• Maintenance Fitter at Barrick – North Mara Gold Mine

• Ensure team member in the plant adhere to safety regulations and use the correct PPE
• Able to monitor plant performance from SCADA
• Report all Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) issues via an incident report
• Perform task risk assessments
• Ensure the plant operates within acceptable limits and deviations are reported
• Operate the plant according to company operation policies and SOPs
• Adhere to isolation and lock out permits procedures
• Adhere to workplace safety policies, regulations and compliances
• Trouble shoot process control problems and solve operation problems with assistance from the shift leader in the Control Room
• Maintaining a clean and environmentally safe work area, apply 5S principle
• Clean equipment, using scrapers, wire brushes, and cleaning solvents.
• Apply fault-finding techniques, conduct root cause failure analysis and regular plant inspections.
• Clean, maintain and repair mechanical parts, components and equipment as directed by the Supervisor.
• Conduct regular plant and steel structures inspections.
• Carry out workshop fabrication, equipment assembly and installation.
• Complete breakdown and preventive maintenance work orders, create subsequent notifications, and provide feedback on work performed.
• Attain and maintain relevant licenses and authorizations required to execute allocated duties e.g. Basic Rigging, Working at Heights, machine operation i.e. forklift.
• Removes defective parts by dismantling devices; using hoists, cranes, and hand and power tools; examining form and texture of parts
• Controls downtime by informing production workers of routine preventive maintenance techniques; monitoring compliance
• Maintains equipment, parts, and supplies inventories by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed equipment, parts, and supplies; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt
• Prepares mechanical maintenance reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Maintains continuity among work teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs
• Inspect assembled vessels and individual components, such as tubes, fittings, valves, controls, and auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects.
• Position, align, and secure structural parts and related assemblies to boiler frames, tanks, or vats of pressure vessels, following blueprints.
• Repair or replace defective pressure vessel parts, such as safety valves and regulators
• Attach rigging, and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections and other parts into place
• Communicate regularly with control room / Shift Supervisor for status of plant
• Responsible for shift handover at area of responsibility
• Proactively identifying and acting on plant performance deviation

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

Qualification Requirements:

• FTC, VETA, IMTT Trade Test or its Equivalent)
• Technical/ Vocational School, Apprenticeship training, on-the-job training

Experience Requirements:

• Minimum 2 Years relevant work experience
• Working knowledge of safety standards of equipment
• Mechanical and boilermaker experience

Skills / Knowledge Requirements:

• Analytical skills, able to think logically and clearly; Strong attention to detail
• Complex problem solving skills
• Check the plant for any defects – both process and whatever maintenance required
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Operate a variety of tools and equipment in a safe and effective manner.
• Perform safety inspections and identify safety hazards.
• Ability to work in confined spaces, work standing or in a crouched position for long periods
• Possession of Valid driving license
• Ensure defective machinery & utilization of standby equipment are reported to the Shift Supervisor
• Identify and suggest optimizations opportunities