Job Vacancies @ AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited – 4 Positions

AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited is recruting to fill the following positions:

1.) Master Data Specialist
2.) Construction Supervisor – Electrical
3.) Shaft & Winders Superintendent
4.) Engineering Manager – Underground

AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited, Obuasi Gold Mine is currently near completion of the redevelopment phase to become a modern, efficient and long-term profitable operation. The underground mining operation has been fully mechanized and designed to produce up to an average maximum of 5,000 t/day of ore mined.

See job details and how to apply below.

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1.) Master Data Specialist

ROLE PURPOSE AND CONTEXT

• The core purpose of this role is to implement and deliver an end to end Enterprise Resource Program (ERP) supportive solution to PM focusing on systems design, user acceptance and enablement to facilitate, support and enhance optimum business processes and decision making.
• This includes Technical Design / Validation, Data, Training, Change Management and Role design to enable the delivery of the Asset Management Program at all AngloGold Ashanti Africa Sites.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Review SAP PM system maintenance activities for completion and quality.
• Act as the conduit between the business and the global oneERP System.
• Assist with "troubleshooting" and translate functional business requirements into technical requirements where system changes are required.
• Identify business changes that may impact the system
• Develop master data quality to enable automation of the ERP processes.
• Monitor and assure the compliance to maintenance tactic review and amendment subsequent to incidents.
• Identify gaps where business processes are not effectively supported by the system.
• Escalate user incidents to the appropriate levels of support for resolution.
• Implement the Asset Management Framework relevant to the planning and scheduling team members.
• Monitor and assure planning process i.e.: TM1 HME to inform an accurate budget and short term budgeting process
• Reduce waste and optimize processes to improve asset performance
• Assist in supporting, coaching, and training end-users by extracting and interpreting system reports from ServiceNow
• Fulfil end-user requests for access to the oneERP system, by activating the request in GRC
• Monitor end-user activity and identify trends.
• Mature the skills and utilization of the ERP solution
• Interact with the ServiceNow system as a tool for resolving end-user incidents, or for fulfilling end-user requests
• "Own" end-user incidents and requests throughout the SAP value-chain process – from logging at the service desk to resolution.

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Qualification Required & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Experience

• Minimum of five (5) years work experience in a related position
• Knowledge of SAP PM module

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Technical Competencies

• Commercial acumen relevant to the role
• Demonstrated capability in organizing work, setting priorities and exercising sound independent judgement
• Strong ability to lead and work effectively with people
• Personal credibility with strong interpersonal, influencing and communication skills with internal and external stakeholders
• High energy and level of enthusiasm for the work with high performance goals for self and team
• Preparedness to take a well-reasoned stand on matters of importance
• Behaviour consistent with AngloGold Ashanti’s Values
• Mining and Processing acumen relevant to the role
• Sound understanding of SAP PM modules
• Sound understanding of AGA Asset Management principles, policies, process etc.
• Sound understanding of components and key drivers of the mining value chain
• Sound understanding of Organisational Risk & Change management
• Good Conflict management skills
• Good coaching training and problem solving skills

Location: Obuasi

How To Apply For The Job

To submit your application, click on the link below and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.

Click Here To Apply Online

Closing Date: 17 March, 2022

Note: Only Shortlisted Applicants will be contacted

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2.) Construction Supervisor – Electrical

ROLE PURPOSE AND CONTEXT

• The Construction Supervisor - Electrical will be responsible for the field supervision of Electrical construction crews (LV and MV) works at the Obuasi KMS surface, shaft, and underground areas. The supervisor will be accountable for maintaining progress as per Project schedule and for overseeing the teams to work in a safe and responsible manner, according to the mine safety procedures and protocols.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Work compliantly with the requirement of government of Ghana agencies, environmental, health and safety legislation and AGAG regulations.
• Accept personal responsibility for health and safety and that of every mine worker by his/her work. Also having a duty of care for themselves and others in a working environment.
• Lead by example to create a safe working environment where risks are assessed and managed on a daily base.
• Responsible and accountable for their team’s environmental obligations and performances by conducting informal meetings with team and reporting any weaknesses in the environmental procedures.
• Enforce all environmental work procedures that have been issued by the Departmental Manager.
• Investigate all environmental incidents in their assigned work areas. Immediately after an incident, complete an incident report form and submit to the Departmental Manager for onward submission to the Environmental Manager or his representative. A preliminary investigation report and any recommendations for preventing a recurrence should be included on the incident report form.
• Attend all scheduled and assigned environmental training meetings.
• Act on all employee environmental complaints and suggestions.
• Adhere to the site’s environmental management plan.
• Manage the electrical construction teams on a daily base, maximizing the productivity and ensuring the team compliance to the safety regulations.
• Manage the installation of cables, terminations and supporting structures to various Motor control centers and MV Panels.
• Manage the installation of Electrical panels according to OEM specifications and standards Planning and quality control of installations.
• Provide technical input regarding installation techniques and any unforeseen technical queries that may arise
• Keep a daily progress diary and update project schedule accordingly

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Qualification Required & Experience

• Engineering Degree in Electrical or Minimum of technical diploma N4 Electrical

Experience

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in electrical construction.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Underground Environment electrical construction.
• Experience in assembly and wiring of Motor control centers.
• Experience in assembly and wiring of 11kv switchgear.
• Experience with MV terminations and joints, minimum of 50 terminations and 20 joints.
• Must be competent to read and interpret schematics, SLD and PLC termination schedules.
• Must have experience in leading and managing multiple teams.
• Experience to do Quality control and the importance of proper documentation.
• Experience with testing and certifying MV cables and installations.
• Experience with cold commissioning and the managing of process control changes.
• Experience with Fault finding and problem solving with control circuits

Legal Requirement

• Must possess relevant certificate of competency from Minerals Commission of Ghana

Technical Competencies

• Strong construction work competencies in an underground environment a must.
• Sound project management skills.
• Should have analytical skills to be able to evaluate information and solve complex problems.
• Strong planning and management skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of good engineering practices and the implementation thereof
• Must have previous personal experience with terminating MV as well as LV Cables
• Must have a good understanding of the use of cable block diagrams, schematics and loop drawings

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Other Competencies

• Model work behaviors for your subordinates.
• Consistent with the company values.
• Proven ability to initiate and drive the construction cycle through its life cycle.
• Able to work with different kinds of people
• Organized skills to keep track of many workers, schedules and work fronts all at once

Location: Obuasi

How To Apply For The Job

To submit your application, click on the link below and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.

Click Here To Apply Online

Closing Date: 10 March, 2022

Note: Only Shortlisted Applicants will be contacted

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3.) Shaft & Winders Superintendent

ROLE PURPOSE AND CONTEXT

• The Shaft & Winders Superintendent is accountable for monitoring and control of the winding equipment to ensure the operation is always compliant, safe, in accordance with operational and Engineering policies, standards, systems and procedures to maximise plant (winder) availability in a compliant, safe, sustainable, cost-effective manner and minimize operational risks in order to meet the business’ strategic objective.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Apply HSE regulations with zero tolerance to breaches.
• Demonstrate safety behaviour that is consistent with AGAG’s vision and values.
• Lead by example to create a safe working environment, where risks are assessed and managed, so tasks are performed without risk of injury or harm.
• Timely investigation of all injuries, illness, and incidents with action plans developed to prevent recurrences
• Ensure monitoring and data collection to demonstrate compliance, in accordance with the Government of Ghana conditions of approvals and the site’s Environmental Management Plan.
• Ensure zero reportable environmental incidents, zero compliance breaches and no events requiring public disclosure.
• Investigate process interruptions using ‘Analyse and Improve’ tools
• Using AGA’s How we Work guidelines, clearly define the roles and accountabilities of subordinates.
• Ensure the organisation structure is capable of delivering the required certified personnel to maintain winding plants and shafts fulfilling the strategic requirements at recommencement of operations.
• Communicate policies and procedures in a manner so as to achieve full understanding and compliance
• Provide guidance to subordinates in leadership techniques to achieve maximum performance
• Develop a skills matrix that includes all disciplines and individual achievements.
• Ensure operational areas maintain the skills matrix up-to-date
• Identify skill deficiencies and initiate corrective action
• Develop an appropriate succession plan for key positions with the correct supportive development plan
• Review, approve and sign off the winding maintenance training items detailed in the Refurbishment Execution Plan and schedule, infrastructure detailed design requirements, detailed testing plans, operational commissioning plans, handover plans, training plans, manuals, records, drawings, specifications and documents issued.
• Deliver winder operating and maintenance training and qualification levels consistent with the refurbishment plan and commencement of operations stages.
• Comply with reporting processes for managing training and qualification commensurate with winding equipment installation and refurbishment to deliver winding operations that meet cost, schedule and quality expectations consistent with the scope and quality contained in the Feasibility Study within area of accountability.
• Proactively control the training and qualifications process to avoid potential project cost and schedule overruns, whilst maintaining safety, budget, schedule and quality targets.
• Communicate accurate and timely maintenance schedule delivery, progress, cost and quality information in the area of accountability.
• Design and put in place reporting structure to provide major inputs to Engineering Manager - UG to allow reporting of Operational Readiness for the winding operations.
• Monitor the compliant completion of the winding aspects of the Operational Readiness plan for the mining teams including localisation plan.
• Engage and develop appropriately skilled, capable and experienced personnel in the area of accountability.
• Use the systems for the winding section to provide effective planning of work, efficient and safe work practices, monitoring of performance and promote continuous improvement.

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• Identify sub-standard work practices, identify root cause and eliminate by corrective action.
• Task subordinates in line with achieving the agreed production plan
• Work with the team of Specialists to specify, design, analyze and verify new components and systems.
• Implement corporate programs, e.g. asset management strategies, System for People, Operational Effectiveness, etc. across areas of control.
• Deploy management routines to identify defects in the workplace
• Establish rapports with the other departments to ensure common goals are identified and reached
• Provide technical expertise input in the development of a 2-year plan for winding activities:
• Ensure statutory and corporate compliance
• Identify trends in winding equipment and operations to support performance
• Monitor failure root cause analysis
• Identify and consider the applicability of new technology and products
• Monitor the stage of the life cycle costing of key equipment with consideration to changing operational parameters
• Evaluate the cost of changing operational parameters
• Contribute electrical maintenance input to optimise processing plant availability and capability in a sustainable manner.
• Contribute to the sustainable use of the winding equipment:
• Plan and monitor completion of necessary training
• Plan, monitor and analyse to ensure long term sustainable operation of equipment
• Monitoring of the usage of winding equipment
• Ensure cost impacts in area of accountability are evaluated, approved and budget is revised
• Control delivery of winder maintenance training to the approved budget whilst proposing solutions to adapt to unforeseen circumstances and identify and discuss opportunities to exceed annual budget and action authorised changes
• Identify, communicate and implement potential cost reduction initiatives
• Manage the department in line with operational budget
• Develop and maintain the maintenance training portion of the Winding Engineering Management Plan, as a key Project Execution Plan sub plan for the area of accountability
• Arrange input and support into establishing and maintaining Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), budget, schedule, and construction work packs for refurbishment activities.
• Oversee the Requests for Information (RFI) and Technical Query (TQ) process, review and approve appropriate technical and non-technical documentation.
• Review and input into relevant plans such as Health, Safety, Quality and Commissioning

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Qualification Required & Experience

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Maintenance Engineering, or equivalent
• Financial, commercial and project management through work experience and courses.

Experience

• An experienced Winder Operations Manager/Specialist with 10+ years’ experience in underground mining
• Experience with Winder and Shaft maintenance, covering all aspects
• Experience in Project Management
• Knowledge of SAP PM module

Legal Requirement

• Must possess Engineering Certificate of Competency from Mineral Commission of Ghana.

Technical Competencies

• Strong Winder Operations competencies in underground mining
• Sound project management skills
• Should have analytical skills to be able to evaluate information and solve complex problems.
• Detail oriented to understand complex systems, and recognition that a minor error can cause major problems.
• Commercially astute and able to work effectively with third parties.
• Legally astute with respect to project delivery and maintenance systems
• Excellent skills in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Project and Excel
• Must be able to communicate about technical issues both orally and in writing
• Knowledge in AGA standards
• Knowledge in OEM legalities and mining regulations
• Demonstrated understanding of good Engineering practices and the implementation of proactive maintenance strategies

Leadership Competencies

• Build and sustain a team of subordinates capable of producing those outputs;
• Continuously improve the processes used by the team in delivering outputs;
• Model work behaviours for your subordinates,
• Consistent with the company values
• Proven ability to initiate and drive the construction project through its life cycle.
• To support and motivate the construction project team to deliver the project goals.
• Finding innovative solutions through creative thinking and problem-solving.
• Create an environment of teamwork and willingness to help coworkers
• Able to work different kinds of people
• Organizational skills to keep track of many workers, schedules, and budgets all at once.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

To submit your application, click on the link below and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.

Click Here To Apply Online

Closing Date: 17 March, 2022

Note: Only Shortlisted Applicants will be contacted

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4.) Engineering Manager – Underground

ROLE PURPOSE AND CONTEXT

• The Engineering Manager – Underground, is accountable for the development and implementation of Underground Fixed Infrastructure maintenance, including the Winding, Mine Services, and Mine Dewatering through the application of operational engineering policies, standards, systems and procedures to maximise plant availability in a sustainable, cost-effective manner and minimise operational risks to meet the business' strategic objective.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Deliver the Safety Management plan elements for the areas under the incumbent's control
• Provide technical input to the safety management plan for the construction and refurbishment works, consistent with AGA's Integrated Management System and Standards.
• Review the application of safety standards and work practices for the refurbishment construction and mining workforce to enable the safety targets to be managed and achieved.
• Apply HSE regulations with zero tolerance to breaches
• As a minimum, achieve zero reportable environmental incidents, zero compliance breaches and no events requiring public disclosure.
• Utilise 'Analyse and Improve' tools to investigate process interruptions to reduce exposure to environmental risks.

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• Reduce energy usage by running the mine energy consumption per unit produced at the optimal rate within the sphere of influence
• Ensure the organisation structure is capable of delivering the maintenance strategy
• Communicate policies and procedures in a manner to achieve full understanding and compliance
• Guide subordinates in leadership techniques to achieve maximum performance
• Verify that supervisors develop a skills matrix that includes all disciplines and individual achievements
• Give advice and guidance to the refurbishment project team on best practice and fit for purpose engineering and construction outcomes to meet approved design specifications.
• Review, approve, and sign off the detailed Refurbishment Execution Plan and schedule, infrastructure detailed design requirements, detailed testing plans, operational commissioning plans, handover plans, training plans, manuals, records, drawings, specifications, and documents issued.
• Ensure delivering infrastructure requirements consistent with the procurement and contracting strategy addresses construction time, cost, and quality risks.
• Support interface management with the EPCM contractor for construction and refurbishment works.
• Liaise with the Engineering Manager - Technical to develop maintenance planning and management outcomes.
• Manage refurbishment installation contractor and an AGAG maintenance workforce to deliver works that meet cost, schedule and quality expectations consistent with the scope and quality contained in the Feasibility Study within area of accountability.
• Implement the approved organisational structure required to deliver the project targets and future operational requirements.
• Engage and develop appropriately skilled, capable and experienced personnel in accountability.
• Support the development and implementation of systems for the Engineering and Mining departments to provide effective planning of work, efficient and safe work practices, monitoring of performance and promote continuous improvement.
• Ensure the work carried out by the maintenance team is of a standard that supports the operational requirements of the equipment and is at optimum cost
• Identify sub-standard work practices and take action to eliminate them and identify the root cause of these poor work practices.
• Assign tasks to subordinates in line with achieving the agreed production plan
• Lead a team of engineers to specify, design, analyse and verify new components and systems.
• Implement corporate programs, e.g. asset management strategies, System for People, Operational Effectiveness, etc, across areas of control.
• Monitor the supply, availability and condition of parts, inventory, general and specific consumables and rotable equipment required to provide assured sustainable operation of the mining operation.
• Prepare the departmental budget that supports the company's objectives and strategy
• Ensure cost impacts in the area of accountability are evaluated, approved, and the budget is revised
• Identify, communicate and implement potential cost reduction initiatives
• Manage the department in line with operational budget
• Communicate to subordinates the relevant financial detail to each individual's level ensuring their understanding and obligations to meet the budget goals
• Identify in a timely manner all current and potential risks to the Refurbishment, Construction and Maintenance activities utilising the established Risk Management System, identifying activities and strategies to eliminate, manage or mitigate these risks
• Provide input and support into establishing and maintaining Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), budget, schedule, and construction work packs for refurbishment activities.
• Oversee the Requests for Information (RFI) and Technical Query (TQ) process, review and approve appropriate technical and non-technical documentation
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve cost, schedule, quality and safety outcomes to all engineering, mining, refurbishment and construction activities undertaken

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Qualification Required & Experience

• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Electrical or Maintenance Engineering, or equivalent
• Financial, commercial and project management through work experience and courses

Experience

• An experienced mechanical/electrical/ maintenance engineer with 10+ years experience in underground Infrastructure maintenance
• Experience in management of Maintenance and Repair Contracts (MARC)
• Experience in Project Management
• Knowledge of SAP PM module

Legal Requirements

• Must possess Engineering Managers Certificate of Competency from Mineral Commission of Ghana.
• Professional Certificated Engineer with a relevant certification body

Technical Competencies

• Strong maintenance competencies in fixed plants and mobile equipment
• Sound project management skills
• Should have analytical skills to be able to evaluate information and solve complex problems
• Detail-oriented to understand complex systems and recognition that a minor error can cause major problems.
• Commercially astute and able to work effectively with third parties.
• Legally astute with respect to project delivery and maintenance systems
• Excellent skills in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Project and Excel
• Must be able to communicate about technical issues both orally and in writing
• Knowledge in AGA standards
• Knowledge in OEM legalities and mining regulations
• Demonstrated understanding of good engineering practices

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Leadership Competencies

• Build and sustain a team of subordinates capable of producing those outputs;
• Continuously improve the processes used by the team in delivering outputs;
• Model work behaviours for your subordinates,
• Consistent with the company values
• Proven ability to initiate and drive the construction project through its life cycle.
• To support and motivate the construction project team to deliver the project goals.
• Finding innovative solutions through creative thinking and problem-solving.
• Create an environment of teamwork and willingness to help coworkers
• Able to work with different kinds of people
• Organisational skills to keep track of many workers, schedules, and budgets all at once.

Location: Obuasi

How To Apply For The Job

To submit your application, click on the link below and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.

Click Here To Apply Online

Closing Date: 10 March, 2022

Note: Only Shortlisted Applicants will be contacted

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