Technical Advisors – Auto Electrical

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure maximum equipment availability
• Adhere to safe working procedures for all work areas and keep a good safety culture.
• Provide leadership and mentoring for your subordinates, including on-going training and development.
• Ensure your teams work is of the highest quality with minimal to no re-work, all work areas are free from hazards and maintained to a high standard.
• Ensure maximum equipment availability
• Diagnostic fault finding on mechanical, electrical and instrumentation systems
• Carry out routine maintenance and repairs to the mining fleet, while training subordinate employees
• Repairing equipment, identifying and scheduling future planned repairs.
• Work closely with planners and contribute to preventative maintenance and continuous improvement going forward
• Ability to use robot-cause analysis tools in investigating breakdowns and sub-standard performance of equipment.
• Perform inspections on completed jobs
• Maintain a high standard of housekeeping at all times

Qualifications

• Experience in mining or other heavy duty industry
• Auto Electrical trade qualification
• Minimum of 5-8 years’ experience in a maintenance technical adviser role

Experience & Skills

• A minimum of 8 years’ experience in heavy mechanical / Electrical equipment
• Solid experience across a broad range of large mining equipment: Liebherr 9100 & 9250, Komatsu PC5500-6 excavators, D25K Drills
• Experience with 24vdc circuit controls and automation system, software and hardware
• Strong focus on continuous improvement
• Good understanding of production and maintenance priority of large scale mining equipment
• Experience with work permit systems and safe work procedures to control maintenance activities and manage hazards associated with mining industry
• Follow the FQML way- bolder, smarter, driven

Behavioural Traits

• Ability to mentor local workforce
• Very good problem solving skills
• Good communication skills who gives clear, concise instructions
• Thinking safety first
• Honesty
• Technical skills

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