Underground Maintenance Manager - Fleet Reliability Lead

Barloworld Equipment; Balfour; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Barloworld Equipment is seeking a seasoned Maintenance Manager for an underground mining fleet-based role in South Africa. You will lead maintenance planning, execution, and a team of artisans and planners to ensure high equipment availability.

The role emphasizes safety, reliability, and cost efficiency within a contract maintenance environment. Responsibilities include implementing reliability engineering, managing warranties and OEM processes, and maintaining MHSA compliance while partnering

Qualifications

• Grade 12
• Recognized Trade Test (Diesel Mechanic / Earthmoving Equipment Mechanic / Electrician)
• National Diploma or Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all maintenance activities for the underground mining fleet to achieve equipment availability targets.
• Ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of the underground fleet through planned maintenance, condition monitoring, and reliability engineering practices.
• Maintain compliance with MHSA and all site safety standards.
• Drive continuous improvement to reduce downtime and maintenance costs.
• Manage maintenance planning, scheduling, and execution to meet production targets.
• Develop and lead a high-performing team of artisans, planners, supervisors, and condition monitor.
• Oversee warranty, component life cycle and rebuild management processes.
• Build relationships with customer and mine management to achieve objectives.
• Optimize CVA site performance through effective resource management.
• Implement and maintain equipment management processes and risk control.
• Ensure safe HR value chain management and overall safety, health, environment, and quality.

Skills

Maintenance management

Leadership

Safety compliance

Contract maintenance

Education

Trade/technical certification or diploma

Mechanical or Electrical engineering degree/diploma

Tools

MS Office

CRM

SAP

Job description

Barloworld Equipment is seeking a seasoned Maintenance Manager for an underground mining fleet-based role in South Africa. You will lead maintenance planning, execution, and a team of artisans and planners to ensure high equipment availability.

The role emphasizes safety, reliability, and cost efficiency within a contract maintenance environment. Responsibilities include implementing reliability engineering, managing warranties and OEM processes, and maintaining MHSA compliance while partnering