Key Duties and Responsibilities
Maintenance Planning & Scheduling
- Develop daily, weekly, monthly, and shutdown maintenance plans for Tongli fleet operations.
- Create maintenance work schedules aligned with operational requirements.
- Prepare work packs and define labor, tools, parts, and execution requirements.
- Prioritize maintenance activities according to equipment criticality.
- Monitor schedule adherence and update execution plans accordingly.
- Coordinate planned maintenance shutdown activities.
Work Order & Maintenance Control
- Create, manage, and monitor maintenance work orders.
- Ensure maintenance jobs are properly scoped before execution.
- Track maintenance completion status and backlog performance.
- Maintain work order accuracy and closure quality.
- Review work execution reports and identify improvement opportunities.
Resource Planning & Coordination
- Coordinate manpower allocation across maintenance activities.
- Ensure availability of:
- Spare parts
- Maintenance tools
- Workshop equipment
- Service support resources
- Liaise with procurement and warehouse teams to prevent maintenance delays.
- Coordinate external contractor requirements where necessary.
Fleet Reliability & Maintenance Performance
- Monitor maintenance KPIs and equipment performance.
- Analyze equipment downtime and identify planning improvement opportunities.
- Support reliability initiatives to improve equipment availability.
- Participate in Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA).
- Support preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
Maintenance Data Management & Reporting
- Maintain accurate maintenance records and planning documentation.
- Generate maintenance reports and dashboards.
- Analyze historical maintenance data and trends.
- Produce:
- Weekly maintenance reports
- Monthly planning reports
- Downtime analysis
- Equipment availability reports
Safety & Compliance
- Ensure maintenance plans comply with:
- HSE standards
- LOTO procedures
- Permit-to-Work systems
- Operational requirements
- Participate in maintenance risk assessments.
- Promote safe maintenance planning practices.
Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Coordination
- Supervise maintenance planners and planning support personnel.
- Coordinate activities across:
- Maintenance
- Operations
- Warehouse
- Procurement
- Safety
- Management
- Support training and development of planning personnel.
Qualification & Experience
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree or HND in any of the following preferred fields:
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Maintenance Engineering
- Mining Engineering
- Heavy Equipment Engineering
- Supply Chain Engineering or related discipline.
- A Master’s Degree (MSc/MEng) in a relevant field will be considered an advantage.
Experience
- Minimum 4–6 years of proven experience in maintenance planning, maintenance scheduling, or heavy equipment maintenance within mining operations.
- Minimum 2 years of supervisory or planning leadership experience.
- Experience working with Tongli fleets or equivalent heavy mining equipment will be considered an advantage
- Open-pit mining experience preferred.
Technical Competencies
- Strong understanding of:
- Maintenance planning and scheduling
- Preventive and predictive maintenance
- Maintenance KPIs
- Shutdown planning
- Resource optimization
- Equipment lifecycle management
Proficiency in:
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office Suite
- CMMS / ERP systems (SAP)
- Ability to interpret maintenance reports and technical data.
Other Requirements
- Valid Ghanaian Driver’s License.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent analytical and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities under operational pressure.
Location: Akyem Mine Site, Ghana
Salary: Attractive
