERP software

MS Projects

MS Excel

Job description

Position: Maintenance Engineer

Contract opportunity exists for Maintenance Engineer at mine site in Southern Africa. The Maintenance Engineer will be responsible for ensuring accurate verification of installed assets, equipment, and spares on site. The role requires reviewing installation quality and completeness against design documents, updating technical records, and developing operational and quality procedures. This position is critical to ensuring that engineering, maintenance, and operations teams have accurate data and systems in place to support safe and reliable plant operation.

Responsibilities

Asset & Equipment Verification

• Confirm and update the asset register with correct and complete data.
• Verify equipment nameplates, specifications, and technical details against design and supplier documentation.
• Review and update the spares list to ensure alignment with installed equipment.
• Assist with developing Bills of Materials.

Installation & Design Compliance

• Inspect installations to confirm completeness and compliance with design drawings and technical specifications.
• Identify and document deviations, punch-list items, or non-conformances for corrective action.
• Collaborate with contractors and suppliers to resolve installation or design discrepancies.

Documentation & Technical Records

• Update and maintain Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) with as-built conditions.
• Gather and organize technical documentation (manuals, datasheets, drawings) for all equipment.
• Ensure proper control and archiving of engineering records.

Quality & Operational Readiness

• Assess and confirm installation quality standards are met.
• Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for operation and maintenance of equipment.
• Prepare Quality Control Plans (QCPs) and checklists to support ongoing quality assurance.
• Stakeholder Management
  • Ensure ongoing communication with Engineering Manager, Process Manager, Production Managers, etc.
  • Have weekly head of section meetings, information sessions and training sessions where required or new/change in processes.
• Ensure safety, legal and company policies are adhered to.
• Implementation a culture of best practice maintenance.
• Ensure safety, legal and company policies are adhered to.

Minimum Requirements

Experience

• 5 - 10 years experience in a plant, mining, construction, or heavy industrial environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of asset management systems, P&IDs, SOP/QCP development, and installation verification.
• Experience with commissioning, project punch lists, and as-built documentation preferred.
• Familiarity with maintenance management software (CMMS/ERP) advantageous.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree or National Diploma in Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering (or equivalent technical qualification).

Additional Requirements

• Knowledge of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) e.g. SAP, Pronto and/or Pragma On Key experience.
• Knowledge of MS Projects and MS Excel.

Competencies

• Optimise business performance
• Remain composed and resilient
• Focus on achieving results
• Solve problems
• Attention to detail
• Analytical thinking
• Ability to function well under pressure and meet tight timelines
• Advanced knowledge of maintenance processes, reliability engineering, planning and scheduling, continuous improvement and workforce optimisation is advantageous
• Have a mindset and commitment to customer service
• Can manage multiple priorities or projects simultaneously and progress to completion
• Demonstrated ability to read P&IDs, Process Flow Diagrams and drawings