TECHNICAL ADVISOR, – DRILLS

Job Purpose

Carry out predictive, preventive and corrective maintenance activities on Diesel Drills HVAC & Auto

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

• 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 drills 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 Drills 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 practises are maintained for a clean & safe environment with proper general & electrical waste disposal.

Job Specific Competencies

• An Expert level understanding of Auto Electrical & Electronic Systems.
• An Expert Level understanding of Industrial HVAC systems.
• Assist in identifying & repair of faults on diesel engine powered drills on a daily basis.
• Perform routine inspections & over inspections on HVAC & auto electrical systems.
• Manage installations & replacement of Starter motors; alternators; HVAC compressor, evaporator, condenser & any other associated components.
• 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 Auto Electricians and HVAC 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 braze HVAC copper tubing of different sizes.
• Ability to expertly solder auto gauge wires.
• Ability to expertly repair damaged auto harnesses.
• 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 HVAC & Auto Electrical Systems.
• Experience working on FlexiROC D65, DML & DM30 Epiroc diesel drills.
• Work experience in a Heavy Mine Industry.

Qualifications

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