Head of Heavy Earth Moving Machinery (HEMM) at Adexen

Responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring that plant heavy equipment are in safe operating condition by conducting routine maintenance and scheduling needed repairs
• Supervise, coordinate and schedule the maintenance of all plant heavy equipment to ensure identification and elimination of equipment breakdowns.
• Perform routine check on raising equipment for proper performance and inspect equipment to detect faults and malfunctions
• Test repaired raising equipment for proper performance and to ensure that work meets manufacturers' specifications.
• Clean, lubricate and perform other routine maintenance work on raising equipment.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Section Head, HEMM Maintenance from time to time.
• To ensure sustained availability of equipment for operation with minimum operating costs.
• To ensure proper housekeeping at all times i.e. before and after any maintenance works.
• Effectively plan and prepare spare parts budget requirements and raise Local Purchase Requisition accordingly.
• Liaise with OEM service engineers/representatives as in equipment commissioning, warranty, product support and technical manpower development
• Perform all performance appraisal of staff/intending staff for proper upgrading/selection.
• It is the responsibility of the drill/water pump head to ensure safety of men working with him in accordance with the company’s safety practices/guidelines and also the safety of equipment working under his control. Any near misses/accidents is to be immediately reported to the superiors for timely actions to be taken.
• It is the responsibility of the drill/water sectional head to monitor all maintenance personnel to shift timing & discipline.
• It is the duty of drill/water sectional head to motivate & train personnel under them to ensure that quality work are done on the equipment.
• Ensuring compliance with ISO requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical engineering or a related discipline from a recognised University
• Master's degree is a plus
• A minimum of 15 years of plant operations related experience within an international Group
• Knowledge of repair and maintenance of plant heavy equipment.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good networking and teaming skills.
• Good data gathering and analysis skills.
• Baseline problem analysis and solving skills.
• Management experience of a large team