Background

Shanta Mining Company Limited intends to recruit suitably qualified and experienced personnel for the commencement of underground mining operations at Singida Gold Mine.

Singida Gold Mine is entering a new phase of development involving the establishment of underground mining infrastructure, including portal development, decline excavation and associated underground mine development activities. To support this expansion from open-pit to underground mining, the Company invites applications for this position.

This recruitment offers successful candidates an opportunity to be part of the team establishing and developing a new underground mining operation from its early stages. Hiringcompany database

Qualified Tanzanian candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Position details

Duty station: Singida Gold Mine, Ikungi District, Singida Region

Roaster: 6/3

Accommodation: Camp resident

Role purpose

To plan, schedule and coordinate maintenance activities to ensure the effective use of labour, materials and equipment and improve the availability and reliability of underground mining assets.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain preventive and corrective maintenance plans, job packages and schedules based on equipment priorities, operational requirements and maintenance strategies.
• Coordinate labour, materials, tools, parts and contractor requirements to ensure maintenance work is properly prepared and can be executed safely and efficiently.
• Maintain accurate equipment histories, work orders, maintenance records and planning data and monitor work completion, backlog and schedule compliance.
• Analyse maintenance performance and equipment history, support shutdown and project planning, and identify opportunities to improve reliability, maintenance processes and resource utilisation.

Minimum qualifications and experience

• Technical Certificate, Diploma or higher qualification in Mechanical, Electrical, Maintenance Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and computerised maintenance-management systems.
• Exposure to project-scheduling software and computer-aided drafting packages is advantageous.
• Relevant risk-assessment training is advantageous.
• Minimum of five years’ experience in mining, heavy industry or industrial equipment maintenance.
• At least three years’ experience in maintenance planning or scheduling within a production environment.
• Experience planning maintenance activities for Sandvik underground mining equipment, including TH663i, TH430, LH621i, DD422i and DL422i, will be an added advantage.

General competencies

All successful candidates will be expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to safety, integrity, teamwork and operational excellence. They must comply with Company policies, procedures and applicable laws and be capable of working effectively in an underground mining environment. Position-specific licences, certifications, competencies and site inductions will apply where required.

• Develop and maintain preventive and corrective maintenance plans, job packages and schedules based on equipment priorities, operational requirements and maintenance strategies.
• Coordinate labour, materials, tools, parts and contractor requirements to ensure maintenance work is properly prepared and can be executed safely and efficiently.
• Maintain accurate equipment histories, work orders, maintenance records and planning data and monitor work completion, backlog and schedule compliance.
• Analyse maintenance performance and equipment history, support shutdown and project planning, and identify opportunities to improve reliability, maintenance processes and resource utilisation.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Proficiency in computerised maintenance-management systems
• Exposure to project-scheduling software (advantageous)
• Exposure to computer-aided drafting packages (advantageous)
• Risk-assessment training (advantageous)
• Strong commitment to safety
• Integrity
• Teamwork
• Operational excellence
• Ability to comply with Company policies, procedures and applicable laws
• Ability to work effectively in an underground mining environment

• Technical Certificate, Diploma or higher qualification in Mechanical, Electrical, Maintenance Engineering or a related technical discipline.