Abosso Goldfields Ltd (AGL, a subsidiary of Gold Fields Limited) has engineering
jobs in Ghana to hire Chief Engineer. We are a world-class operation,
consisting of large-scale open pit and CIL Metallurgical. The operation has a
mining rate around 24 Mtpa and a processing rate of 4.4 Mtpa. The mine is
situated in a tropical climate in the Western Region of Ghana.
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JOB SUMMARY
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Company:
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Abosso Gold Fields Ltd
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Industry:
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Mining
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Category:
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Engineering
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Location:
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Damang
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Job Status:
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Full-time
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Salary:
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GH¢
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Education:
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Tertiary
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Experience:
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10 years
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Job
Expires:
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26 Mar, 2013
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Job Description
Purpose of the job:
The Engineering Department of Damang Gold Mine is currently seeking to employ a Chief Engineer to manage and control all engineering activities of the Process plant, Mine Infrastructure and Accommodation. These activities will include the management and control of a comprehensive maintenance and repair process. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Chief Engineer will be responsible for effective people management and machine safe practices in accordance with Gold Fields Ghana Standards and Procedures, effective operational cost control, sound equipment availability/reliability and performance, risk mitigating initiatives and contract management as well as identify, implement and manage continuous improvement projects and programs.
Key Responsibilities:
The Engineering Department of Damang Gold Mine is currently seeking to employ a Chief Engineer to manage and control all engineering activities of the Process plant, Mine Infrastructure and Accommodation. These activities will include the management and control of a comprehensive maintenance and repair process. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Chief Engineer will be responsible for effective people management and machine safe practices in accordance with Gold Fields Ghana Standards and Procedures, effective operational cost control, sound equipment availability/reliability and performance, risk mitigating initiatives and contract management as well as identify, implement and manage continuous improvement projects and programs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure
that sound principles of Health and Safety are in line with Gold Fields
standards and procedures
- Ensure
that equipment availability and performance to meet approved targets
- Ensure
that effective engineering standards and procedures are developed,
sustained, and implemented in compliance with ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001
requirements
- Ensure
that operational cost control is maintained to set budget targets
- Ensure
effective liaison with Government agencies such as the Inspector of
Machinery to ensure that engineering services are delivered to the
standards set by these agencies
- Ensure
that effective training and development of staff is implemented and
sustained to enhance staff technical ability in preparation for more senior
positions
- Ensure
that effective interaction with operational personnel is upheld to
optimize equipment performance, reliability and utilization
Required Skills or Experience
- A
tertiary qualification in the field of Mechanical Engineering from an
accredited institution
- A
Government Certificate of Competency - Must possess a Engineering
Superintendent ticket
- Work
experience on a processing plant and equipment such as Krupp gyratory and
Sandvik, Nordberg and Excel cone crushers, Polysius grinding mills, conveyor
systems, CIL plant equipment including agitators, linear screens, Outotec
thickeners, carbon regeneration kilns, elution circuit and electro-winning
circuit
- Sound
business acumen and the ability to influence the main cost drivers in a
plant environment
- Results-orientation
skillls to manage all mine maintenance and project work
- Excellent
communication skills in English, both written and spoken, as well as
the ability to interact with people of diverse cultures
- Computer
literacy in Microsoft Office/MS Project and a working knowledge of
planned maintenance software packages (SAP PM)
- A
minimum of ten years technical experience in a maintenance function on
process plant
- A
minimum of three years management experience at the level of Chief
Engineer or Plant Superintendent level supported by the relevant
appointment documentation
- Technical
problem solving and failure analysis, capabilities, with special emphasis
on crushers, grinding mills, conveyors, CIL and elution circuits and
pumping circuits for slurry, water and reagents
- Sound
understanding of medium voltage power distribution networks and the
supply and synchronization of emergency power generation with a national
grid
- A sound
understanding of plant process control, instrumentation and SCADA systems
- Medical
fitness for the position and environment
How To Apply
Interested applicants should submit detailed curriculum vitae to:
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