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Principal, Mobile Assets - Africa Business Unit

Principal, Mobile Assets - Africa Business Unit

AngloGold AshantiJohannesburg, ZA
5 days ago
Job description

Job title : Principal, Mobile Assets - Africa Business Unit

Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg

Deadline : October 02, 2025

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Objective of the role

  • The Principal– Mobile Assets is responsible for providing oversight and support of the Owner and Mining Contractor heavy mobile equipment (HME) Workshop, Pit Maintenance and Light Vehicles ensuring the strategic maintenance and efficient operation of HME & LVs.
  • The role and accountabilities are to ensure that the discipline functions as the centre of excellence and the custodian of all matters relating mobile equipment within the asset management discipline.
  • The role ensures that all equipment is maintained according to the equipment management strategy, optimising for full cost of ownership, and maintaining equipment reliability and efficiency.

    • Education & Qualifications

  • Engineering or Maintenance related qualification.

    • Technical Knowledge, Skills & Experience

  • 10+ years, preferably with Asset / HME management experience.
  • A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent tertiary qualification in a core engineering    discipline – i.e. Mechanical or Electrical or post-graduate in Asset Management would be beneficial.
  • Strong track record of success at specialist level in the mining industry working within the surface and underground mobile assets (HME) field. Deep level understanding of planning and maintenance of mobile equipment to ensure Integrity over the life of mine. At least 5 years relevant operational experience on a mine site related to mobile mining equipment. Relevant Mine / Site based experience is crucial.

    • Asset Management Strategy

  • Able to create a complete and well thought out asset strategy, using equipment and production data.
  • Can establish work management systems that deliver effective planning, resourcing and execution of maintenance work on schedule and within budget.
  • Define continuous improvement processes to systematically identify, prevent and eliminate chronic defects that lead to failures of major and critical equipment.
  • Able to develop processes to assess the condition of equipment, plant, and critical infrastructure in order to identify early signs of failure, take preventative action and mitigate consequences.
  • Understands the critical operational parameters to operate machinery and equipment within design tolerances.
  • Able to define and establish a risk-based asset integrity process that identifies, prioritises and manages asset integrity threats.

    • Engineering Science

  • Deeply understands how to analyse the performance of machinery and equipment and identify opportunities to increase both availability and utilisation.
  • Can do fault diagnosis and liaise with subject matter experts and equipment suppliers in collaborating to increase equipment performance.
  • Understand the use of Fleet modelling software in determining fleet requirements and productivities.

    • Business Planning

  • Is able to optimise the engineering budget through the evaluation of engineering / maintenance options in conjunction with mine and process planning.
  • Provides the tools to track benefits and expenses and for forecasting, planning and execution of the business plan.
  • Reviews and validates Stay-in-Business capital plans and projects to meet business requirements and reduce risk.

    • Operational Excellence

  • Is able to set OEE targets and generate innovative solutions to close the performance gaps relating to the primary drivers of value (run time, throughput and reliability)
  • Can integrate operational and economic models into a value engineering model for the mine and plant.
  • Can demonstrate the sustainability of equipment and process performance improvements by integrating these with the business planning process.

    • Information Management

  • Undertakes systematic analysis to the required level of detail and rigour and supports conclusions with accurate information and analysis.
  • Uses sound judgement and experience to validate and / or question the data.

    • Project Management

  • Can review a project for compliance against the standard and make recommendations to address deficiencies.
  • Can lead the work of engineering design service providers
  • Applies project management principles in achieving deliverables particularly when working with multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Strong ability to lead and work effectively with people, including leading high performing professional teams.
  • Preparedness to undertake extensive business travel. Well-developed industry networks

    • Operational Leadership

  • Has a track record of success in leadership roles.
  • Has effective communication skills.
  • Monitors team performance and only intervenes when required.
  • Understands the competencies of individual team members and works with individuals to address gaps and continuously enhance team performance.
  • Understands the needs of the business and is able to clearly articulate and prioritise these for the team.
  • Understands all functions (technical or otherwise) on a mine to a reasonable level and can contribute to discussions on a broad multi-functional basis.

    • Role Accountabilities

    Budget delivery : Analyse and Report actual mining performance and oversee the supply, logistics and stores processes

    Performance Analysis and Reporting :

  • Analyse and report actual mining maintenance performance against the Annual Rate Review (ARR) parameters, budget, and forecast plans.
  • Evaluate contractual maintenance performance using key parameters and report through to the ALT, and where there is underperformance,
  • Validate maintenance KPIs in the ARR process with contractors.
  • Provide monthly variance analysis for maintenance KPIs (monthly, quarterly, annually).
  • Generate monthly reports comparing maintenance KPIs to ARR for presentation at ALTs.
  • Provide business planning support in regards to fleet sizing and asset strategy
  • Provide inputs & support where required for annual planning process.
  • Provide inputs and analysis support to bespoke projects.
  • Monitors labour ratios and maintenance costs and supports the contractor in driving down life cycle costs.
  • Plays an active role working directly with alliance partners in improving performance of any of the key asset management metrics not achieving target.

    • Supply Chain and Logistics Management :

  • Ensure effective supply, logistics, and stores processes to maintain part availability for planned and unplanned work.
  • Monitors the delays associated with waiting for parts and where excessive drive the contractor to improve machines-await-parts metric targets.
  • Complete routine reviews of critical spares inventory on sites.

    • Context setting / long term planning :

  • Review and escalate as required   strategic maintenance plans for all HME, aligning with organisational goals and long-term asset management strategies.  Provides a regional view of the long-term plan
  • Reviews the Life of Mine / Life asset plans that balances machine residual life and performance and ensures it aligns with business need
  • Reviews Equipment management strategies to understand alignment with OEM / Best Practice
  • Work directly with CTO as the BU Subject Matter expert.

    • Mining Contract Management :

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment and collaboration across departments and with suppliers
  • Providing governance across the contractor’s compliance with the Safety & Health and Environmental policies, standards, procedures, and regulations.
  • Provide oversight of statutory positions within the owner & contract maintenance teams
  • Coach and advise contract owners and key stakeholders regarding the contractual levers for effective contract management detailed within the scope of the Alliance contracts related to Maintenance.
  • Benchmark key contract inputs for maintenance and monitor actual performance against appropriate benchmarks.
  • Identify opportunities for performance and cost improvements and advise contractors / owners accordingly.
  • Acts as custodian of the AMT process associated with Asset Management of HME and LVs and is a key member of AMTs, providing input into ALT processes.
  • Act as the key contract liaison between AGA and Mining Contractors for maintenance related tasks
  • Escalation of issues as required to the AMT / ALT.
  • Constructive contribution to the entire business unit performance.

    • Governance / Risk :

    Reliability Program :

  • Ensure contractor and owner run fleets have a targeted reliability program for the key production units to address acute and chronic problems.
  • Support Alliance Contractors to conduct data-driven reliability analysis for the key production fleet, and where required stress test analysis and recommendations
  • Ensure contractors have developed detailed action plans with progress tracking.

    • Root Cause Problem Solving :

  • Champion a robust root cause problem-solving program for mining contractors to investigate large and recurring failures in line with the Contractors framework.
  • Ensure detailed action plans with progress tracking.
  • Demonstrate reductions in large or recurring problems.

    • Work Management Process :

  • Ensure adherence to the contractor's work management process and integrate quality into planning and execution.
  • Provide oversight to the contractor work management process for compliance and target metrics
  • Provide oversight of the quality scoping process and completion.

    • Remuneration

  • As per the AGA salary scales.

    • Closing Date : 02 October 202

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