Job Description
Leading Hand
Position Description
Loulo Gold Mine is seeking to recruit a Leading Hand to join and grow our team. The primary role is to supervise and manage all maintenance activities to ensure they are conducted safely and efficiently. This includes staff development, training, and competency assessment to continuously improve maintenance efficiency and availability for underground mobile equipment.
Join Our Exceptional Team And Embody Barrick's Core Values As You Work With Us. We Are In Search Of Individuals 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
If you're ready to contribute to our world-class team while embracing these values, we encourage you to apply and become a valued member of our diverse workforce.
Responsibilities
- Comply with Barrick’s established health and safety policies, procedures, practices and Occupational Health and Safety Acts.
- Visibly practice safety leadership through leading by example.
- Actively ensure a safe environment for yourself, your peers and local communities through regular communication and due diligence.
- Promptly report and correct unsafe acts and conditions.
- Actively ensure that fatal risks are understood and critical controls are maintained.
- Supervise and lead all maintenance processes and operations in the underground mobile fleet.
- Create and implement maintenance procedures.
- Conduct regular inspections of facilities to detect and resolve problems.
- Plan and manage all repair and installation activities.
- Ensure all department workers adhere to safety policies and procedures.
- Assign repair schedules and evaluate repair cost estimates.
- Document and prepare daily progress reports and maintenance logs.
- Oversee equipment stock and place orders for new supplies as required.
- Manage maintenance personnel, including but not limited to overseeing their performance, training, and development.
- Liaise closely with the Mining, Engineering, and Technical Services teams to ensure maintenance work is planned to minimize impacts on mining operations.
- Evaluate equipment performance and use this knowledge to develop improved maintenance strategies.
- Ensure safe and efficient operations in accordance with established procedures and regulations.
- Conduct inspection activities and follow up on recommendations.
- Investigate incidents and follow up on recommendations.
- Supervise all new projects and construction activities.
- Ensure quality assurance and quality control for all maintenance-related platform activities.
- Maintain the integrity and availability of all equipment.
- Gather data to support equipment condition monitoring.
- Provide feedback to OEMs to enable improvements to equipment or its operation.
- Develop and upskill the national workforce.
- Contribute in a safe and cost-effective manner to achieve targets in accordance with mine safety standards, policies, and procedures, while ensuring daily targets are met.
Qualification Requirements
Recognized Mechanical / Electrical Trade Certificate.
Experience And Skills Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar maintenance role in underground operations.
- Minimum of 5 years working with Sandvik Equipment.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Personnel management skills.
- Sound knowledge and experience of underground mining practices and operations.
- Knowledge of Safety, Health and Environmental legislation and standards applicable to underground mining.
- Strong interpersonal and training skills with an uncompromising safety ethic and a focus on quality first.
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 the industry colleagues are endless.
- Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization.
We are committed to a safe work environment, sending every person home safe and healthy every day and leaving a sustainable legacy on our host communities.
Thank you for your application, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
About Us
Our mission is to be the world’s most valued gold and copper mining business. We are committed to partnering with our host countries and communities to transform their natural resources into tangible benefits and mutual prosperity.
Barrick is a leading global mining, exploration and development company. With one of the largest portfolios of world-class and life-long gold and copper assets in the industry - including six of the world's Tier One gold mines - Barrick's operations an projects span 18 countries and five continents. Barrick is also the largest gold producer in the United States. We create real, long-term value for all stakeholders through responsible mining, strong partnerships, and a disciplined approach to growth. Barrick shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "B" and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "ABX".
About The Team
The Loulo-Gounkoto complex comprises two distinct mining permits, Loulo and Gounkoto, and is situated in western Mali, bordering Senegal and adjacent to the Falémé River.
Société des Mines de Loulo SA (Loulo) owns the Loulo gold mine, and Société des Mines de Gounkoto (Gounkoto) owns the Gounkoto gold mine. Both Loulo and Gounkoto are owned by Barrick (80%), and the State of Mali (20%).
