Company Description
-We’re re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives. That includes the lives of everyone who works for Anglo American. We strive to be a great company where employees are happy, inspired to do their best work. A place where every colleague can grow, develop and realise their potential. To live up to our Always with Purpose employee value proposition, we’re putting the development and growth of colleagues first by ensuring everyone at Anglo American has the career experience they deserve.
Job Description
-Purpose of the role:
The purpose is to be the overarching expert and owner for Wet End Processes, Pumping, etc.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define the design criteria for wet end processes, pumping, etc. and conduct design reviews.
- Analyse root causes for performance issues and facilitate improvement sprints.
- Own the wet end processes, pumping, etc baseline asset tactics.
- Closely collaborate with SC on the purchase specifications for equipment and strategic planning with suppliers (also including warranty).
- Advise and oversee condition monitoring for this part of plant.
- Participates in Root Cause Analysis and Defect Elimination as required and to performance optimisation of equipment performance and reliability as needed.
- Analyse pump efficiency and define counter measures for wear and damages/failures.
- Support the sensor development to conduct condition monitoring.
- Refine and develop FLAB principles for pumps.
Role-specific knowledge:
- Demonstrated maintenance and operational support experience.
- Solve technical and operational issues in cooperation with relevant stakeholders.
- Implements the most effective solutions to drive efficiencies.
- Optimise productivity and quality targets through utilising Engineering knowledge and cooperating with multi-disciplinary teams highlight areas of improvement.
- Manage, monitors and drives project activities within a specific project or Operation.
- Demonstrable balance between theoretical mechanical engineering and practical mechanical system maintenance, operations, and management.
- Proactively identifies, mitigates, or escalate risks.
Technical knowledge:
- Demonstrated knowledge of operational complexities experienced as an engineer in a mining operation.
- In addition to English proficiency, Portuguese and/or Spanish language skills would be highly advantageous.
- Sound working knowledge of relevant processing plant equipment.
Experience:
- Proven track record of extensive practical experience (Minimum 10 years’ experience)
Additional Information
-Who we are:
We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer and more responsible ways of working, demonstrating integrity and showing care and respect for people and the planet. That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies. As the custodians of coal and other precious natural resources – diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore and nickel – our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively, with the utmost consideration for local communities, our customers and the world at large.
How we are committed to your safety
Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day’s work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we’re also continually investing in new technologies – from drones to data analytics – that are helping to make mining safer.
Inclusion and Diversity
Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential.
