TECHNICAL ADVISOR – LIEBHERR TRUCKS

Job Purpose

Carry out predictive, preventive and corrective maintenance activities on Mobile Equipment Mining Trucks Electrical Systems to meet targeted Mechanical, Physical & Cost KPIs in order to achieve set Production Targets implementing laid down Safety & Environmental policies.

Specific Job Responsibility

Key Accountabilities

• Condition Monitoring: Ability to timeously and accurately detect changes in equipment health, operation and application severity in support of a repair before failure maintenance strategy.
• Human Resources Training, Coaching & Mentoring: The ability to train, coach & mentor

technicians to conduct maintenance activities safely, competently & timeously in order to meet business needs & requirements.

• Parts Management: Timeously audit parts availability; parts upgrades & alternative parts

replacement requirements across the Mobile Trucks fleet.

• Repair Management: The ability to assist Technicians to carry out planned and unplanned

maintenance activities.

• Backlog management: Ability to generate or identify tasks that cannot be completed on the required by date & advise execution times and priorities of the pending workload/ backlogs.
• Component Management: Ability to determine the expected life cycle of a component & advise planners to design a major change out or repair strategy before a failure.
• Performance Evaluation: Ability to measure, evaluate & manage performance against set Mobile Trucks KPIs.
• Continuous Improvement: Ability to formulate an organised approach in search of solutions after machine performance evaluations.
• Preventative and Routine Maintenance – Ability to conduct QAs/QCs & provide technical advice on tasks performed by technicians during high frequency, fixed interval planned activities including well defined service routines, proactive defect detection & repair execution that support the goals of equipment reliability & availability.
• Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) Management: Ensure Safety Health & Environmental policies & procedures are adhered to in accordance with FQML OH & S requirements. Ensure high levels of housekeeping practices are maintained for a clean & safe environment with proper general & electrical waste disposal.

Job Specific Competencies

• An Expert level understanding of High voltage and Low voltage electrical Systems
• An Expert Level understanding of Mining Trucks (Liebherr – T284)
• Assist in identifying & repair of faults on Diesel engine – Electric Driven Mining Trucks on a daily basis.
• Perform routine inspections & over inspections on electrical systems for Mining Mobile Equipment.
• Manage installations & replacement and commissioning of Starter motors, Main Alternators,
• Tractions Motors, Grid blowers, etc.
• Ability to use Electrical Schematics & OEM manuals to conduct Root Cause Analysis.
• Train staff to expertly perform the following maintenance activities: Planned & Predictive
• Maintenance, Condition Monitoring, Backlog Management, Repair & Component replacements.
• Train staff in applicable on the job SHE procedures.
• Ability to share Technical Knowledge to HV Technicians to ensure tasks are executed in a safe & timely manner.
• Knowledge transfer by training, coaching and mentoring while being hands on.
• Assist in developing Safe Work Procedures or Standard Operating Procedures.
• Ability to detect faults before failure, plan the needed repairs, assist technicians to execute repairs efficiently & effectively, evaluate results and correct any deficiencies in the process.
• Ability to expertly troubleshoot Electrical issues on Mining Trucks.
• Ability to expertly assess and repair Electrical Harnesses, HV cables terminations.
• Computer skills: Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI (Added advantage), Outlook etc.

Key Job Attributes

• Bolder: Flexible, versatile, and prepared to take on challenges as needed.
• Smarter: Always looks for efficiencies and better ways of doing things.
• Driven: Sets high standards, is motivated and determined.
• Together: Communicates well with peers and understand others views.

Experience required to perform in this job.

• At least 5 years’ hands on experience working on Mining equipment – Liebherr Trucks.
• Experience working on Komatsu 860 or 960 or similar
• Work experience in a Heavy Mine Industry.
• Working experience Control and instrumentation.

Qualifications

• Full Grade Twelve (12) School Certificate
• Diploma, Advanced certificate or craft certificate or better in Electrical Engineering coupled with experience working on High Voltage Systems
• Valid driver’s License a must.