Supervisor - Mobile Equipment

The successful candidate will have primary responsibility to organize, direct, and supervise, mechanical repairs to heavy duty mobile equipment.

Supervisor - Mobile Equipment

The successful candidate will have primary responsibility to organize, direct, and supervise, mechanical repairs to heavy duty mobile equipment.

Main Responsibilities include:

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the selected candidate will:

• Plan, coordinate and direct the deployment of men, materials and equipment to satisfy daily equipment availability targets.

• Improve and maintain the availability and reliability of plant heavy mobile equipment.

• Direct crew in trouble shooting and maintenance activities to identify the nature of cause of the defect; determine and establishes reasonable repair time frames. Monitors all jobs to ensure that the correct maintenance, operating and safety producers are observed and that activities progress within work plan parameters.

• Conduct performance checks, using check charts to observe and record the performance of pieces of equipment.

• Oversee the maintenance safety process. Ensures that maintenance activities are conducted in compliance with safety policies and procedures without injury to employees or damage to company property.

• Assist in the development of the department’s annual budget preparation by making input for major maintenance, capital projects or other expenditure.

Required Competencies:

• Application of maintenance techniques.
• Strong leadership, including demonstrated safety commitment and management skills and the ability to hold others accountable.
• Entrepreneurial approach to meeting and exceeding production expectations.
• Proficiency in the use of computer-based office applications – MS Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
• Ability to multi-task and manage complexity.
• Acute analysis and trouble shooting skills.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum tertiary level Diploma/Degree in Auto Mechanics / Mechanical Engineering.

• Minimum seven (7) years experience in mining equipment maintenance and at least three (3) years at supervisory/leadership capacity.

Prospective candidates should be energetic and highly motivated professionals; committed and have a demonstrated track record for the pursuit of excellence.