OUTSIDE MAINTENANCE SECTION LEADER (1)

African Barrick Gold (ABG) is a new company whose equity is traded on the London
Stock Exchange.

ABG is Tanzania’s largest gold producer with four gold mining operations and ABG is the fifth largest gold producer in Africa.

ABG has numerous advanced exploration and development projects, and large land positions on the most prolific and prospective mineral trends in Africa.

OUTSIDE MAINTENANCE SECTION LEADER (1)

Reporting to the Asset Reliability Manager we seek to appoint an Outside Maintenance Section Leader at our Buzwagi gold mining operation.

KEY RESULT AREAS/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Scope & manage capital and working cost projects to ensure agreed time, cost and quality targets are met safely and in accordance to environmental guidelines.

• Manage all civil & structural engineering works both within the mine site as well as approved community related projects.
• Responsible for fencing and vegetation control on the mine site.

• Installation and upkeep of plastics liners on site, primarily at the TSF and mining production areas

• Manage the maintenance of all camp and external facilities including all buildings complexes, room accommodation, swimming pool, gym, laundry, bar, kitchen, changing houses, and other recreation facilities to a high standard.

• Maintenance of all equipment around the site including but not limited to incinerators, air conditioning, laundry equipment, kitchen cookware, ancillary equipment, fridges ,washing machines, generators, site lighting and fire pumps & borehole pumps
• Develop, review and execute planned maintenance for all equipment and structures in the section.

• Attending all water treatment plant, pipes systems and control systems to make sure that water purification and sewage treatments are done in a safe manner.

• Management of domestic water supplies from boreholes as well as water supplied by the Kahama Council for billing purposes.

• Ensure that contractor’s safety management plans are in place, are monitored, and meet absolute compliance to Mine & ABG’s safety standards and practices.

• Ensure own and contractor equipment is safe to operate, secured, and meets the Mine’s safety and operational standards.

• Provide leadership to the management team to ensure the development of a working environment that is conducive to achievements of KPI's.

• Manage employees’ developmental needs in achieving their full potential through effective training and mentoring programs.

• Actively engage in Business Improvement initiatives to ensure that value enhancing ideas are identified and implemented.

• Participate in developing the appropriate policies and procedures to ensure the highest level of corporate governance is achieved.

• Actively participate in appropriate government working parties and community groups to ensure that Buzwagi interests are represented and protected for engineering works conducted within the wider community.

• Provide leadership to develop and enforce appropriate policies to ensure that employees and contractors adhere to safety and environmental standards that meet or exceed Mine, ABG & industry practice and abide with applicable legislative requirements

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Education Requirements:

• Tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering or equivalent.

• Professional Registration with Engineers Registration Board (ERB)

• A recognized course in Project Management

Experience Requirements:

• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in a variety of project construction activities

• Demonstrated skills with capital justification, budget development, expenditure and controls.

• Experience in Mining or Construction industries is essential.

• Management experience within a maintenance engineering (electrical & mechanical) environment.

• Experience with operations and project development in a developing country environment.

• Awareness of culture, business environment and infrastructures issues is considered essential.

Special Attributes:

• Good computer skills and knowledge of MS Office and Pronto is essential.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Ability to interpret work plans and effectively communicates targets and goals.

• Able to drive and hold a Tanzanian driving license.

 

African Barrick Gold has a strong commitment to environmental, health and safety management.

African Barrick Gold offers equal employment opportunities to qualified men and women.

If you are not contacted by African Barrick Gold within thirty (30) days after the closing date, you should consider your application as unsuccessful. Short listed candidates may be subjected to any of the following: security clearance; competency assessment; physical capability assessment, reference checking.

Please forward applications before 06 June 2014.