Superintendent 2 - HME Field Services

About the role

AngloGold Ashanti is hiring a Superintendent 2 for HME Field Services at its Geita Gold Mine in Tanzania, within Asset Management & Engineering. The role assists the Manager, HME in delivering site targets by developing and adopting best maintenance strategies for open pit mobile equipment, improving availability, safety and maintenance cost performance. It covers major and minor services, breakdown support, minor rebuilds, component changeouts, major excavator services, major breakdown administration and field service capital projects.

Key responsibilities

• Lead safe field service maintenance for open pit mobile equipment, managing hazards and ensuring workforce competence and safety standards.
• Provide technical leadership for the mining fleet, including OEM-compliant work practices, scopes of work for major repairs and rebuilds, and support for breakdowns, changeouts and excavator services.
• Support equipment availability and reliability by aligning major maintenance with mining priorities, capturing inspection findings and closing work orders and repair history accurately.
• Drive continuous improvement through root cause analysis, SOPs, work packages, training, 5S and collaboration with planning and reliability teams, optimising spares and materials.
• Manage fleet lifecycle and cost control, including equipment selection, rebuild forecasts, component life tracking, warranty and substandard claims, and 3-year budget forecasting aligned to the mine plan.
• Supervise contractors and ensure compliance with company standards, reporting requirements, critical controls, Delegation of Authority, SOX controls and conflict of interest obligations.

Required profile

• University degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent; vocational training with significant heavy mobile equipment maintenance knowledge is accepted.
• At least 15 years of direct hands-on equipment maintenance experience.
• At least 5 years at senior management level.
• Root cause analysis skills and asset equipment management capability.
• Ability to lead site-wide asset reliability improvement programs.

Required skills

• CAT equipment maintenance experience is an added advantage.
• Computer literacy in Outlook, Internet and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Strong organisational, project, communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal, presentation and conflict management skills, with teamwork, integrity and compliance awareness.

What we offer

• Medical insurance, employee assistance programmes and wellbeing initiatives.
• Company-supported pension or provident fund contributions.
• Annual leave, sick leave and public holidays in line with company policy.