Assessor: Mechanical - Rotables

REFERENCE:

HR0277710
CONTRACT:

Full-time
PRIMARY LOCATION:

Richards Bay, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
DATE POSTED:

30 May 2014

Assessor: Mechanical Rotables

Rio Tinto is a leading international mining group headquartered in the UK. Rio Tinto's business is finding, mining and processing mineral resources. Major products are aluminium, copper, diamonds, energy (coal and uranium), gold, industrial minerals (borax, titanium dioxide, salt, talc) and iron ore. Activities span the world but are strongly represented in Australia and North America with businesses in South America, Asia, Europe and Southern Africa. For more information, please visithttp://www.riotinto.com/.

Located in the KwaZulu Natal province, Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) is part of the Rio Tinto Group (74% shareholding). RBM is an internationally recognized sand mining and mineral processing operations leader and is one of the world's foremost producers of titanium minerals, high purity pig iron and zircon.

Employing some 2 000 permanent staff and a number of well-established contracting companies, RBM is proud of the accreditation for ISO 9001 for quality, OHSAS 18001 certification for occupational health and safety management, and ISO 14001 accreditation for environmental management. The company has implemented a sound corporate social development programme and an internationally recognised environmental rehabilitation programme to restore the mined dunes to their natural state after mining.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Reporting to the Controller: Repairables Engineering, as the Assessor: Mechanical Rotables you will investigate all work requests to ensure correct materials, spares and procedures are identified and to check that the work is of, and within, the requisite standards, specifications and quality.

JOB OBJECTIVES:

Managing assets by tracking them and ensuring the high quality and availability of assets
Correct identification of assets
Preliminary fault finding
Receive faulty item from various plants, conduct failure analysis and ensure the item is correctly identified
Review and prioritize job requests
Perform on-site surveys of job received for assessment, determines work contact and resource requirements and performs initial problem analysis
Determine appropriate level of skill and service section required for work execution
Develop accurate job estimates for all standard jobs to aid the budgeting process
Inspect quality and conformance of parts received from vendors
Maintain and improve safety, health and environmental standards and practices
Perform fair and reasonable tasks related to the job and working environment, at the discretion of the Supervisor.
OUTPUTS:
Proper assessment of jobs, resource requirements and potential problems
Documentation and records
Current, effective work plans
Quality and conformance of spare parts
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Std 10 / Grade 12 / N3 in an Engineering discipline
Artisan Trade Test (Mechanical: Fitting & Turning)
5 years post trade test with workshop and plant experience in heavy / mining industry would be advantageous
Drivers Licence: EB