What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Specialist position at Capstone Copper?
POSITION PURPOSE
Responsible for identifying and optimizing opportunities to improve maintenance and operational practices with a focus on quality and efficiency at the Pinto Valley Mine site. This maintenance professional also plays a key role in leading the standardization of lubrication practices and monitoring short term downtimes by using technical knowledge and innovative approaches. This position works closely with the maintenance, operations, supply chain and assets & engineering teams at Pinto Valley as well as with suppliers, contractors and consultants to optimize practices, reduce waste in maintenance and provide short term support to equipment downtime.
REPORTING TO
Superintendent, Assets & Engineering
COLLABORATING WITH
(Key Departments, External Groups)
Internal
(Name Of Position):
None
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Balance of field (40%) and office work (60%). Field work is performed in different areas, equipment and plants at the Pinto Valley Mine Site
Position Responsibilities
As an employee of the Capstone Copper Assets & Engineering Department your key responsibilities are aligned with the Capstone Copper Asset Management Framework (AMF) Elements. You will be required to develop a clear understanding of the Capstone Copper AMF Standards relevant to your role and ensure they are applied within your area of responsibility.
The responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to the following
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Required
(Required, Preferred)
YEARS OF RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES (KSA):
Responsible for identifying and optimizing opportunities to improve maintenance and operational practices with a focus on quality and efficiency at the Pinto Valley Mine site. This maintenance professional also plays a key role in leading the standardization of lubrication practices and monitoring short term downtimes by using technical knowledge and innovative approaches. This position works closely with the maintenance, operations, supply chain and assets & engineering teams at Pinto Valley as well as with suppliers, contractors and consultants to optimize practices, reduce waste in maintenance and provide short term support to equipment downtime.
REPORTING TO
Superintendent, Assets & Engineering
COLLABORATING WITH
(Key Departments, External Groups)
Internal
- Reliability, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers or Specialists
- Maintenance Execution, Planning and Operational Teams
- Supervisors and Superintendents
- Technicians and Operators
- Suppliers and service providers as necessary for equipment technical support or improvement projects as necessary
(Name Of Position):
None
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Balance of field (40%) and office work (60%). Field work is performed in different areas, equipment and plants at the Pinto Valley Mine Site
Position Responsibilities
As an employee of the Capstone Copper Assets & Engineering Department your key responsibilities are aligned with the Capstone Copper Asset Management Framework (AMF) Elements. You will be required to develop a clear understanding of the Capstone Copper AMF Standards relevant to your role and ensure they are applied within your area of responsibility.
The responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to the following
- Health, Safety and Environment ……………………………………………….…….. (10%)
- Follow safe work procedures and act safely while working in compliance with all MSHA safety guidelines and Pinto Valley Mine policies and procedures
- Participate in proactive activities to reduce the probability and mitigate consequences of potential safety incidents to make Pinto Valley Mine a safe place to work
- Quality Control and Assurance of Maintenance Activities ….……..….……...… (20%)
- Develop and implement a systematic quality control (QA) and quality assurance (QA) program to review execution of maintenance activities against an expected performance standard
- Perform random reviews of maintenance activities within the QA/QC program, report deviations and monitor compliance of action items
- Optimize Maintenance and Operations Routines ……..…..………….….………… (20%)
- Develop and implement a program to enhance key maintenance and operational routines by using lean maintenance methodologies (TPM or SMED) to reduce waste and inefficiencies
- Optimize the execution of preventive maintenance (PM) by assessing inspection routes, sequence of tasks, tooling, task duration, safety requirements, etc
- Review and optimize duration of key maintenance and operational activities by using time studies
- Lead implementation and coaching of 5S methodology to improve workplace organization and cleanliness across site
- Standardize Maintenance Processes ……....………….……………………….…..… (20%)
- Facilitate development and field deployment of procedures of key maintenance activities
- Lead the efforts to standardize work to improve consistency, efficiency, training and onboarding of new employees
- Monitor Daily and Short Term Downtime ……………………………..………..…… (10%)
- Review daily equipment performance reports and validate downtime data
- Chair the equipment performance results daily review meetings
- Support execution of complex field equipment troubleshooting
- Evaluate and Monitor Performance of Component Trials …………….…..……… (10%)
- Analyze and monitor performance of new equipment installed at Pinto Valley
- Lead the program to reduce mechanical equipment obsolescence
- Analyze and monitor performance of equipment trialed
- Provide Technical Guidance to Lubrication Team ...………………….…….……… (10%)
- Act as the subject matter expert on lubrication topics
- Lead improvement of lubrication practices to standardize lubricants, improve routines (grease frequency and quantity), to make sure equipment is properly lubricated
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Required
(Required, Preferred)
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or diploma in related field
- Mechanical, electrical, industrial, materials, mining, chemical, metallurgical degree or diploma
YEARS OF RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
- 3 years in mechanical, electrical, planning, reliability, operations, mining, processing, metallurgy experience in a mining operational facility
- 5 years in mechanical, electrical, planning, reliability experience in a mining operational facility
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES (KSA):
- Understanding of safety protocols and practices in a mining processing plant or open pit mine environment
- Understanding of reliability centered maintenance (RCM & FMEA) concepts, the development of equipment maintenance strategies and life cycle asset management
- Experience with the use of defect elimination approaches and techniques such as RCA and 5WHY
- Experience in maintenance KPI's and analyzing equipment performance
- Understanding of Lean Maintenance methodologies to reduce waste and inefficiencies
- Understanding of equipment lubrication practices in processing plants and mobile equipment
- Experience with condition monitoring techniques used in a mining operational facility such as vibration analysis, oil analysis, ultrasound, airborne, thermography, health monitoring, etc
- Experience with mining equipment such as crushers, conveyors, ball mills, centrifugal pumps, flotation cells, filter plants, in processing plants or trucks, loaders, excavators, dozers, graders, etc in mobile equipment
- Able to speak, comprehend, and write in English
- Safety Conscious: to identify potential hazards and take the necessary steps to mitigate them
- Analytical Skills: to analyze equipment performance data
- Technical Aptitude: to have a strong understanding of the systems, equipment, and processes
- Problem Solving: to think creatively and come up with innovative solutions to complex problems
- Communication: to explain technical concepts in a clear and understandable manner
- Project Management: to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously and effectively
- Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) by The Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP)
