MAINTENANCE SUPERINTENDENT

To ensure that all equipment on site are maintained to the standard of the company.

• Maintenance Performance
• Maintenance admin function.
• Stores stock control.
• Maintenance H.R. function.
• Quality maintenance function.

Activities/ Tasks

• Waits pre-shift toolbox talk and run the topic. (5min discussion)
• Lease with safety reps every shift and follow up on issues raised
• Ensure that all accidents/incidents/injuries get reported to the
• Maintenance Manager immediately. (Follow the SOP on incident and accident reporting)
• Eliminate all possible hazards and risks on your shift and escalate any hazard that can't be fixed or mitigated by yourself to the Maintenance Manager
• Do pre-shift inspections on all areas of responsibility and rectified if needed to ensure the area is safe.
• Ensure all Mechanical staff are in procession of a valid pit licenses and have them on them at shift change.
• Ensure all employees are wearing the correct PPE.
• Do at least one PTO per shift.
• Collect all pre-start checklists and submit them to the data clerk

PLANT PERFORMANCE

• Maintain 95% availability.
• Liaise with supervisors on a daily basis.
• Control all your tools under your supervision.
• Tool inspections to be conducted on a monthly basis.
• Service according to Avantech service card schedule.
• Conduct a monthly tool box inspection.
• Co-ordinate all daily services and ensure all support equipment and correct tooling are available to complete the service.
• Service cards to be signed off on a daily basis.
• Check tyre pressures on a daily basis.
• Control all support equipment.

MAINTENANCE ADMIN FUNCTION

• Keep the history files updated daily.
• Check and sign all service cards on a daily basis.
• Check and agree all consumable and oil sheets daily before they are processed

STORES STOCK CONTROL

• Sign and check all stores issues. Incorrect issues to be returned to store

MAINTENANCE H.R FUNCTION

• To initiate all relevant disciplinary actions.
• Co-ordinate leave schedules of employees.
• Control staff and quality of work at all times.
• Responsible to control and discipline all employees under your control.

TOTAL QUALITY OF THE MAINTENANCE FUNCTION

• Comply with all safety standards.
• Workshop will be expected to physically get involved in daily services and repairs.
• Earth Moving Plant Foreman responsible to hand over shift to the next foreman.
• Control oil consumption at all times and submits oil consumption report to Workshop Manager at morning meeting.
• Daily liaising with the production foreman re plant availability.
• Follow up on breakdowns as a matter of urgency.
• General tidiness and good housekeeping of workshop and other areas of responsibility.
• Inform production of any machine abuse and condition of pit floors.
• Inform the production manager/foreman timeously if the service is not completed in the scheduled time.
• Comply with all relevant standards.
• Minimize fleet down time and treat with sense of urgency.
• Perform such other duties of a similar or related matter that may be assigned by Management from time to time.

Experience required

• 10 years minimum

Level of education

• Bachelor of Science Degree in mechanical, electrical or mining/industrial engineering or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of maintenance experience in Mining Environment or equivalent, including 2 years of direct management experience
• Demonstrative leadership, supervisory and management skills
• Excellent problem solving capabilities
• Must be able to learn and effectively use local business systems and CMMS systems
• Must be flexible to adapt to changing and varying work requirements
• Requires proficient typing skills and to be comfortable with Microsoft Office Suite and Outlook/e-mail
• Must be able to communicate in english

Technical skills required

• Must be able to learn and effectively use local business systems and maintenance systems
• Requires proficient typing skills and to be comfortable with Microsoft Office Suite and Outlook/e-mail

Behavioural Skills / Attitude

• Must be flexible to adapt to changing and varying work requirements
• Must be able to keep the team motivated
• Good health
• Must be a self-starter
• Must be able to handle pressure