Senior UBS Technician
BW
LOCATION: MMG - Khoemacau Copper Mine
CONTRACT TYPE: 5 year Fixed Term Contract
- REPORTING LINE
The Senior UBS Technician will report to Site Manager.
- CORE PURPOSE OF JOB
This position exists to manage and lead all maintenance activities on all the equipment at Khoemacau site to ensure reliability and efficiency in order to attain the On-Time-In-Full obligation to the customer, Khoemacau Copper Mine. The individual will facilitate all the scheduled Preventative Maintenance and all the necessary breakdowns relating to the AECI Botswana equipment, which includes the Mobile Charging Units (MCUs), the Explosives Storage facility/plant, the Light Duty Vehicles (LDV’s) and overall site spares management.
- SCOPE AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
The core responsibilities and accountabilities include:
- Supervise the onsite Maintenance team and report to the Site Manager.
- Carry out all required inspections on the company equipment, action all defects/abnormalities and report to the Site Manager.
- Ensure Engineering Standards are implemented, in particular those relating to statutory requirements and the AECI standard.
- Ensure all the company light duty vehicles (LDVs) are booked and serviced at the dealership as well performance of necessary maintenance on-site.
- Issue the equipment spares as per the company requirement and document the issues.
- Critical and other spares inventory management (stock replenishment, stocks counting, reporting and forecasting).
- Ensure good housekeeping on the company equipment (LDVs, MCUs, workshop, Critical Spares and tools stores).
- Carry out tools inspections and report to the Site Manager.
- Fully implement the company’s maintenance system
- Submit maintenance schedule compliance reports to the Site Manager.
- Responsible for quality equipment inspections and calibrations
- Conduct quarterly equipment critical pump trip tests
- Mobile Charging Units (MCU’s) calibration
- Assist the Site Manager with engineering projects management
- Maintenance related monthly reporting to AECI Botswana, the Group and the customer
- Equipment availabilities management
- Ensure compliance to the target Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
- Assistance and facilitation of maintenance of other vehicles on site such as hired and delivery vehicles.
- Centralised blasting system maintenance
- Custodian for all electrical and mechanical works and inspections for the site
- Implementation and maintenance of company asset management pillar as per the World Class System
- Any other related duties as may be assigned
- BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
- Responsible
- Independent attitude (minimum supervision)
- Teamwork
- Physically fit
- Good work ethic
- Passionate
- Results driven
- KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES
The incumbent should have at least the following:
- At least a Diploma or National Craft Certificate in an Engineering discipline (Mechanical or Electrical)
- At least four (4) years’ experience in an mining environment or related industry
- Knowledge of MCUs and pump maintenance
- Experience in maintenance of explosives plants
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Valid class B driver’s license
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Report writing skills
- Be a Botswana Citizen
- Have computer skills
- Must be fluent in both Setswana and English
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