SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
The Engineering Asset and Resource Manager is responsible for overseeing engineering assets, resources, and infrastructure. This includes planning for the long-term and short-term availability of machinery and equipment and managing resources to meet production targets.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure compliance with legal requirements, codes of practices, group standards, procedures, and policies. Communicate any changes to legal requirements.
- Optimize planned maintenance to support production targets by providing technical expertise to mining operation teams, coordinating planned maintenance and major overhauls/shutdowns, and investigating, monitoring, and eliminating causes of breakdowns.
- Manage personnel effectively, ensuring roles are clearly defined and competencies and learning paths are developed to enhance human capacity and capability.
- Oversee engineering projects and asset optimization initiatives, ensuring the implementation of best practices and knowledge sharing.
- Manage financial budgeting and expenditures.
- Manage relationships with contractors and suppliers, ensuring compliance with Coal standards.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Degree or National Diploma in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering.
- Government Certificate of Competency (GCC).
- Completion of a structured Engineering Internship program or a minimum of 5 years of experience as a General Engineering Supervisor and/or Engineering Foreman.
- Extensive experience in managing Surface Services/Opencast sections machinery in a coal mine.
- Deep understanding of relevant safety and mining legislation, including The Mine Health and Safety Act and Minerals and Energy Acts.
- In-depth knowledge of technical engineering aspects, such as OEM’s and SABS/SANS standards.
- Proficiency with machinery and equipment used in the relevant operations.
- Knowledge of flameproofing and gas testing.
- Understanding of engineering best practices and new technologies related to engineering principles and processes.
- Familiarity with environmental standards.
- Proven technical and maintenance management capabilities.
- Strong project management and report writing skills.
- Knowledge of supply chain management.
- Experience with SAP maintenance and supply chain modules.
- Proficient in MS Office.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Possession of or ability to obtain a valid Certificate of Fitness.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA).
- Membership in other South African Engineering Associations.
- Completion of a Management Development Program or equivalent.
