Job Description

Posted on October 14, 2020

Shift Supervisor – Ancillary

Lumwana Mine, Solwezi, Zambia.

Reporting to: Maintenance Coordinator – Ancillary

 

Lumwana Mining Company Limited (LMC), a copper mining company owned by Barrick Gold Corporation is situated in the North Western region of Zambia, some 300 km west of the Zambian Copperbelt and 95 km south west of the provincial capital of Solwezi. The mine is a multi-pit, multi staged operation mining approximately 100MT of ore and waste per annum and producing copper concentrates containing an average of 120,000 tonnes of copper metal per year over a twenty (20) year mine life, making Lumwana the largest single open cut copper mine in Africa. The Company is now looking for an experienced and qualified individual to be considered for the position of Shift Supervisor – Ancillary.

 

Role Summary

 

Reporting to the Maintenance Coordinator – Ancillary, you will be responsible to ensure your team are provided with a safe working environment, continuous upward trending of equipment availability and reliability while ensuring smooth operation of day to day workshop and field maintenance activities. Identify, develop and implement improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and effectiveness of mobile maintenance and operations processes.

 

Responsibilities

 

·         Carry out routine and statutory inspections.

·         Identify continuous improvement opportunities.

·         Carry out planned maintenance and breakdown repairs on mining fleet.

·         Carry out planned maintenance and breakdown repairs on project and small truck fleet.

·         Measure and report overall maintenance performance

·         Actively promote full cooperation between the maintenance and mining operation.

·         Take full responsibility and accountability for the performance of the mobile maintenance team.

·         Control and operate within cost budgets for mobile maintenance teams.

·         Identify opportunities for continuous improvement of maintenance processes and systems.

·         Measure and report overall equipment and infrastructure performance and status.

·         Cooperate with the maintenance planners regarding input schedules with accurate information

·         Ensure personal and team compliance with statutory acts and regulations and consent conditions.

·         Carry out administrative functions commensurate with the role.

·         Transfer of technical knowledge to the positions of your subordinate workforce

·         Develop, implement and maintain safe work procedures and promote high safety and health awareness.   Promote and comply with the LMC Occupational Health & Safety Policy.

·         Accept responsibility for the safe and efficient operation of the team.

·         Ensure appropriate facilities, procedures and workforce competence to achieve legal compliance, incident prevention and the achievement of tasks in an environmentally sustainable manner.

·         Ensure the development and maintenance of up to date job procedures for all tasks performed within the function.

·         Accountable for completion of all tasks identified in the MOS Elements to the specified quality and timelines as assigned to this role

·         Scope out or validate, as appropriate, work order assigned tasks in terms of labor hour estimates, parts, materials, specialized tooling, etc.

 

 

Experience & Qualifications

 

·         Craft Technician/Craft Certificate in Heavy Equipment Repair.

·         Member of the EIZ and affiliation to Engineers’ Registration Board of Zambia.

·         Minimum three (5) years’ experience in a supervisory role in a large-scale mining environment.

·         Wide Experience on both Caterpillar and Komatsu mining mobile equipment

·         Operating knowledge of Caterpillar SIS and ET software, Komatsu CSS software and Pronto CMMS highly desirable

·         Must hold a current Zambian drivers license or be able to obtain one prior to commencement of this appointment.

·         Must be able to operate the above equipment in a “move and test” function for diagnostic purposes

·         Good computer skills with the ability to use integrated management systems, word processing, presentation and spreadsheet applications

 

 

Zambian Nationals who meet requirements for this position and are resident in Zambia are strongly encouraged to apply

 

Applicants may be subjected to any of the following: A Security and / or Police Clearance Check; a Competence Assessment, Qualifications, Credit and Reference Checks.

Application email or URL: https://jobs.barrick.com/jobs/shift-supervisor-ancillary-5940