Asset Care Engineer

Description

• This position is responsible for the strategic management and coordination of Asset Care and maintenance improvement initiatives to support operations by implementing asset management strategies, optimising maintenance systems and CMMS, enhancing equipment reliability and performance, driving failure elimination and reliability growth, and delivering continuous improvement through data-driven maintenance and asset management practices at Site Level

Duties & Responsibilities

Governance, Compliance and Safety

• Ensure compliance with company and client policies, procedures, standards, and governance requirements.
• Promote and maintain compliance with all applicable SHERQ, legislative, regulatory, and operational requirements.

Asset Management and Asset Care

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve Asset Care Policies, Frameworks, Strategies, and Asset Care Plans.
• Establish maintenance strategies aligned with ISO 55000, GFMAM, and industry best practices.
• Standardise maintenance processes, engineering standards, and maintenance procedures across operations.
• Develop lifecycle asset management strategies covering operation, maintenance, refurbishment, replacement, and asset disposal.

Maintenance Strategy Development Develop, optimise, and implement maintenance strategies, including:

• Preventive Maintenance PM
• Predictive Maintenance PdM
• Condition-Based Maintenance CBM
• Risk-Based Maintenance RBM
• Run-to-Failure RTF, where appropriate
• Develop maintenance tactics
• Review and optimise OEM maintenance recommendations to improve equipment reliability and lifecycle performance.
• Asset Care
• Configure OnKey Maintenance Management System
• Perform asset health assessments and maintenance maturity assessments to identify performance improvement opportunities.

Develop and monitor key performance indicators including

• Schedule Compliance
• Backlog
• Tactical vs Non-Tactical Maintenance
• Maintenance Systems and Digital Asset Management
• Develop, implement, and optimise Onkey Computerised Maintenance Management Systems CMMS and related maintenance information systems OrbFusion and Sage
• Develop equipment hierarchies, maintenance standards, job plans, maintenance procedures, and asset master data.
• Ensure effective integration and utilisation of maintenance data to support reliability analysis and informed decision-making.
• Drive standardisation and continuous improvement of maintenance systems and asset management processes.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and maintain effective working relationships with clients, operations teams, engineering disciplines, procurement, and suppliers.
• Lead multidisciplinary technical workshops and facilitate engineering discussions on work management.
• Provide technical guidance and asset management expertise to project teams and operational stakeholders.
• Prepare and present technical reports, project updates, and recommendations to management and clients.

Continuous Improvement

• Lead maintenance audits and continuous improvement initiatives across operations.
• Identify opportunities to improve maintenance performance, reliability, asset utilisation, and operational efficiency.
• Benchmark maintenance practices against industry standards and implement best-practice improvements.
• Ensure the technical quality, consistency, and continuous enhancement of Asset Management deliverables across Operations

Leadership and People Development

• Lead, coordinate, and support multidisciplinary engineering teams in delivering Asset Management and Operational Readiness objectives.
• Mentor, coach, and develop engineers, planners, and maintenance personnel to build organisational capability.
• Promote a culture of collaboration, innovation, continuous learning, and operational excellence.
• Operate independently across multiple projects while maintaining high technical standards and delivering quality outcomes within agreed timelines.

Qualification Requirements

• Matric Grade 12 or an equivalent qualification registered at NQF Level 4, including relevant NATED courses e.g., N3 Certificate where applicable.
• A Bachelor's Degree in engineering Mechanical, Electrical or a related technical field
• A Post Graduate Qualification in Project and/or Business Management would be Advantageous.

Experience and Skills Requirements

• 3–5 years' experience in a mining, mineral processing or similar operational environment.
• Demonstrated experience in maintenance engineering, asset management, reliability engineering, or maintenance planning.
• Experience in supporting capital projects and operational handover within a processing plant environment will be advantageous.
• Maintenance engineering principles, strategies, methodologies, and best practices.
• Asset management principles and frameworks, including ISO 55000, PAS 55, and GFMAM.
• Development and implementation of Asset Management and Maintenance Management, including:
• Asset Care Plans
• Maintenance Strategies
• Maintenance Policies and Procedures
• Maintenance Tactics
• Maintenance Planning and Scheduling
• Development and optimisation of preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programmes.

Minimum Experience

• 3–5 years' experience in a mining, mineral processing or similar operational environment.
• Demonstrated experience in maintenance engineering, asset management, reliability engineering, or maintenance planning.
• Experience in supporting capital projects and operational handover within a processing plant environment will be advantageous.
• Maintenance engineering principles, strategies, methodologies, and best practices.
• Asset management principles and frameworks, including ISO 55000, PAS 55, and GFMAM.
• Development and implementation of Asset Management and Maintenance Management, including:
• Asset Care Plans
• Maintenance Strategies
• Maintenance Policies and Procedures
• Maintenance Tactics
• Maintenance Planning and Scheduling
• Development and optimisation of preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programmes.
• Equipment lifecycle management and reliability-centred maintenance RCM principles.
• Maintenance shutdown planning, execution, and optimisation.
• Maintenance budgeting, resource planning, and workforce requirements.
• SHERQ management systems and the application of safety, health, environmental, risk, and quality standards.
• Review and optimisation of OEM maintenance recommendations and maintenance strategies.
• Conducting maintenance and asset management maturity assessments and identifying improvement opportunities.
• Experience with Computerised Maintenance Management Systems CMMS
• Knowledge of system integration and data transfer between maintenance, operational, and business systems.
• Ability to analyse maintenance and operational data to support reliability improvement initiatives.
• Working knowledge of the Pragma On Key Asset Management System will be a distinct advantage.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Behavioural Competencies

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• High level of technical judgement.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary technical workshops and engineering discussions.
• Strong planning, organisational, and decision-making skills.
• A continuous improvement mindset with a proactive and results-driven approach.
• Valid driver's licence.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Willingness to travel to operational sites and project locations as required.