Job Description

VACANCY ADVERTISEMENT – SENIOR TECHNICAL ADVISOR – ULTRA CLASS- SHOVELS

Lumwana Mining Company seeks to recruit a highly motivated and committed Individual for the position of Senior Technical Advisor Ultra Class to join the versatile Maintenance team. We are in search of an individual who can champion Barrick’s DNA by:

• Communicating Honestly, Transparently, and Acting with Integrity
• Exhibiting a Results-Driven approach
• Delivering solutions that are Fit for Purpose
• Dedicating themselves to Building a Sustainable Legacy
• Taking Responsibility and being Accountable
• Committing to Zero Harm
• Cultivating strong and meaningful Partnerships

Reporting to the HME Manager, you will be responsible for providing advanced technical expertise, guidance, and support on the operation, maintenance, and reliability of ultra-class Shovels. Thriving on building strong maintenance foundations, lifting equipment performance, developing people and drive a step-change in how we maintain our shovel fleet.

Your duties and responsibility will include but not limited to the following:

• Establish and embed best-practice maintenance standards for ultra-class electric and hydraulic shovels.
• Lead the development and implementation of structured maintenance strategies, defect elimination processes, and condition monitoring routines.
• Ensure maintenance execution aligns with OEM recommendations and reliability engineering principles and compliance to regulatory requirements.
• Analize performance data to identify chronic issues, failure patterns, and improvement opportunities.
• Drive root cause analysis and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Partner with operations and planning teams to optimize maintenance schedules and minimize downtime.
• Champion reliability culture across the site.
• Mentor and coach supervisors and technicians to uplift technical capability and decision-making.
• Deliver hands-on training, troubleshooting guidance, and competency development.
• Support leadership in building a high-performance maintenance team with strong ownership and accountability.

To be considered for the position, one must meet the following requirements:

• Minimum Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or Equivalent
• Minimum ten (15) years’ experience in heavy mining equipment maintenance.
• At least 5–7 years working specifically on ultra-class shovels
• Proven experience in developing high performing maintenance teams
• A trade certificate with extensive experience on ultra-class equipment will be an added advantage.

What We Can Offer You:

• A comprehensive compensation package including bonuses and site-specific benefits.
• The ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive and high-performing team.
• Opportunities to grow and learn with industry colleagues.
• Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization

• Establish and embed best-practice maintenance standards for ultra-class electric and hydraulic shovels.
• Lead the development and implementation of structured maintenance strategies, defect elimination processes, and condition monitoring routines.
• Ensure maintenance execution aligns with OEM recommendations and reliability engineering principles and compliance to regulatory requirements.
• Analize performance data to identify chronic issues, failure patterns, and improvement opportunities.
• Drive root cause analysis and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Partner with operations and planning teams to optimize maintenance schedules and minimize downtime.
• Champion reliability culture across the site.
• Mentor and coach supervisors and technicians to uplift technical capability and decision-making.
• Deliver hands-on training, troubleshooting guidance, and competency development.
• Support leadership in building a high-performance maintenance team with strong ownership and accountability.

• Proven experience in developing high performing maintenance teams
• Hands-on training, troubleshooting guidance, and competency development

• Minimum Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or Equivalent
• A trade certificate with extensive experience on ultra-class equipment will be an added advantage.