Mechanical / Centrifuge Team Chargehand
Core
Lead day-to-day maintenance of critical processing assets including centrifuges, kaolin grinders, and associated mechanical plant to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable mineral processing operations.
Role type
Senior hands-on IC mechanical maintenance chargehand
Builds
Maintains asset reliability and supports site performance for mineral processing operations
Domain
Industrial manufacturing / Mineral processing
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Mechanical maintenance, fault finding and diagnostics, SAP maintenance management systems, health and safety compliance, Lean/5S continuous improvement, equipment installation and modification
Preferred skills
Centrifuge and grinder experience, supervisory/chargehand experience, welding (MMA/TIG)
Technologies
SAP
Responsibilities
Plan and carry out planned preventative, routine, refurbishment and reactive mechanical maintenance; Diagnose and rectify mechanical faults on centrifuges, grinders and associated equipment; Support breakdown response to minimise downtime; Provide day-to-day leadership to a specialist mechanical engineering team; Coordinate maintenance activities with contractors and external suppliers; Create, plan and close maintenance work orders using SAP
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC