Job Vacancy For Senior Maintenance Planner – SMI

• Responsible for Safety, Environmental, and Social Responsibility policies for the section and accept personal responsibility for the health and safety of every mine worker under or assigned to his/her supervision.
• Ensure safe planning of surface mine Infrastructure engineering activities and compliance with classified plant and electrical safety obligations to meet safety targets.
• Demonstrate safety behaviour consistent with AGAG's vision and values.
• Lead by example to create a suitable safe work environment to motivate staff, employees and contractors to achieve optimum effectiveness, productivity and operating costs
• Support and make room for continuous improvement of safety performance.
• Support the Maintenance Planning Superintendent to plan for all surface mine infrastructure and equipment.
• Support and advise engineering team with accurate work plans.
• Monitor critical activities based on operational schedule and advise engineering team.
• Prepare and submit updated work program on weekly basis showing actual progress and identify areas of weakness.
• Monitor day to day work progress and prepare the weekly and monthly programs.
• Maintain and record update of site work progress obtained from Engineering Manager - SMI.
• Proactively manage change to avoid potential project cost and schedule overruns.
• Ensure spares inventory supports current and future planning requirements.
• Identify and implement opportunities to help prevent reoccurring failures that may adversely impact on production.
• Ensure asset purchases are effectively and efficiently done through structured system that is consistent with AGA policies.
• Provide input to due diligence for procuring goods and services to support maintenance plan.
• Adhere to procurement procedures and processes.
• Ensure cost codes are correctly allocated to all engineering activities.
• Assist in the development of quality and performance reporting metrics
• Responsible for surface mine infrastructure Maintenance Planning team in terms of work management, capability and capacity building to support operational activities.
• Ensure training, development and performance management of individuals in the surface mine infrastructure Maintenance Planning team are run effectively.
• Complete the skills matrix and maintain up-to-date
• Identify skill deficiencies and initiate corrective action.
• Attend key planning meetings on a weekly basis and as required.
• Maintain meeting records, agreed actions, and follow up to ensure actions are completed.
• Provide regular feedback to the Planning Superintendent and Engineering Manager in relation to work progress, and issues impacting on compliance and production.
• Participate in Surface Mine infrastructure cost and schedule reviews to support accurate and timely reporting.
• Participate in internal and external construction audits as required.
• Contribute to the close out of outstanding corrective actions
• Participate in incident investigations and provide feedback regarding the agreed corrective actions.
• Produce Daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly reports accurately and timely.
• Advise maintenance works progress and KPI status to the Planning Superintendent, particularly potential cost, schedule or quality variances.
• Identify and address engineering risks, by communicating potential issues to stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Inspect maintenance works to validate progress and status.
• Proactively identify and manage change in assigned area of responsibility to avoid potential cost, schedule and quality issues.

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent tertiary qualification in a relevant (mechanical or electrical) engineering discipline.

• Minimum of four (4) years' experience as maintenance planner/senior planner in mining operations.

• SAP
• Primavera/MS Project
• Multi-disciplined engineering and construction experience.
• Familiar with HSE management systems.
• Managerial leadership and technical skills relevant to the provision of maintenance services.
• Underground infrastructure operation and maintenance practices.
• Highly flexible, able to balance competing demands/priorities.
• Ability to work within a team environment
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Audit, compliance and governance.
• Able to mentor and coach personnel.
• Ability to present to management and key stakeholders

• Strong interpersonal, communication, influencing, motivational and organizational skills
• Demonstrated capacity to make sound and timely decisions, by quickly assembling the facts to develop action priorities
• Lead by example, displaying technical and managerial leadership.
• Professional approach to maintaining contractor, authority and client relationships.
• Able to work harmoniously with a diverse array of personnel.
• Mentor and develop personnel.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships, with a range of stakeholders.
• Displaying high levels of integrity and honesty;
• Goal-orientated self-starter.
• Maximize performance, solving problems and analyzing issues to ensure best for project outcomes.

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