Senior Supervisor, Mechanical – Primary Smelting

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• Ensure Plant availability and Maintenance compliance according to the Smelter Engineering guidelines. • Supervise and Oversee Mechanical Maintenance of all installed mechanical equipment in the Isa Convert Plant • Understand the daily plant performance, review downtimes and highlight performance records discrepancies to ensure the log-sheets are correct and identify areas of improvement • Ensure compliance and adherence to the Preventive Maintenance schedules in line with the Smelter’s maintenance objectives • Inspect the plant regularly to proactively detect potential problems and recommend the necessary repair or maintenance actions • Adhere to all relevant requirements, policies, procedures and legal regulations pertaining to health, safety, environment and quality, as well as finance, human resources, and any other regulations as required by the company and relevant to the level of the role and responsibilities of the function. • Manage the direct reports to ensure compliance to their roles and responsibilities as well as sound engineering standards and practices. • Ensure that good work ethics are sustained by effectively managing discipline with reference to absenteeism, lateness, overtime, misconduct, etc. within the section. • Maintain the Isa Convert Furnace and all the associated equipment to ensure they are running at peak performance, paying diligent attention to small details on high priority to keep the plant running at the optimal performance levels and keeping downtimes within the Smelter Engineering guidelines. • Work with the Vendors, OEM’s, Peers and Superintendents in the Planning and Execution of the planned equipment Upgrades, Overhauls and new Installations • Perform failure analysis to significant breakdowns to prevent recurrence and ensure optimization of company assets. • Regularly review and optimize the spares inventory for the Isa Convert Plant to ensure that critical components are always available. • Work with the Operations teams and the Smelter Engineering teams in the execution of Major planned works: estimating materials, tools and equipment, consumables, spare parts and manpower. • Participate in Major Smelter Shutdowns as directed and assigned by the Superintendent. • Ensure the Safety of Men and Plant Equipment by continuously monitoring and managing the section resources for strict adherence to the relevant Engineering standards, Safe Work Procedures and OEM Specifications, Mining Regulations of Zambia and execute appropriate actions for non-compliance.