Underground Fixed Plant Mechanical Technician

Date: Feb 8, 2024- Location: Ahafo, GH**Workplace Type**:Onsite**

**Posting End Date**:
**About This Role**:

- To conduct mechanical maintenance activities for the underground mine with the aims of ensuring equipment is maintained in a fit for purpose and safe condition, delivering optimum plant and equipment availability, minimizing unplanned maintenance tasks and reducing maintenance costs.

**In This Role You Will**:
**General Mechanical Maintenance duties**
- Actively participate in mechanical maintenance activities to ensure the provision of maintenance services that meet the business requirements of the underground mine.
- Perform servicing, maintenance and repair on all mechanical plant and equipment, in line with approved maintenance standards to achieve the required plant and equipment availability.
- Communicate with maintenance, operational and planning personnel to identify, plan, estimate and organise the proper labor, services, equipment and skills to ensure they are available as required.
- Communicate with the Supervisor and Maintenance Planning to ensure that all the necessary maintenance parts, materials and supplies are available to maintain the underground mine and associated facilities.
- Work within strict quality standards and tolerance measures to support the maintenance function in terms of quality assurance.
- Assist with the development and review of the maintenance standard task procedures (STPs).
- Participate in continuous improvement programs which will assist in enhancing the performance of the mine.
- Assist with the coordination and execution of procedural and operational projects and changes within the underground mine infrastructure areas by following the change management procedure.
- Assist with the review and approval all structural, mechanical, plate work and piping drawings and make recommendations and modifications based on technical standards and procedures.
- Work in conjunction with the maintenance and planning teams to determine mechanical maintenance backlogs and assist with equipment shutdown planning.
- Assist with the efficient management of spare parts, materials and consumables.
- Comply with the requirements for the proper use, storage and maintenance of company tooling.
- Maintain a high housekeeping standard in the maintenance work areas of underground mine infrastructure.
- Manage and control costs within maintenance areas, where possible (i.e. reduce waste, improve operational control).
- Participate in training and development programmes as required.
- Other tasks or duties within the individuals skill set as directed by the Supervisor, underground mine maintenance management or senior mine officials.

**Mechanical Maintenance Management**
- Perform mechanical maintenance activities such as the installation, commissioning, maintenance, repair, inspection and decommissioning of plant and equipment in the underground mine and associated infrastructure in conjunction with the maintenance team.
- Conduct troubleshooting of all relevant mechanical systems, ensuring there effective repair and reliable operation.
- Execute on all practical and technical work relevant to mechanical fitting to ensure it is completed in a safe, timely and efficient manner.
- Work with operations and maintenance personnel to efficiently rectify plant and equipment breakdowns.
- Provide technical support and expert advice as required for work being conducted on any of the underground mine infrastructure ensuring safe work practices are followed.
- Assist the maintenance team, other departments and business partner personnel to resolve issues that will hinder the delivery of reliable and stable services to the underground mine that comply with the technical requirements of the business.
- Perform inspections on equipment and maintenance activities in order to ensure the implementation and maintenance is as designed and in accordance with OEM and statutory requirements.
- Provide input into failure analysis studies as required.

**Additional Responsibilities**:
**Health and Safety Management**
- Assist with the adherence of mechanical maintenance to all H&S, Environment and Social Responsibility requirements under Newmont’s Integrated Management System, Newmont vision and values.
- Assist with the compliance of all mechanical apparatus, installations and related work to the requirements of the Mineral and Mining (Health, Safety and Technical) Regulation, LI 2182.
- Assist with the implementation of applicable health and safety regulations and compliance programs.
- Accept responsibility for one’s own health and safety.
- Attend periodic safety meetings, inspections and audits.
- Support and conduct risk assessments for tasks and provide expert advice on the safe operation and maintenance of mechanical infrastructure.
- Actively promote safety in the workplace both within and external to the mechanical maintenance team.

**Communication and Information management**
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