Manager, Maintenance ARGP

Job Purpose

Provide site wide leadership and accountability for the fixed plant maintenance function at a medium scale gold operation, ensuring safe, reliable, cost-effective operation of the processing plant and associated infrastructure.

The role is responsible for maximizing plant availability, driving disciplined maintenance execution, and embedding best practice asset management systems, aligned with Maaden standards, MSHEM requirements, and globally recognized maintenance and reliability frameworks.

The Maintenance Manager acts as a key member of the site leadership team, partnering with Processing, Supply Chain, Projects and EHSS to deliver stable production, controlled costs, and continuous improvement.

Key Accountabilities

1. Safety, Health & Environmental Leadership

Act as the visible safety leader for all maintenance activities across the processing plant.

Ensure full compliance with MSHEM standards, Isolation & LOTO, Work Permits, confined space, working at height, and contractor safety requirements.

Lead safety interactions, risk assessments, and incident investigations within maintenance.

Ensure maintenance plans and shutdowns are risk‑assessed, authorized, and executed safely.

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2. Plant Reliability & Asset Performance

Own and deliver fixed plant availability, reliability, and OEE targets.

Implement and continuously improve preventive, predictive and condition‑based maintenance strategies.

Ensure asset strategies are aligned to criticality rankings, failure modes, and plant operating context.

Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) on major failures and recurring downtime.

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3. Maintenance Planning, Scheduling & Execution

Establish and enforce disciplined work management covering:  

Work identification & prioritization

Planning & job scoping

Weekly and daily scheduling

Execution & close‑out quality

Ensure maintenance backlog is controlled, visible, and risk‑based.

Drive high compliance to weekly schedules and preventive maintenance plans.

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4. Shutdown & Major Maintenance Management

Lead the planning and execution of major plant shutdowns, statutory inspections, and crusher/mill relines.

Ensure shutdowns are fully planned, resourced, costed, and risk‑managed.

Deliver shutdowns safely, on time and within approved budgets.

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5. Financial & Cost Management

Develop and control the annual maintenance budget, including labor, spares, and contractor costs.

Drive cost optimization through improved planning, reduced rework, inventory optimization and reliability improvements.

Provide accurate maintenance cost forecasting and performance reporting.

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6. Systems, Data & Digital Enablement

Own the effectiveness of the CMMS / EAM system (e.g. SAP PM, Oracle EAM).

Ensure asset master data, maintenance plans, BOMs and history are accurate and complete.

Use maintenance KPIs and data analytics to drive decisions and improvement.

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7. Leadership, Capability & Organization

Build and lead a competent, disciplined, and engaged maintenance organization.

Develop supervisors and engineers through coaching, structured performance management and capability development.

Ensure appropriate use and governance of maintenance contractors.

Foster strong collaboration with Processing and Projects teams.

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8. Continuous Improvement & Best Practice

Benchmark maintenance performance against gold and base‑metals industry best practice.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on:  

Plant stability

Equipment life extension

Reduced unplanned downtime

Improved maintenance efficiency

Support plant upgrades, debottlenecking and capital projects from a maintenance and reliability perspective.

Minimum Qualifications, Experience and Competencies

Minimum Qualifications:  

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering (or equivalent).

Professional maintenance or reliability certification (e.g. CMRP) desirable.

Minimum Experience:

• 12–15+ years’ experience in maintenance management within gold or base‑metals processing operations.

  
  

Maaden High Performance Competencies:

Strong safety leadership mindset

Deep understanding of gold processing equipment (crushing, milling, CIL/CIP, pumps, conveyors, power distribution)

Maintenance strategy & reliability engineering

Budget and cost control

Planning discipline and execution focus

Leadership, coaching and accountability

Data driven decision making

Key Success Measures (Indicative KPIs)

Plant availability & unplanned downtime

PM compliance and schedule adherence

Maintenance cost per tonne processed

Shutdown performance (safety, duration, cost)

Safety performance (TRIF, high potential incidents)