Underground Maintenance Supervisor
OceanaGold
- Kershaw, SC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Review and direct technicians on all scheduled / unscheduled repair activities, ensuring safe / efficient execution.
- Discuss upcoming schedules and plans with peers
- Coordinate with the operations supervisors / dispatcher for all scheduled activities. Ensure the sequencing matches the schedule as developed.
- Assign and distribute the work order packets which include appropriate standard job plans, to the technicians.
- Spend at minimum, 80% of time on “visible felt leadership” interacting with the technicians and service contractors.
- Attend morning meetings to communicate current machine status & priority, unplanned sick leave, parts issues, required schedule changes and uncompleted work orders requiring rescheduling.
- Proactive and positive interaction with Technicians - supporting and executing safety / reliability improvements to the equipment.
- Develop crew support for other continuous improvement initiatives.
- Execute quality control and quality assurance checks on all work.
- Mentor and coach technicians to adequately perform their duties in a professional and productive manner.
- 5 to 10 years technical experience in the maintenance industry, preferably in the heavy equipment environment.
- 2 years experience as a supervisor or an equivalent supervisory position
- Direct practical experience working with underground heavy equipment.
- Mechanical trade or Bachelor qualification in Mechanical Engineering.
- Driver's license or ability to competently operate a motor vehicle.
- Graduate diploma or Bachelor qualification in Mechanical Engineering.
- MS Office Suite (MS Excel, MS Word, MS Project, MS Outlook)
- Pronto operating platform experience
- Excellent and demonstrated commitment to safety & health, interacting with maintenance personnel to ensure activities are completed without compromise to the safety and health of all personnel.
- Reduce TRI (total recordable injuries) by 15% (including contractors) from previous year.
- Focus on “visible felt leadership” spending at minimum 80% of time interacting with the technicians and contractors.
- Ensure key performance measures are actively reviewed with the technicians targeting the fleet availability.
- Positive and enthusiastic team member, seeking to assist and mentor others.
- Rigorous and thorough management for completing scheduled activities to minimize the production impact of the equipment being down for maintenance activities.
- Actively and constructively communicate opportunities for improvement / development to technicians consistently updating individuals as to their current job performance.
- Maintain rigorous housekeeping habits of all maintenance shop facilities.
- Maintain daily maintenance shift reports, area inspections, payroll records, planned general inspections, dispatch reporting data and employee evaluations.
- Maintain good working relationships with key vendors / manufacturers such as Sandvik, Normet, Blanchard (Cat), Fastenal etc.
- Provide technical support and training to the heavy repair technicians.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, demonstrate manual dexterity, climb stairs, talk, hear and see.
- Must be able to work shift work with 12 hour shifts.
- Occasionally may be required to lift moderately heavy objects (up to 50 pounds) during the workday.
- Work is in a surface mine plant setting, which may include exposure to extremes in temperature and humidity.
- Personal protective equipment is required when performing work in a mine environment, including hart hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety footwear, and as needed, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves and any other protective equipment as required.