Mintek

Artisan – Plant Building and Maintenance

Listing reference: minte_000283

Listing status: Under Review

Apply by: 11 November 2024

Position summary

Industry: Mining & Quarrying

Job category: Artisan

Location: Randburg

Contract: Permanent

Remuneration: Market Related

EE position: No

Introduction

Mintek has an exciting career opportunity for an Artisan: Comminution position within the Mineral Processing Division (MPD). The candidate is required to perform tasks related to executing plant building and equipment maintenance activities within MPD. This includes being responsible for building and maintenance of pilot plants, laboratory equipment and MPD assets in accordance with specified designs, engineering drawings, plant layouts, flow sheets, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Job description

Key Performance Indicators:

Plan and execute planned maintenance schedule on various MPD plants and equipment, making sure to effectively interpret conditions of plants and equipment and determine causes thereof as well as check and ensure quality of maintenance work in MPD equipment.
Maintain a sign-in and sign-out for MPD equipment.
Assist with Works Orders and do follow ups.
Compile reports on the status of inspected equipment and submit the report with recommendations to the Head of the group.
Ensure registration of assets in equipment register and monitor assets movements.
Help to record and track the movement of assets.
Look after the MPD assets (Asset numbers & Bar codes) and help identify broken or non-repairable.
Identify resources required to execute required maintenance.
Plan execution of recommended maintenance activities.
Execute planned maintenance as per plan.
Report back to ead on completed work.

Preventative Maintenance

Execute planned maintenance inspections on various mechanical plants and equipment, making use of mechanical theories to effectively interpret conditions of plant and equipment and determine causes thereof.
Compile reports on the status of inspected equipment.
Submit report with recommendations to Supervisor.
Identify resources required to execute required maintenance.
Plan execution of recommended maintenance activities.
Execute planned maintenance as per plan.
Report back to Supervisor on completed work.

Reactive Maintenance

Respond to breakdown of equipment and plant.
Assess the extent and cause of failure.
Identify the best remedial action to be taken, taking into account the impact of downtime and cost of repair.
Inform Supervisor of the failure/breakdown and request required spares.
Execute repairs to failed equipment or plant and commission. Ensure high quality of workmanship to prevent recurrence of failure.

Projects

Interpret drawings (PFD’s, P&ID’s and Structural) to assemble plant and equipment as requested by Cis.
Design manufacture and install water, air, gas and steam reticulation according to relevant quality and safety standards.
Meeting requirements of CI for pilot plant building.
Commission pilot plants.
Meeting deadlines for projects and reliability.
Ensure when decommissioning of a pilot plant is complete, all equipment is returned to its original state.

Additional

Perform risk assessment before carrying out work.
Supervise subordinates and ensure they work safely.
Ensure high quality of work in all maintenance activities.
Minimise wastage of materials and spares when maintaining equipment or making new fixtures or structures.
Perform standby duties, responding to calls after hours regarding failed equipment, plant and services
Mentor trainees.
Ensure all SHEQ requirements are adhered to and met.

Minimum requirements

Trade Certifcate
Atleast 5 years' experience in the operation and maintenance of relevant minerals processing related unit operations such as flotation, milling, crushing, physical separation and sample preparation.
At least 5 years on the job training.

Artisan – Plant Building and Maintenance

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Introduction

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