Reliability Engineer at AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited

Job Description

• Identify potential safety incidents related to equipment reliability and develop mitigative action plans
• Route improvement plans through the Health and Safety Department as necessary for review, approval, and clarification of safety procedures
• Issue safety related instructions to employees at the workplace top any unsafe work
• Adhere to site’s Environmental Management Plan
• Manage and optimize the hydrocarbon management through defect elimination and condition monitoring processes
• Mentor backups (sectional defect elimination and condition monitoring champions) by bringing them in for hands-on training in data review and analysis, meeting responsibilities, and routine reliability engineering tasks
• Propose candidates for backup and training
• Coordinate improvement project execution
• Assign tasks to improvement project team members
• Reliability Engineering Planning
• Develop, modify and implement PM/PdM work packages
• Monitor the predictive maintenance program for effectiveness
• Develop RCM tactics that will determine the maintenance program
• Conduct FMECA analysis for critical spares
• Provide support and technical advice/information on equipment maintenance and repairs to TFM/CM team
• Acquire condition monitoring data and analyze and further take proactive measures to prevent imminent failures to reduce maintenance cost.
• Facilitate and perform Root Cause Analysis as required.
• Develop, prioritize and communicate strategic reliability improvement projects, carefully considering the result they would have on productivity of the mine site.
• Plan and lead the execution of short-term reliability improvements
• Proactively review maintenance data and identify opportunities to reduce maintenance cost or improve equipment performance.
• Mentor backups in data review and analysis, meeting responsibilities, and routine reliability engineering tasks
• Manage the defect elimination process
• Work with the planner and scheduler to develop RCM based work packages
• Identify and engage suitable external resources to complete specialist predictive maintenance tasks.
• Supervise all condition monitoring activities on the mine including laser vibration analysis, thermography survey, lubrication management, laser alignment, ultrasonic inspections, MPI / DPI, and other statutory inspections to ensure that defects are picked up early enough and addressed.
• Identify, communicate, and implement potential cost reduction initiatives
• Propose cost savings projects
• Execute work in a timely manner
• Monitor equipment performance on asset health system and take proactive measures to address symptoms of potential failure.
• Lead meetings & workshops (FMECA, RCA, etc.) and report on them
• Audit Engineering & maintenance activities and report progress
• Work with planner and scheduler on work package and schedule requirements

Requirement/Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Electrical or Maintenance Engineering or equivalent.
• Financial, commercial and project management through work experience and courses
• An experienced QA/QC engineer with 10+ years’ experience in the reliability and condition monitoring of Surface Processing Plant, Surface and Underground Mine and Support Infrastructure maintenance
• Experience in management and QA/QC on contractor work
• Experience of Maintenance and Repair Contracts (MARC)
• Experience in Project Management
• Knowledge of SAP PM module and its role in reliability/condition monitoring/recording
• Knowledge of statistics in reliability analysis
• Knowledge in condition monitoring and related statistics

 Legal Requirements:

• Must possess Engineering Superintendent’s Certificate of Competency from Mineral Commission of Ghana.
• Professional Certificated Engineer with a relevant certification body.

Technical Competencies:

• Strong QC/QA competencies
• Strong maintenance competencies in fixed plants
• 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 Must be able to communicate about technical issues both orally and in writing
• Knowledge in AGA standards
• Knowledge in OEM legalities and mining regulations
• Demonstrated understanding of good engineering practices and the implementation of proactive maintenance strategies
• Leadership Competencies
• Build and sustain a team of subordinates capable of producing those outputs;
• Continuously improve the processes used by the team in delivering outputs;
• Model work behaviors for your subordinates,
• Consistent with the company values
• Proven ability to initiate and drive the construction project through its life cycle.
• To support and motivate the construction project team to deliver the project goals.
• Finding innovative solutions through creative thinking and problem solving.
• Create an environment of teamwork and willingness to help co-workers
• Able to work with different kinds of people
• Organizational skills to keep track of many workers, schedules, and budgets all at once