Engineering Supervisor – Dewatering at AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited

• AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited is currently on a journey to redevelop the Obuasi Gold Mine into a modern, efficient and long-term profitable operation. The underground mining operation will be fully mechanized, designed to produce up to an average maximum of 5,000 t/day of ore mined.
• We are seeking an experienced and self-motivated person to join our dedicated team as Engineering Supervisor – Dewatering.

ROLE PURPOSE AND CONTEXT

• The Engineering Supervisor – Dewatering is accountable for the monitoring and control of maintenance and operations of the Underground Dewatering pumps after refurbishment in the transition to operations, through the application of operational policies, standards, processes and procedures to maximise plant availability in a sustainable cost-effective manner and minimize operational risks in order to meet the business’ strategic objective.

ROLE VACANCIES

• Work according to total quality management principles & ensure zero defect objectives & safety
• Adhere to site’s Environmental Management Plan
• Gather information for the Dewatering Superintendent – Underground for reporting performance
• Conduct periodic audits of all Dewatering equipment/pumps in Underground infrastructure
• Conduct reviews of the Dewatering refurbishment, later maintenance, of the Underground infrastructures to identify actions for continuous improvement and that operability to requirements is ensured
• Organise information for the Dewatering Superintendent – Underground to allow development of condition monitoring routes and checks for infrastructure equipment;
• Utilize the SAP asset maintenance management system in maintenance activities.
• Execute regular controls on maintenance and operations work quality, according to standards, timeliness and AGAG compliance.
• Execute refurbishment, later maintenance, work checks on a routine scheduled basis. This include visual checks, vibration data collection, infrared data collection, ultrasonic data collection, motor current and flux data collection, simple NDT data collection;
• Analyse and trend predictive maintenance data (vibration, IR, etc) to determine plant condition and report this condition for action;
• Monitor general physical condition of plant assets and report
• Monitor preventive and corrective actions as necessary;
• Generate work requests in SAP as required for refurbishment/ maintenance planning and scheduling
• Ensure routine condition monitoring tasks are performed on all the rotating equipment by data collection using advanced portable data collectors and other tools according to the established schedules and also as per the plant requirements.
• Gather information on vibration & other data collected and escalate in order to permit diagnosis / troubleshooting rotating machinery problems.
• Actively participate in maintenance review programmes and Root Cause Failure Analysis process of Dewatering equipment, when required.
• Prepare and manage the actual Mine Dewatering operations during the Phase1 & 2 Operations.
• Complete the skills matrix and maintain up-to-date
• Identify skill deficiencies and initiate corrective action
• Identify, communicate, and escalate potential cost reduction initiatives
• Propose cost savings projects
• Execute work in a timely manner; coordinate refurbishment/maintenance work and contractors to time plan, escalate real or potential delays
• Log monitored equipment performance on asset health system and take proactive measures to register and escalate symptoms of potential failure.
• Report directly to the Superintendent on issues and identify and execute improvement projects
• Stop equipment from working if there exists a high risk or unsafe to be used

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

Qualification

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Water Management, Hydraulics Engineering or Maintenance Management, or equivalent
• Supervisor training certificate

Experience 

• An experienced Dewatering operations Supervisor with over 5 years’ experience in, preferably, Underground operations/maintenance
• Knowledge of SAP PM module

Legal Requirement

• Professional Certificated Supervisor with a relevant certification body

Technical Competencies

• Strong Dewatering operations/maintenance competencies in mining  environment
• Sound project management skills
• Should have analytical skills to be able to evaluate information and solve complex problems.
• Detail oriented to understand complex systems, and recognition that a minor error can cause major problems.
• Commercially astute and able to work effectively with third parties.
• Legally astute with respect to project delivery and maintenance systems
• Excellent skills in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Project and Excel