Ams Maintenance Drill Specialist

6 months ago


Perth, Australia AMS Botswana Full time

AMS is part of the Perenti group of companies and one of the largest contract mining companies in Africa, with mature support networks in Africa, Australia and Europe. AMS has a track record of delivering safe, reliable and productive operations for its clients and is committed to providing opportunities for local businesses and people in the communities we operate in.

**Job Summary**:
The role of the Maintenance Specialist, Drills is to provide leadership, supervision and mentoring to meet the objectives of the AMS Motheo maintenance department.

**Key responsibilities and requirements**:

- Sandvik experience a **MUST**:

- Minimum 5 years post trade experience.
- Expat experience working in Africa a **MUST.**:

- **Trades certificate qualification** in heavy duty equipment or its equivalent
- Track record in heavy earth moving equipment maintenance - **Sandvik DPI1500i & DI650i**:

- Experience on **DRA Rock Commander** would be advantageous but not critical as there is only limited number of these rigs working.
- Ensure AMS drill fleet repairs are completed safely and to the highest possible standard.
- Provide diagnostic capabilities to enable efficient troubleshooting of drill fleet problems.
- Work with AMS Maintenance Planning department to effectively plan and schedule servicing, minor repairs and major stoppages to maximize available downtime.
- Provide guidance and mentoring to national staff daily with the aim of upskilling and improving drill team performance.
- Work with OEMs on the identification and resolution of product problems.
- Work with maintenance manager and sectional supervisor to establish job priorities for the drill team.
- Involvement in both long term and short-term decisions to ensure that short term, long term, backlogs and defect repairs of drill fleet are carried out appropriately.

We are looking for an active person who has experience in a similar role within the mining industry and ideally experienced working abroad (preferably Africa) with nationals whose first language is not English. A proactive attitude toward safety is imperative.

Please be aware that a full pre-employment medical is required, including a drug and alcohol screen, and relevant vaccinations for the area in which you will be working. A National Police Clearance and any necessary tickets or qualifications are required to be presented at time of interview.



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