Jobs at AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited

The Contracts Specialist – Site Facilities Maintenance is accountable for the implementation of contract management, progress monitoring and control of contractual requirements to comply with operational engineering policies, standards, systems and procedures to maximise plant availability in a sustainable cost-effective manner and minimize operational risks in order to meet the business’ strategic objective.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Work according to total quality management principles & ensure zero defect objectives & safety
• Adhere to site’s Environmental Management Plan
• Work with Site Surface Infrastructure progress monitoring in gathering information for reports on compliant progress
• Conduct audits of Process Plant and Facilities Equipment maintenance
• Conduct reviews of the contract refurbishment and maintenance function to identify actions for continuous improvement
• Outline to the Engineering Manager and Superintendent Surface Support Infrastructure potential for contractor improvement
• Collate information from respective Maintenance areas and Reliability Department on contractor checks on a routine scheduled basis, carry out regular and spot checks on progress to plan and quality (with subject matter experts, where appropriate).
• Analyze and trend contracted maintenance data 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 maintenance planning and scheduling
• Perform routine contractor monitoring tasks
• Gather information on data collected in order to diagnose / troubleshoot contractor work quality and timeliness – contract adherence.
• Actively participate in housing improvement programmes and process
• Identify and communicate potential cost reduction initiatives for contractors
• Propose cost savings projects
• Execute work in a timely manner
• Monitor contractor performance on asset health system and take proactive measures to address symptoms of potential failure.
• Report directly to the Superintendent – Surface Support Infrastructure on issues and execute agreed contract improvement projects
• Stop contractor from working if there exists a high risk or unsafe working practice

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

Qualification

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Civil / Maintenance Engineering or equivalent
• Commercial and project management through work experience and courses.
• Paralegal qualification would be an added advantage

Experience 

• An experienced contract management professional with over 7 years’ experience in management of project contractors
• Experience in management of Maintenance and Repair Contracts (MARC)
• Experience in Project and Contract Management
• Knowledge of SAP PM module.

Technical Competencies

• Strong contract management and compliance experience
• 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 the subordinates,
• Consistent with the company values
• Proven ability to initiate and drive the construction project through its life cycle.
• Support and motivate the construction project team to deliver the project goals.
• Find innovative solutions through creative thinking and problem solving.
• Create an environment of teamwork and willingness to help coworkers
• Able to work with different kinds of people
• Organizational skills to keep track of many workers, schedules, and budgets all at once.

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The Shaft Maintenance Technician is accountable for executing statutory Inspections of Shafts, Transporting and Slinging of Materials and all other shaft related jobs in accordance with and ensuring compliance with LI2182, safety, operational standards, systems and procedures to maximize plant availability in a sustainable cost-effective manner.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Work according to total quality management principles & ensure zero defect objectives & safety
• Adhere to site’s Environmental Management Plan
• Gather information for the Senior Winder Driver for reporting performance
• Execute statutory Inspections of Shafts, Transporting and Slinging of Materials and all Other shaft related Jobs in accordance with and ensuring compliance with LI2182
• Identify actions for continuous improvement and that compliant operability to requirements is ensured
• Organize and report information for the Shaft Supervisor to allow development of condition monitoring routes and checks for infrastructure equipment;
• Execute designated and tasked daily work checks on a routine scheduled basis.
• Report any anomalies to Shaft Supervisor for the generation of work requests in SAP as required for maintenance planning and scheduling.
• Carry out daily pre-start and/or shift handover checks and complete check sheets as required according to the established schedules and also per plant requirements. Escalate and report any anomalies
• Assess all equipment required for completion of the tasked work, create checklist and transport all tools necessary for task completion
• Complete shift short interval control sheets as required
• Monitor operating parameters in accordance with standards provided and take corrective action as indicated or required
• Identify, communicate, and escalate potential cost reduction initiatives to the Supervisor
• Execute work in a timely manner; escalate real or potential delays to the Supervisor
• Log monitored equipment performance for entry in asset health system and take proactive measures to register and escalate symptoms of potential failure to Shaft Maintenance Supervisor
• Stop equipment from working if there exists a high risk or unsafe to be used and report to Shaft Supervisor

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

Qualification

• Secondary Education
• Completed mechanical apprenticeship from a recognized scheme – example City and Guilds, National Vocation Level 1
• Certificate of competency issued by the Chief Inspector of Mines in accordance with LI2182

Experience

• An experienced mechanical tradesperson with over 3 years’ experience in underground mining

Technical Competencies

• Fully literate and numerate
• Strong mechanical maintenance competencies in underground mining environment
• Must be able to communicate about technical issues both orally and in writing
• Excellent knowledge of requirements of LI2182

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The Shaft Supervisor is accountable for coordinating the work, training, monitoring and control of quality, of cage operators and shaft maintenance technicians to ensure the operation is at all times fully compliant with LI2182, safe, and compliant with operational and Engineering policies, standards, systems and procedures to maximise plant availability in a compliant, safe and sustainable cost-effective manner to meet the business’ strategic objective.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Accountable for Shaft maintenance team in Statutory Inspections of Shafts, Transporting and Slinging of Materials and all other shaft related jobs in accordance/compliance with LI2182.
• Plan Safety Management elements for the areas under the incumbent’s control
• Review safety standards and work practices for the operating driver training and work processes to enable the safety targets to be managed and achieved.
• Lead by example to create a safe working environment, where risks are assessed and managed, so tasks are performed without risk of injury or harm.
• Ensure zero reportable environmental incidents, zero compliance breaches and no events requiring public disclosure
• Investigate process interruptions using ‘Analyse and Improve’ tools
• Ensure reduced energy usage by running the mine energy consumption per unit produced at the optimal rate within sphere of influence
• Execute timely completion of shaft maintenance
• Review, approve and sign off the shaft maintenance team items detailed in the Refurbishment Execution Plan and schedule, infrastructure detailed design requirements, detailed testing plans, operational commissioning plans, handover plans, training plans, manuals, records, drawings, specifications and documents issued.
• Deliver shaft maintenance items consistent with the legal compliance required in the refurbishment plan and commencement of operations stages
• Comply with reporting processes for managing shaft maintenance that meet cost, schedule and quality expectations consistent with the scope and quality contained in the Feasibility Study within area of accountability.
• Proactively control the training and qualifications process to avoid potential project cost and schedule overruns, whilst maintaining safety, budget, schedule and quality targets.
• Communicate accurate and timely qualified driver schedule delivery, progress, cost and quality information in the area of accountability
• Use the systems for the winding department to provide effective planning of work, efficient and safe work practices, monitoring of performance and promote continuous improvement.
• Verify and report the standard of shaft maintenance during the Phase1 & 2 Operations.
• Monitor and ensure the shaft maintenance and refurbishment work is of a standard that is compliant, supports the operational requirements of the equipment and is at optimum cost
• Identify sub-standard work practices, identify root cause and eliminate by corrective action.
• Task subordinates in line with requirements for achieving the agreed production plan
• Control delivery of shaft maintenance to the approved budget whilst proposing solutions to adapt to unforeseen circumstances and identify and discuss opportunities to exceed annual budget and action authorized changes
• Verify that the shaft refurbishment remains within the approved project schedule, achieving all critical intermediate milestones.
• Develop and maintain the shaft maintenance portion of the Shaft Engineering Management Plan, as a key Project Execution Plan sub plan for the area of accountability
• Review and input into relevant plans such as Health, Safety, Quality and Commissioning.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

Qualification

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Maintenance Engineering, or an equivalent
• Winder Trainer Certification to permit training of Winder Drivers under LI2182

Experience 

• An experienced Winder Operations Specialist/Trainer with over 5 years’ experience in underground mining
• Experience of training winder drivers from scratch to compliant certification
• Experience in Project Management
• Knowledge of SAP Skills module

Legal Requirement

• Winding engine driver’s certificate of competency issued by the Chief Inspector of Mines in accordance with LI2182

Technical Competencies

• Strong Winder and Shaft Operations competencies in underground mining
• Excellent knowledge of requirements of LI2182
• Sound project management skills
• Detail oriented to understand complex systems, and recognition that a minor error can cause major problems
• Demonstrated understanding of good Engineering practices and the implementation of proactive maintenance strategies.
• Excellent skills in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Project and Excel
• Must be able to communicate about technical issues both orally and in writing
• Legally astute with respect to project delivery and maintenance systems
• Knowledge in AGA standards

Other 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.
• Support and motivate the construction project team to deliver the project goals.
• Find innovative solutions through creative thinking and problem solving.
• Create an environment of teamwork and willingness to help coworkers
• Able to work with different kinds of people
• Organizational skills to keep track of many workers, schedules, and budgets all at once.