Discipline Mechanical Engineering at Anglo American

Purpose

• Manage, implement, and optimise mechanical engineering services professionally and effectively, adhering to all safety and legislative requirements

Your duties will include:

• Promptly investigate all incidents.
• Ensure subordinates are competent for safe task facilitation.
• Active participation in VFLs, Risk Assessments and close-out of Safety Actions.
• Stop unsafe work in any area – not just in your area. We are safety leaders.
• Issue safety-related instructions to any employees or contractors at the workplace.
• Initiate action, including training, against subordinates and contractors for their role in unsafe behaviour.
• Align equipment maintenance strategy with production profile.
• Improve engineering discipline by providing quality work and feedback to the maintenance management system.
• Proactively manage production risks.
• Ensure quality control/assurance in routine testing and contractor management.
• Review progress against the plan and make changes and adjustments accordingly.
• Assign tasks to subordinates in line with achieving the agreed production plan.
• Monitor and optimise work schedules.
• Assign tasks to supervisors to meet required tasks and reporting.
• Stop or redirect work that is not being executed according to quality standards or is not being solved by the shift supervisor if needed.
• Manage and govern mechanical engineering processes safely, efficiently and cost-effectively to meet short-term and long-term production objectives.
• Implement and contribute to continuous improvement and asset optimisation initiatives and projects to ensure the implementation of best-practice engineering processes.
• Ensure that customer relations are maintained and enhanced to contribute to overall project success.
• Ensure that all contracts are in place to monitor actual contractor performance.
• Effectively uses engineering systems and software and appreciates its benefits.
• Liaise with stakeholders to provide relevant and specialised technical support and input for operations and projects.
• Ensure that specifications are in place for pre-commissioning trials and that hot and cold commissioning is done to undertake the commissioning of plants.
• Ensure that the commissioning handover is as planned.
• Develop and test new growth ideas for viability in preparation for, and to be taken through, the various project phases to ensure project success.
• Provide mechanical support to project teams to ensure and achieve mechanical integrity standards.
• Communicate effectively with team members, provide information, listen actively, and respond to feedback.
• Establish clear expectations and goals, ensure everyone works towards the same objectives, and track progress over time.
• Handle changes to the plan effectively, minimise disruption, and keep everyone focused on the end goal.
• Monitor performance and promptly address any issues or roadblocks, identify areas for improvement, and make necessary changes.

Qualifications:
Qualifications

• Mechanical Engineering B-degree / National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
• Registration with ECSA as a Professional Engineer or Technologist
• SA Drivers Licence

Experience

Technical Knowledge

• 5 Years experience in maintenance in a section in/on a mine. Preferably in a supervisory role.
• Understanding of value drivers in mechanical engineering and their interdependence.
• Advanced computer skills (MS Office, Projects, Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of mechanical engineering in the mining industry and relevant legislation (Mine Health and Safety Act).
• Experienced in identifying and implementing business and strategic improvement opportunities and projects in mines.
• Proficient in project management fundamentals.
• Good knowledge of change management methodologies.