Mechanical Technician, Auxiliary Equipment

Your Impact:

• To conduct mechanical maintenance, deployment, troubleshooting, replacement, repair, and testing of equipment on support equipment according to OEM specifications and safety standards to ensure equipment availability and optimal mining operations and production.

As Part Of Our Team You Will:

Mechanical Maintenance

• Perform preventive maintenance routines and inspections.
• Generate a work order before the remedial or repair work is conducted.
• Raise a job card for work to be conducted if any problems are identified.
• Accomplish work objectives by determining own work schedule, coordinate with support services.
• Address items on the maintenance planning schedule, as and when required.
• Perform installations, maintenance, and repair activities, in accordance with OEM specifications.
• Troubleshoot technical and / or operational problems.
• Perform routine maintenance on all mechanical equipment and ensure effective functioning, including but not limited to maintenance of drills, shovels, and support equipment.
• Perform a variety of other maintenance tasks, such as breakdowns and preventative maintenance.
• Disassemble and assemble various major components for repair work.
• Ensure that all lock-out / tag-outs are completed before any work is conducted.
• Provide information in terms of sufficient spare availability and stock levels.
• Assist specialists in making more complex repairs.
• Work within established procedures and operating manuals, as set out by the OEMs and best practice.
• Check that daily and rotational quality targets are achieved, including First Stop After PM (FSAPM), Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) and Mean Time To Repairs (MTTR)
• Conduct daily inspection and lube services to the machines.
• Collect oil samples from mining fleet using best practices to minimize contamination.

Trouble shooting

• Conduct inspections on all mechanical equipment daily and record all findings from the inspection.
• Check all malfunctioned machinery and equipment and conduct root cause analysis to diagnose whether to repair or replace.
• Analyze specified problems and issues to find the best technical solutions within OEM specifications.
• Strive to reduce downtime and minimize costs.

Reporting

• Maintain records of maintenance and repair work.
• Produce daily reports indicating the jobs for the day and submit the report to the Supervisor.

Health, Safety and Environment

• Deliver own prescribed outcomes and / or provide support services, by applying Newmont’s Health, Safety and Environment systems, policies, and protocols.
• Inspect the equipment to check and identify any mechanical and basic electrical risks.
• Attend all safety meetings.

Your Training, Skills & Experience Checklist:

YOUR TRAINING, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE CHECKLIST

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

• Mechanical Engineering Technician certificate.
• Mechanic Trade training, apprenticeship.
• MINCOM certified as Inspection Engineer as an advantage.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years’ mechanical maintenance experience in a mining plant / process environment, preferably repairing and maintaining drill, shovels, and support equipment.

Technical Skills

• Communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to read and understand technical documentation such as technical instructions, test procedures, and technical manuals.
• Ability to identify problems and to report by using technical names of equipment parts.
• Ability to utilize the mechanical tools to install, maintain and repair equipment and power plant.
• Ability to manage the quality of operations in accordance with the quality standards of the organization and best international practice.

Behavioral Attributes:

• Reliable and independent.
• Safety conscious.
• Detail Focused.
• Technically Inclined.
• Initiative.
• Results driven.
• Proactive.
• Resilience.
• Team player.

Working Environment:

• The position is located in the Ahafo South mine site.