POSITION JOB PROFILE
INCUMBENT: 1 DESIGNATION: Planner
POSITION/JOB TITLE: Maintenance Planner

LOCATION: Tokadeh ( Nimba County)
FUNCTIONAL AREA: Mine Maintenance SEGMENT: Mining
DISCIPLINE:
REPORTING TO: Maintenance Manager BUSINESS UNIT: AM Liberia
No OF PEOPLE MANAGED: N/A OPERATING UNIT: Operations
DATE & AUTHOR: TURNOVER:
MAJOR DUTIES OF JOB HOLDER: Maximizing equipment availability and reliability
through most effectively using planned maintenance
Work scope:
 Deliver plans and schedules for execution by the Maintenance Superintendent for all
asset reliability areas.
 Ensure that Maintenance team are satisfactorily informed with regard to short and
medium term needs to maintain a safe and reliable fleet.
 Within a rolling 4-week Planning window (in line With the mine operations Plan),
establish weekly and fourweekly schedules highlighting key activities and
milestones.
 Using the CMMS, establish and maintain a Work Management system to provide
accurate and timely schedules, fleet history, parts / components stock holding and
availability, work order detail, wear analysis, failure prediction and trends thereof.
 Close liaison with production and maintenance personnel to ensure maintenance
schedules are agreed and adhered to the Mine Plan.
 In support of the Planning Superintendent, maintain close liaison with OEMs and
suppliers to ensure correct levels of stock are maintained.
 Optimize maintenance effectiveness through the use of dispatch technology and
machine health analysis, promoting safe reliability as a culture.
 Develop, maintain, and improve area and work standards and procedures. Lead and
coach subordinates in this process.
 Develop a culture of LEAN / continuous improvement measures in each production
area and promote action around delivering targets. Lead and provide feedback on
projects.
 Deputize for the Planning Superintendent during his absences in collaboration with
the Maintenance Superintendent
 Provide leadership for subordinate staff, including activities such as preparing work
schedules, preparing job tasks and assigning specific duties and tasks.
 Maintain awareness of the cost of asset management and seek opportunities to
enhance efficiencies.
 Measure and report financial metrics around total ownership costs, life cycles and
operating spares and capital components.
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Education Requirements for this position (Formal qualifications)
Essential
 Bachelor degree in Engineering;
 Minimum ten (10) years’ experience in the field of open pit mining equipment.
Desirable
 Strong exposure to supervising maintenance activities (e.g. technical trades, stock
management).
 Direct experience in establishing work management systems, CMMS’ and fleet life
cycle planning.
 Experience in project management for fixed and mobile assets — construction and
maintenance.
 Demonstrated ability to make independent decisions and manage conflicting priorities.
Excellent communication, coaching and interpersonal skills with the ability to work
effectively with people at all levels of the organization. Strong proficiency in verbal and
written communication.
 Capability to lead a team, visible leadership in health, safety, and environmental
aspects of the business.
Key experiences needed prior to taking this position
Essential
 Advanced skills in CMMS and condition monitoring tools
 Solid computer skills in business software such as Microsoft Office; word, Excel, Power
Point
 Good communication skills oral & written in English
 Sound report and presentations writing skills
 Financial acumen and understanding of cost implications and costing models.
 Ability to create equipment backlog regimes, update and monitor
 Understanding equipment reliability and availability requirements and implications
 Solid ability to plan safely for a crew of Service Technicians to complete designated
tasks. Ability to work thru others to achieve goals and objectives
 Ability to perform Pareto analysis
 Ability to maintain composure under stressful situations and conflicting priorities while
providing leadership and direction.
Specific skills required for this position
Essential
 Strong teamwork ability
 Action-oriented and results-driven attitude and ability to optimize defined objectives
 Ability to plan with other multidisciplinary team members to overcome new challenges
within demanding timelines;
 Ability to develop relationships of trust with clients and seize development opportunities
for the company
 Good leadership ability.
 Defensive driving
Computer Skills:
 Good computer skills with the ability to use word processing, presentation and
spreadsheet applications.
Desirable
 Maintains or enhances other’s self-esteem.
 Listens and responds with empathy.
Personal Attributes needed to fulfill requirements of position
Essential
 Be physically fit and be able to pass a pre-employment medical examination.
 Always identifies the priorities correctly and works in a self-directed manner.
 Constructs systems that are the best method now and sustainable into the future.
 Provide support without removing responsibility (to build ownership).
 Seeks to engage with all people associated with the AML Operations and to understand,
learn from and share cultural differences.
Desirable
 Prepared to challenge “the way we do things”.
To apply:
Please submit your letter of application along with your Curriculum Vitae (to include 3
references) as well as copies of your academic credentials.Click the apply button below.
Deadline for receipt of applications is Wednesday , October 7, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.
Please note the following:
 Only short-listed candidates will be contacted
 FEMALE APPLICANTS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY