Background

Perseus Mining (Tanzania) Limited (SMLC) is seeking a Shutdown Planner to support the safe, efficient and well-coordinated execution of plant shutdowns.

Key Responsibilities

Safety, Environment & Community

• Comply with the Company's Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Management System, site procedures and applicable legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Promote a positive safety culture by leading by example and encouraging safe work practices among employees, contractors and other personnel.
• Maintain a safe working environment and identify, communicate and address potential hazards and unsafe conditions.
• Participate in departmental safety meetings, toolbox meetings, incident reporting and investigations as required.
• Conduct and participate in formal and informal risk assessments, ensuring identified risks and controls are addressed before work begins.
• Operate vehicles, mobile equipment and plant only when appropriately trained, competent and authorized.
• Promote safety awareness among maintenance and processing personnel.
• Support initiatives aimed at continuously improving HSE performance.
• Contribute to the Maintenance Department's target of zero Lost Time Injuries (LTIs).

People Management

• Build and maintain positive professional relationships with colleagues, contractors and stakeholders.
• Support effective teamwork, communication and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.
• Clearly communicate shutdown priorities, schedules, work scopes, constraints, changes and critical activities.
• Coordinate effectively across multidisciplinary teams to align shutdown activities, resources, work fronts and execution priorities.
• Demonstrate ownership, accountability, initiative and professionalism when coordinating shutdown planning activities.
• Work collaboratively with Supervisors, Planners, Coordinators, Engineers, contractors and other personnel.
• Comply with Company policies, procedures and standards, including the Code of Conduct, Fit for Work, Equal Employment Opportunity, Discrimination, Harassment and Workplace Bullying policies.
• Contribute to a positive, inclusive and safety-focused workplace culture.

Shutdown Planning & Operations

• Support the Planning Superintendent and Planning Coordinator in developing, coordinating and maintaining the site's shutdown planning and scheduling process.
• Review approved maintenance work requests and proposed shutdown activities to develop and maintain comprehensive shutdown scopes.
• Ensure shutdown work is properly justified, prioritized and aligned with production and maintenance requirements.
• Coordinate with Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Operations, Engineering, Reliability, HSE, Supply Chain and other stakeholders to ensure shutdown scopes are complete and execution-ready.
• Develop and maintain integrated shutdown schedules covering activity sequencing, dependencies, milestones, resource requirements, work fronts and critical-path activities.
• Ensure shutdown work orders and work packages are fully planned, including scope, job steps, labour, duration, materials, tools, equipment, access requirements, permits, isolation requirements and specialist services.
• Identify and monitor shutdown planning constraints, including materials, labour, contractors, equipment, access, engineering requirements, permits, isolations and operational interfaces.
• Coordinate appropriate actions to resolve planning and execution constraints.
• Coordinate with Stores, Procurement and Supply Chain to ensure critical spares, materials, consumables, tools, equipment and specialist services are available before the shutdown.
• Support contractor planning and readiness, including work scopes, resource requirements, mobilisation, access, materials, documentation and execution interfaces.
• Participate in shutdown risk assessments and planning reviews.
• Ensure identified risks, controls, isolation requirements and execution constraints are incorporated into shutdown plans.
• Monitor shutdown readiness and ensure planned activities meet agreed scope, resource, material, documentation and scheduling requirements before execution.
• Monitor and report shutdown progress against approved schedules.
• Identify delays and emerging constraints and support timely corrective actions to maintain planned completion and plant restart dates.
• Support daily shutdown meetings and provide accurate information on progress, completed work, outstanding activities, critical-path tasks, constraints and schedule recovery actions.
• Coordinate changes to shutdown scope and schedules, ensuring additions, omissions and changes are properly assessed, approved, documented and reflected in the integrated schedule.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date shutdown planning data within the CMMS, including work orders, job plans, task lists, estimated labour, durations, materials and work status.
• Support shutdown cost estimating, budget preparation, cost tracking and forecasting.
• Monitor planned versus actual labour, materials, contractor costs and other shutdown expenditure.
• Participate in post-shutdown reviews covering schedule performance, scope completion, cost performance, safety performance, resource utilization, delays, constraints and lessons learned.
• Capture and incorporate lessons learned and performance data into future shutdown plans, maintenance strategies, job plans and scheduling standards.
• Prepare and distribute shutdown planning and performance reports covering readiness, schedule progress, backlog, critical-path status, resource utilization, cost, scope changes and completion performance.
• Ensure shutdown planning documentation and records are accurate, complete and maintained in accordance with Company standards.
• Perform other duties within the scope of the role as directed by management.

The Candidate

Essential Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Minimum 5 years' experience in maintenance planning, with significant experience in shutdown, turnaround, campaign or major maintenance planning.
• Experience preferably gained within mining, mineral processing, heavy industry or a similar operational environment.
• Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Project to develop and manage detailed shutdown schedules.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Practical experience in shutdown planning, scheduling, work management and execution readiness.
• Experience developing and coordinating integrated shutdown scopes and schedules across multiple maintenance disciplines, including Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation and Operations.
• Ability to develop detailed and executable shutdown work packages covering work scopes, job steps, labour, duration, materials, tools, equipment, access requirements, permits, isolations and specialist services.
• Strong understanding of activity sequencing, dependencies, milestones, critical-path activities, work fronts and schedule optimization.
• Ability to identify, monitor and resolve shutdown constraints involving labour, materials, equipment, access, engineering requirements, permits, isolations, contractors and operational interfaces.
• Strong commitment to continuous improvement, schedule performance, cost control and safe shutdown execution.
• Demonstrated experience using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for work-order management, shutdown work management and maintenance data management.
• Ability to analyse maintenance history, backlog, previous shutdown performance, equipment condition, resource requirements and work-order data to develop effective shutdown scopes and schedules.
• Good understanding of shutdown safety requirements, risk assessments, isolation/LOTO, permit requirements, access requirements and safe work practices.
• Ability to monitor shutdown progress against approved schedules, identify delays and emerging risks and support schedule recovery and corrective actions.
• Strong understanding of shutdown cost estimation, budget control, forecasting and planned-versus-actual cost analysis.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and within fixed shutdown windows and production-driven deadlines.

Desired

• Mechanical, Electrical, Engineering, Technical Trade or other relevant maintenance qualification.
• Demonstrated experience planning major mining or mineral-processing shutdowns, turnarounds, overhauls or major maintenance campaigns.
• Knowledge of lubrication, condition monitoring, vibration analysis, alignment, balancing and other mechanical reliability practices.
• Experience with maintenance reliability, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), failure analysis and continuous improvement.

• Comply with the Company's Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Management System, site procedures and applicable legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Promote a positive safety culture by leading by example and encouraging safe work practices among employees, contractors and other personnel.
• Maintain a safe working environment and identify, communicate and address potential hazards and unsafe conditions.
• Participate in departmental safety meetings, toolbox meetings, incident reporting and investigations as required.
• Conduct and participate in formal and informal risk assessments, ensuring identified risks and controls are addressed before work begins.
• Operate vehicles, mobile equipment and plant only when appropriately trained, competent and authorized.
• Promote safety awareness among maintenance and processing personnel.
• Support initiatives aimed at continuously improving HSE performance.
• Contribute to the Maintenance Department's target of zero Lost Time Injuries (LTIs).
• Build and maintain positive professional relationships with colleagues, contractors and stakeholders.
• Support effective teamwork, communication and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.
• Clearly communicate shutdown priorities, schedules, work scopes, constraints, changes and critical activities.
• Coordinate effectively across multidisciplinary teams to align shutdown activities, resources, work fronts and execution priorities.
• Demonstrate ownership, accountability, initiative and professionalism when coordinating shutdown planning activities.
• Work collaboratively with Supervisors, Planners, Coordinators, Engineers, contractors and other personnel.
• Comply with Company policies, procedures and standards, including the Code of Conduct, Fit for Work, Equal Employment Opportunity, Discrimination, Harassment and Workplace Bullying policies.
• Contribute to a positive, inclusive and safety-focused workplace culture.
• Support the Planning Superintendent and Planning Coordinator in developing, coordinating and maintaining the site's shutdown planning and scheduling process.
• Review approved maintenance work requests and proposed shutdown activities to develop and maintain comprehensive shutdown scopes.
• Ensure shutdown work is properly justified, prioritized and aligned with production and maintenance requirements.
• Coordinate with Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Operations, Engineering, Reliability, HSE, Supply Chain and other stakeholders to ensure shutdown scopes are complete and execution-ready.
• Develop and maintain integrated shutdown schedules covering activity sequencing, dependencies, milestones, resource requirements, work fronts and critical-path activities.
• Ensure shutdown work orders and work packages are fully planned, including scope, job steps, labour, duration, materials, tools, equipment, access requirements, permits, isolation requirements and specialist services.
• Identify and monitor shutdown planning constraints, including materials, labour, contractors, equipment, access, engineering requirements, permits, isolations and operational interfaces.
• Coordinate appropriate actions to resolve planning and execution constraints.
• Coordinate with Stores, Procurement and Supply Chain to ensure critical spares, materials, consumables, tools, equipment and specialist services are available before the shutdown.
• Support contractor planning and readiness, including work scopes, resource requirements, mobilisation, access, materials, documentation and execution interfaces.
• Participate in shutdown risk assessments and planning reviews.
• Ensure identified risks, controls, isolation requirements and execution constraints are incorporated into shutdown plans.
• Monitor shutdown readiness and ensure planned activities meet agreed scope, resource, material, documentation and scheduling requirements before execution.
• Monitor and report shutdown progress against approved schedules.
• Identify delays and emerging constraints and support timely corrective actions to maintain planned completion and plant restart dates.
• Support daily shutdown meetings and provide accurate information on progress, completed work, outstanding activities, critical-path tasks, constraints and schedule recovery actions.
• Coordinate changes to shutdown scope and schedules, ensuring additions, omissions and changes are properly assessed, approved, documented and reflected in the integrated schedule.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date shutdown planning data within the CMMS, including work orders, job plans, task lists, estimated labour, durations, materials and work status.
• Support shutdown cost estimating, budget preparation, cost tracking and forecasting.
• Monitor planned versus actual labour, materials, contractor costs and other shutdown expenditure.
• Participate in post-shutdown reviews covering schedule performance, scope completion, cost performance, safety performance, resource utilization, delays, constraints and lessons learned.
• Capture and incorporate lessons learned and performance data into future shutdown plans, maintenance strategies, job plans and scheduling standards.
• Prepare and distribute shutdown planning and performance reports covering readiness, schedule progress, backlog, critical-path status, resource utilization, cost, scope changes and completion performance.
• Ensure shutdown planning documentation and records are accurate, complete and maintained in accordance with Company standards.
• Perform other duties within the scope of the role as directed by management.

• Microsoft Project
• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Shutdown planning, scheduling, work management, and execution readiness
• Integrated shutdown scope and schedule development
• Detailed work package development
• Activity sequencing, dependency management, critical path analysis
• Constraint identification and resolution
• Continuous improvement, schedule performance, cost control, and safe shutdown execution
• Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) usage
• Maintenance history analysis
• Shutdown safety requirements, risk assessments, isolation/LOTO, permit requirements
• Progress monitoring and schedule recovery
• Shutdown cost estimation and budget control
• Working under pressure and meeting deadlines

• Bachelor Degree
• Mechanical, Electrical, Engineering, Technical Trade or other relevant maintenance qualification (Desired)