Heavy Industry Engineering Foreman

The Engineering Foreman will lead day-to-day engineering and maintenance activities across mining and drilling projects, with responsibility for equipment availability, maintenance execution, breakdown response, technical supervision and safe delivery of work. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES • Supervise artisans, technicians and maintenance personnel across mining and drilling equipment. • Plan and coordinate preventive, planned and corrective maintenance work. • Lead breakdown response, fault finding and troubleshooting across mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems. • Monitor equipment condition, downtime, recurring failures and maintenance backlogs. • Coordinate inspections, servicing, component replacement and repair activities. • Support root-cause investigations and implement practical reliability improvements. • Ensure OEM requirements, maintenance procedures and statutory safety requirements are followed. • Manage job cards, maintenance records, spares requirements and outstanding defects. • Liaise with OEMs, suppliers and technical-support teams on diagnostics, parts and specialist interventions. • Support commissioning, mobilisation and demobilisation of project equipment. EXPERIENCE & REQUIREMENTS • Recognised trade qualification such as Millwright, Fitter, Electrician, Diesel Mechanic or equivalent technical qualification. • Minimum 5 years' relevant engineering / maintenance / heavy-equipment experience in mining, drilling or industrial environments. • Proven experience supervising technical maintenance teams. • Strong practical fault-finding capability across mechanical and hydraulic systems; electrical exposure is highly advantageous. • Ability to read technical drawings, schematics and OEM manuals. • Medically fit for site work and willing to work shifts, rotations or temporary relocation where required. ADVANTAGEOUS • Direct SANY mining / drilling equipment knowledge or maintenance exposure. • Raise-bore, shaft or specialist drilling equipment experience. • CMMS / maintenance-planning systems. • Root Cause Analysis and reliability-improvement experience. CORE COMPETENCIES • Strong safety awareness and commitment to operating standards. • Practical problem-solving and sound judgement in operational environments. • Clear communication and effective collaboration across multidisciplinary teams. • Strong planning, organisation, accountability and attention to detail.