ABOUT GEITA GOLD MINING LTD

Geita Gold Mining Ltd (GGML) is Tanzania’s leading gold producer with a single operation in Geita Region. The company is a subsidiary of AngloGold Ashanti, an international gold producer headquartered in Denver, USA. AGA has operations in more than ten countries across four continents. The mine is situated in the Lake Victoria Gold fields of Northwestern Tanzania, only about 120 km’s from Mwanza City and 20 km’s Southeast of the nearest point of Lake Victoria. The company has its main office and operations in Geita, only 5 Km’s west of the fast-growing town of Geita, and a supporting office in Dar es Salaam.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

To provide expert diagnostic, maintenance, and repair input for Maintaining all High Voltage Electrical infrastructure and HV reticulation in the underground operation with the necessary safety and quality standards in place at all times.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Trade test level three/Grade One in Electrical and installation or FTC in Electrical.
• High Voltage training Certificate.
• Must have a valid Tanzania driving license class D or above.

EXPERIENCE:

At least 3 years working experience on Underground equipment.
High Voltage Switching.
Previous experience in a similar role or time spent working on high-voltage electrical equipment.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Sound knowledge on Health, Safety and Environmental issues.
• High voltage electrical knowledge.
• Knowledge of diagnostics tools for electrical fault finding.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and circuit diagrams.
• Ability to carry out/repair electrical wiring and installation.
• Strong manual skills and precision when carrying out repair and testing.
• Problem-solving skills.

MAIN OR KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Co-ordinate all electrical maintenance activities to ensure reliability of equipment.
• To ensure work is performed to the acceptable safety quality standards and that best fitment and installation practices are adhered to and imparted to the workforce.
• Assist on coordinating, plan, manage and execute underground electrical infrastructure projects in all GGM underground operations.
• To support the team in complying with the work schedule while attending to emerging work efficiently and to ensure the availability and reliability of equipment is optimized.
• To monitor maintenance skill levels, providing necessary on-the-job training whenever necessary.
• Attend Mining and Maintenance Planning meetings as well as other key review meetings, as required.
• Provide regular operational and maintenance updates to the management team in relation to maintenance schedules and HV electrical issues that may impact on compliance or cause delays.
• Identify work to be raised through the maintenance system as electrical backlog works for coming schedules.
• Identify and address HV reticulation risks early by communicating to appropriate stakeholders.
• Inspect all HV works to ensure construction activities are in accordance with engineering designs, and authority requirements.

• Co-ordinate all electrical maintenance activities to ensure reliability of equipment.
• To ensure work is performed to the acceptable safety quality standards and that best fitment and installation practices are adhered to and imparted to the workforce.
• Assist on coordinating, plan, manage and execute underground electrical infrastructure projects in all GGM underground operations.
• To support the team in complying with the work schedule while attending to emerging work efficiently and to ensure the availability and reliability of equipment is optimized.
• To monitor maintenance skill levels, providing necessary on-the-job training whenever necessary.
• Attend Mining and Maintenance Planning meetings as well as other key review meetings, as required.
• Provide regular operational and maintenance updates to the management team in relation to maintenance schedules and HV electrical issues that may impact on compliance or cause delays.
• Identify work to be raised through the maintenance system as electrical backlog works for coming schedules.
• Identify and address HV reticulation risks early by communicating to appropriate stakeholders.
• Inspect all HV works to ensure construction activities are in accordance with engineering designs, and authority requirements.

• High Voltage Switching
• Electrical fault finding
• Reading electrical schematics and circuit diagrams
• Electrical wiring and installation
• Problem-solving

• Trade test level three/Grade One in Electrical and installation or FTC in Electrical
• High Voltage training Certificate
• Valid Tanzania driving license class D or above