Vacancy title:
Maintenance Planner, Fixed Plant
Jobs at:
First Quantum MineralsDeadline of this Job:
Tuesday, November 12 2024
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, October 22 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Job description:
Overall Job Purpose:
The position exists to produce detailed and comprehensive Plans/Schedules of work orders for planned, routine, equipment overhaul and shutdown maintenance work and minor capital projects, providing an efficient and effective in-house work order planning service for key stakeholders. The Planner must follow the maintenance strategy and plan in support of the goals and objectives.
Specific Job Responsibilities:
The specific tasks to be performed by the position holder will include;
• Liaise with work request originators, Maintenance and Operations Supervisors and staff onsite inspections of planned work activities to ensure that work orders accurately reflect the specific actions necessary to complete the task effectively. Includes ensuring work order contain all resources, materials, tool lists, drawings, photographs, special instructions and steps detailed to the point that a competent artisan can carry out the work. Any other tasks as may be delegated upon by the supervisor.
• Create weekly and shutdown schedule
• Ensuring schedules are in line with plant production requirements. This should be made possible by having meetings with all stakeholders prior to signing off the schedule with operational team.
• Compliance to the Work Management Process in respect to planning and scheduling work orders within the required timeframe.
• Provide relevant and good quality attachments for work packs to the team members which may include but not limited to JHA’s, SOP’s, SWI’s etc. This includes the updating of any of these documents to ensure they are kept relevant and reflect “best practice”.
• Track schedule and shutdown progress
• Maintain the work order backlog and ensure backlog is managed to an acceptable level.
• Coordinate with weekly and shutdown schedulers to develop work schedule logic and timely work order release.
• Ensure that all Planned Maintenance (PM) activities are fully specified and recorded in Pronto.
• Prepare and or modify PM Tasks in Pronto as identified through RCM analyses.
• Obtain part description, quotes and complete ANSI for all new spare parts.
• Liaise with warehouse personnel during planning to ensure timely ordering and delivery of parts.
• Assist in the preparation of technical procedures, work instructions, equipment and systems evaluations.
• Evaluate differences between actual work performance and work instruction estimates. Use this information to improve the quality and accuracy of planned work orders.
• Prepare weekly and monthly Maintenance Department reports on section activities.
• Train and assist Maintenance Supervisors in effectively and efficiently completing Pronto transactions.
• Ensuring that maintenance plans include all necessary safety notifications required to complete the task including but not limited to ensuring that maintenance plans include relevant up to date SOP’s where they are developed and available.
• Contributing to the identification of the significant Health and safety risks of the plant.
• Ensuring that health and safety training is completed as required.
• Ensuring that incidents related to health, safety or the environment are reported and assist in investigations to identify any additional controls required.
• Attend regular safety meetings.
• Actively promote continuous improvement in safety performance throughout the workforce.
Job Specific Competencies:
• Able to read and understand reference maintenance manuals.
• Must be computer literate i.e., MS Word, Excel, Outlook MS Project.
Key Job Attributes:
• Good record keeping skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to self- manage their workload.
• Good communication and writing skills.
• Must be self-driven.
• Detail Oriented.
• Problem Solving.
• Be smart and driven.
• Able to work under pressure.
• Dependable.
• Excellent interpersonal Skills.
• Team player.
• Ability to work unsupervised.
Experience & Qualifications required to perform in this job:
• MS Office including MS Project.
• Knowledge of Pronto or other enterprise systems.
• Plant specific experience on hard rock mining mobile plant and large copper processing plant.
• Previous experience in a large open pit mining, milling and flotation operation would be well regarded.
• Demonstrable experience with maintenance management systems and RCA will be a significant advantage.
• Must be familiar with safe working practices.
• Minimum 8-10 years’ maintenance experience on fixed plant equipment environment or acceptable equivalent on underground or surface mining.
• At least 5 years in a senior supervisory role.
• Must have worked with recognised CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System).
• Able to read, understand and reference maintenance manuals.
• Prior planning experience will be highly regarded.
• Grade 12 Certificate.
• A recognised Mechanical or Electrical Degree or substantial experience and demonstrated grasp of the principles of maintenance practice desirable but not essential.
• At least 5 years’ maintenance engineering experience in the mining/mineral processing industry.
• Must have a valid driver’s licence.
Education Requirement: No Requirements
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 120
Level of Education:
Job application procedure
• To apply for this job please visit firstquantum.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com.
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