Plant Manager – Mobile Equipment (EME) (MINING)

Key Responsibilities
1. Plant Strategy & Asset Management
• Develop and implement the company’s plant strategy and asset management framework.
• Establish long-term fleet renewal, replacement, and disposal plans.
• Determine optimal fleet composition aligned to operational production requirements.
• Implement best practice asset management principles (life-cycle costing, reliability
engineering, total cost of ownership).
• Identify opportunities to improve fleet productivity and reduce operating costs.

2. Fleet Availability & Maintenance
• Ensure high equipment availability and reliability across the fleet.
• Oversee preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs.
• Implement condition monitoring and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Ensure maintenance practices comply with OEM specifications and engineering standards.
• Monitor key metrics such as:
o Mechanical availability
o Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF)
o Maintenance cost per operating hour
o Equipment utilisation

3. Operational Support
• Work closely with site operations teams to ensure the fleet meets production requirements.
• Coordinate equipment deployment across projects to maximise utilisation.
• Provide technical support to project teams regarding equipment selection and performance.
• Ensure plant resources are optimally allocated across contracts.

4. Cost Control & Budget Management
• Develop and manage the plant department operating and capital budgets.
• Monitor maintenance expenditure, spare parts consumption, and component rebuild costs.
• Implement initiatives to reduce total cost per operating hour.
• Evaluate make-vs-buy decisions relating to component rebuilds and outsourcing.

5. Procurement & Supplier Management
• Manage relationships with OEMs, suppliers, and service providers.
• Oversee procurement of:
o Equipment
o Components
o Spare parts
o Maintenance services
• Negotiate service agreements, warranties, and component support programs.

6. Systems, Data & Technology
• Ensure effective utilisation of fleet management and maintenance systems (ERP / CMMS).
• Implement data-driven decision-making through:
o Equipment performance analytics
o Maintenance trend analysis
o Cost modelling
• Drive adoption of telematics and digital fleet monitoring technologies.

7. Compliance, Safety & Governance
• Ensure compliance with:
o Occupational health and safety legislation
o Mine Health and Safety Act (if applicable)
o Environmental regulations

8. Team Leadership
• Lead and develop the plant engineering and maintenance teams.
• Manage:
o Plant superintendents
o Maintenance planners
o Workshops
o Field service teams
• Establish clear KPIs and performance management systems.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Fleet mechanical availability
• Equipment utilisation
• Maintenance cost per operating hour
• Downtime reduction
• Fleet lifecycle cost optimisation
• Compliance with safety and statutory requirements
• On-time equipment availability for operations

Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree or National Diploma in:
o Mechanical Engineering
Or:
• Qualified Artisan (Heavy Duty Earthmoving Equipment) combined with:
o Post Qualifying Technical/Management Qualifications (Non Negotiable)

Experience Requirements
• 10–15 years experience in heavy mobile equipment or mining/construction plant management.
• Proven experience managing fleets including:
o Excavators
o Loaders
o Drill rigs

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• Experience in maintenance strategy, reliability engineering, and fleet optimisation.
• Experience managing large maintenance teams and budgets.