SENIOR FIXED PLANT MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN JOB DESCRIPTION
Position/Job Title: Senior Fixed Plant Maintenance Technician
- Job Grade:
- Department: Mineral Processing – Group
- Reports To: Group Metallurgy Manager
- Job Brief: The Senior Fixed Plant Maintenance Technicianis responsible for leading and managing all maintenance activities forthe fixed processing plant across all mining operations to ensure safe, reliable and cost-effective operation. The requires a complete focus on safety and the development and mentoring of a local workforce coming from a limited skills background. The role focuses on maximizing the equipment availability, improving asset life, controlling maintenance costs and driving continuous improvement in maintenance systems practices.
Responsibilities: The Senior Fixed Plant Maintenance Technician has the following responsibilities and duties:
Key Responsibilities
- Maintenance Strategy & Planning
- Develop and implement preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance strategies for fixed plant equipment.
- Establish long-term asset management plans aligned with production and business objectives.
- Ensure effective shutdown, turnaround, and major maintenance planning and execution.
- Plant Reliability & Performance
- Maximize plant availability and reliability by reducing unplanned downtime.
- Lead root cause failure analysis (RCFA) and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Monitor maintenance KPIs such as MTBF, MTTR, availability, and maintenance cost per ton.
- Team Leadership & Development
- Lead, coach, and develop maintenance supervisors, planners, engineers, and trades personnel.
- Ensure appropriate staffing levels and skills mix for mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation teams.
- Promote a strong safety culture and accountability within the maintenance team.
- Safety, Health & Environment (SHE)
- Ensure all maintenance activities comply with site safety standards, legal requirements, and best practices.
- Lead hazard identification, risk assessments, and safe work procedures (LOTO, permits, isolation).
- Drive zero-harm culture and continuous improvement in safety performance.
- Budget & Cost Control
- Prepare and manage the maintenance budget, including labor, spares, contractors, and shutdown costs.
- Control maintenance expenditure while maintaining plant reliability and asset integrity.
- Optimize spare parts inventory and critical spares strategy.
- Systems & Continuous Improvement
- Ensure effective use of the CMMS (e.g., SAP, Pronto, Maximo) for work management and reporting.
- Drive reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Standardize maintenance procedures, job plans, and documentation.
- Contractor & Stakeholder Management
- Manage maintenance contractors and service providers to ensure safe, quality, and cost-effective delivery.
- Collaborate closely with Operations, Projects, Metallurgy, and Supply Chain teams.
- Provide technical input into plant upgrades, modifications, and capital projects.
Key Equipment Exposure (Typical Fixed Plant)
- Crushers (jaw, cone, impact)
- Screens, conveyors, feeders
- Pumps, cyclones, thickeners
- Spirals, Jigs, shaking tables, Multi gravity separator.
- Power distribution, MCCs, instrumentation and control systems (SCADA)
Qualifications & Experience
- Degree or Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering (or equivalent work experience in a similar setting on similar equipment).
- 8–12+ years maintenance experience in fixed plant / mineral processing / heavy industry.
- 3–5+ years in a maintenance leadership or management role.
- Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation maintenance.
- Experience with CMMS and maintenance KPI reporting.
- Strong experience working in developing mining jurisdictions and working on aging equipment – must have a can do approach.
- Strong experience working within the constraints of a parts restricted environment and a demonstration of managing Central African logistics.
Skills & Competencies
- Complete safety focus and an enforcement of world standard safety practices
- Strong leadership and people management skills
- Strong mentorship capacity and a deomonstrated ability to lift and enhance a local workforce
- Excellent planning, analytical, and problem-solving abilities
- Solid understanding of asset management and reliability principles
- Budgeting and cost control expertise
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Plant availability and reliability
- Unplanned downtime reduction
- Maintenance cost per ton
- Safety performance (LTIFR, TRIFR)
- Schedule compliance and backlog control
Please submit application documents to this e-mail address: recruitment.nyakabingo@trinity-metals.com .
The deadline for Application is 25/03/2026