Bulyanhulu Gold Mine is seeking to recruit HD Mechanics to join our team. The successful candidate for this position is expected to align with the Barrick DNA and drive a change within his team and the business and on a practical note will ensure activities in the mining department are effectively planned and undertaken safely and cost-effectively to achieve targets in accordance to BGML Mining Safety Standards, Policies, and Procedures.

Reporting to: HME Superintendent

Duration: Permanent

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure safe work practices, i.e., attending compulsory safety courses and meetings, use of required PPE, incident/accident reporting, and ensuring total adherence to all Safety, Occupational Health, and Environmental Policies, as well as other relevant policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Follow all maintenance procedures and ensure the completion of mechanical activities according to standard without causing any further damage to any component/system/equipment.
• Ensure equipment isolation, adhere to working at height and confined space standards/ procedures, and conduct pre-start checks/ inspections.
• Carry out mechanical repair and preventative maintenance to maintain Plant & Mobile equipment safely and efficiently to achieve production and cost targets.
• Carry out troubleshooting, fault finding, and corrective maintenance to solve unplanned equipment unavailability events.
• Ensure that maintenance practices result in maximum equipment availability.
• Utilize work instructions to determine job requirements, including job sheets, quality, quantity of materials/ resources, etc.
• Perform PM inspection according to the maintenance requirements and ensure preventive maintenance compliance.
• Conduct Mobile and Plant equipment upgrades/modifications as required.
• Removal of the machine components and replacement.
• Provide accurate and timely feedback to the First Line Leader on conditions that may affect the functionality of the equipment.
• Ensure First Line Leaders and all stakeholders are informed of equipment availability status.
• Follow up on outstanding maintenance/ repairs.
• Complete shift handover process.
• Actively participate in training activities to gain new skills and develop their full potential.
• Under the direction of the First Line Leader, provide appropriate on-the-job training and coaching to less experienced personnel.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:                                                             

• Ordinary secondary education (Form IV)
• Trade-certified fitter.
• Exposure to working with automation of underground mechanized mining equipment.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum 5yrs working on Sandvik mechanized mining equipment.

SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS:

• The ability to prioritize repairs and take instructions to reduce downtime and delays is foremost in maximizing machine availability and operator utilization.
• Must have proven experience working as part of a high-speed mechanized jumbo development maintenance team with a sound understanding of mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems on mobile machinery.
• The ability to diagnose faults and rectify them in a time-efficient manner is critical.
• Good Communication Skills, English & Swahili
• Exposure to the industry’s best preventative maintenance regimes is imperative to ensure machinery and equipment are maintained to the high level of availability at all times.