Geita Gold Mining Ltd (GGML) is Tanzania’s leading gold producer with a single operation in Geita Region. The company is a subsidiary of AngloGold Ashanti, an international gold producer headquartered in Denver, USA. AGA has operations in more than ten countries across four continents. The mine is situated in the Lake Victoria Gold fields of Northwestern Tanzania, only about 120 km’s from Mwanza City and 20 km’s Southeast of the nearest point of Lake Victoria. The company has its main office and operations in Geita, only 5 Km’s west of the fast-growing town of Geita, and a supporting office in Dar es Salaam. Applications are invited from ambitious, energetic and performance driven individuals to fill in vacant position(s) mentioned below:

Position: Senior Supervisor – UG High Voltage Electrical

Contract type & Duration: Unspecified Time Contract

Department: Engineering

Reporting to: Superintendent 2 – UG HME Maintenance

Number of Positions: One (1)

GGML is an equal opportunity employer.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

To provide expert diagnostic, maintenance, and repair input for maintaining all High Voltage Electrical infrastructure and High Voltage reticulation in the underground operation with the necessary safety and quality standards in place at all times.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Trade Test Level Three/Grade One in Electrical and Installation or FTC in Electrical.
Degree in Electrical will be an added advantage.
High Voltage training Certificate.
Must have a valid Tanzania driving license class D or above.

EXPERIENCE:

At least 3 years working experience on Underground equipment.
High Voltage Switching.
Previous experience in a similar role or time spent working on High Voltage electrical equipment.

MAIN OR KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Health, Safety and Environment

Adhere and promote HSE regulations at GGM with zero tolerance to breaches.
Demonstrate behaviour consistent with AGA’s vision and values. Lead by example always to create a safe working environment, where risks are assessed and managed to ensure tasks are performed without the risk of injury or harm to themselves, others, and the environment.
Continuously seek learning opportunities to improve safety performance.
Ensure operational, project, and construction workforce targets are achieved

Compliance

Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and applicable codes.
Ensure compliance to AGA/GGM and industry standards.
Ensure compliance to Quality, HSE and Human Resources (HR) management systems, policies, procedures, and processes.
Provide expert advice to maintenance supervisors and trades personnel engaged in the maintenance of the mining fleets and electrical infrastructures as directed by the superintendents.

Asset Management

Participate in internal audits and over-inspections to ensure adherence and compliance to asset management plans/strategy.
Manage and update the HV maintenance document repository for drawings and manuals.
Monitor the stock levels of critical spares and supplies.
Monitor all UG HV infrastructure to support day-to-day underground mining activities.
Ensure compliance with all engineering standards in underground operations on the mine.
Monitor (assess, record, feedback) equipment performance to ensure continuous improvement.
Development of scope of work for major works associated with the high voltage electrical works.

Strategic role

Support the Mining team in Life of Mine planning by providing early input into the design and constructability process for all HV new build infrastructure.
In Conjunction with the UG HV Technical Specialists proactively manage and lead underground reticulation expansion and engineering construction functions.
Manage, oversee, and monitor all HV infrastructure to support day-to-day underground mining activities.
Co-ordinate all electrical maintenance activities to ensure reliability of equipment.
Strong understanding of Quality, and HSE management systems.
Drive and champion the safety-first value and apply the principle into both design and field activities.
To ensure work is performed to the acceptable safety quality standards and that best fitment and installation practices are adhered to and imparted to the workforce.

HV Infrastructure Capital & Projects

Assist with and maintain the underground HV infrastructure capital management process in conjunction with the GGM Capital Projects Champion.
Assist to co-ordinate, plan, manage and execute underground electrical infrastructure projects in all GGM underground operations.

Plans, Procedures, Standards and Documentation

Assist to develop and maintain the Life of Mine underground HV infrastructure plans, specifically infrastructure new builds and other infrastructure project construction activities, as a key sub-plan to overall underground Mining Plan.
To support the team in complying with the work schedule while attending to emerging work efficiently and to ensure the availability and reliability of equipment is optimized.

Technical Training & Development.

Develop skills matrices for all electrical infrastructure work types.
Identify training and development shortcomings and training needs.
Develop artisan refresher programs.
To monitor maintenance skill levels, providing necessary on-the-job training whenever necessary.
To maintain a register of training for maintainers and to ensure the workforce can work without supervision.

Meetings, Reviews and Communication

Attend Mining and Maintenance Planning meetings as well as other key review meetings, as required.
Provide regular operational and maintenance updates to the management team in relation to maintenance schedules and HV electrical issues that may impact on compliance or cause delays.
Participate in formal HSE, risk management, change management, cost, and schedule reviews.

Progress and Performance Reporting

To work with the planning team to ensure more jobs are planned than unplanned while emphasizing its importance to electricians associated with the job.
To help identify work to be raised through the maintenance system as electrical backlog works for coming schedules.

HV Risk, Change and Quality Management

Identify and address HV reticulation risks early by communicating to appropriate stakeholders.
Inspect all HV works to ensure construction activities are in accordance with engineering designs, and authority requirements.
To continually check all work in progress by monitoring quality.
Write repair reports with photos of each major failure and document repairs
Make sure all the planned jobs and breakdown jobs have Works Orders and all the works orders must be closed on the system on completion of the job.

Key Interfaces

GGM MD, Engineering Manager, Underground Mining Manager, Technical Services Manager
GGM Project Services Team to record, analyse and report on progress and productivity, change management, cost, and schedule.
Africa Technical Team to support potential operational/design issues that may occur on-site.
EPCM and Third-Party Contractors.

Audit, Governance and Compliance

Participate in internal and external audits as required.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Sound knowledge on Health, Safety and Environmental issues.
High voltage electrical knowledge.
Knowledge of diagnostics tools for electrical fault finding.
Ability to read electrical schematics and circuit diagrams.
Ability to carry out/repair electrical wiring and installation.
Strong manual skills and precision when carrying out repair and testing.
Problem-solving skills.