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Lumwana Mining Company Limited (LMC), a copper mining company owned by Barrick Gold Corporation is situated in the North Western region of Zambia, some 300 km west of the Zambian Copperbelt and 95 km south west of the provincial capital of Solwezi. The mine is a multi-pit, multi staged operation mining approximately 100MT of ore and waste per annum and producing copper concentrates containing an average of 120,000 tonnes of copper metal per year over a twenty (20) year mine life, making Lumwana the largest single open cut copper mine in Africa.

The Company is now looking for an experienced and qualified individual to be considered for the position of Field Maintenance Superintendent  Maintenance.

Reporting to: The Maintenance Manager, you will be responsible for for the maintenance of the Field Section maintenance equipment and ensuring Barrick standards. Furthermore, this role ensures all equipment performance targets and work management KPI’s are achieved whilst also meeting the maintenance budget, with safety above all else.

• Manage the maintenance of all field equipment and infrastructure.
• Carry out structured routine safety inspections in cooperation with field maintenance coordinators.
• Accountable to spend significant time in the field interacting with the team.
• Actively promote full cooperation between the maintenance and mining operation.
• Take full responsibility and accountability for the performance of the field maintenance team.
• Accountable for the review of cost performance monthly, including both forecast and variance analysis.
• Review competencies, scope of work, schedules of rates for all contractors ensuring costs are managed and controlled. The approval of all contractors to be approved by the Maintenance Manager only.
• With the planning team review field equipment downtime, and ensure cooperation to close out actions arising from analysis.
• Accountable for work management performance in the effective and efficient application of maintenance resources as measured by schedule compliance, PM compliance, level of planned vs unplanned work and the management of backlog.
• Ensure section performance is regularly reported to the team through undertaking formal end of month tool box meeting.
• Develop continuous improvement strategies and communicate and apply accordingly.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improving of maintenance processes and systems.
• Measure and report overall equipment and infrastructure performance.
• Monitor condition of equipment.
• Carry out routine and statutory inspections

• Diploma/Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Certified applicable Trade qualification
• Significant experience (10 years) in Heavy Earthmoving Equipment maintenance.
• Experience in large multi pit operations utilising large scale mining equipment.
• Able to clearly demonstrate the aptitude to drive a light vehicle and hold a current Zambian drivers licence or be able to obtain one.
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills in English
• Competent in incident/accident investigation
• Manage the maintenance of all field equipment and infrastructure.
• Carry out structured routine safety inspections in cooperation with field maintenance coordinators.
• Accountable to spend significant time in the field interacting with the team.
• Take full responsibility and accountability for the performance of the field maintenance team.
• Accountable for the review of cost performance monthly, including both forecast and variance analysis.
• Review competencies, scope of work, schedules of rates for all contractors ensuring costs are managed and controlled. The approval of all contractors to be approved by the Maintenance Manager only

Zambian Nationals who meet requirements for this position and are resident in Zambia are strongly encouraged to apply

Applicants may be subjected to any of the following: a Security and / or Police Clearance Check; a Competence Assessment, Qualifications, Credit and Reference Checks.