Electrical & Instrumentation Supervisor – Process Plant

About the role

The Electrical & Instrumentation Supervisor – Process Plant will lead the execution of electrical and instrumentation installation and maintenance activities within the Obuasi gold mine’s processing plant. Reporting to the E&I Superintendent, you will support day‑shift and night‑shift teams, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient plant operations.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate electrical, instrumentation, and automation refurbishment and maintenance tasks.
• Maintain and inspect fixed plant assets, including crushers, conveyors, pumps, mills, screens, feeders, cranes, hoists, cyclones and tanks.
• Perform preventive maintenance, motor disconnect/reconnect, VSD and PLC programming, and fault finding using schematic drawings.
• Develop and implement condition‑monitoring routes and checks for plant equipment.
• Assist with energy‑management projects and shutdown coordination for electrical and instrumentation systems.
• Interface with contractors and construction teams to align work with the overall plant schedule.
• Ensure compliance with Ghanaian government regulations, AGAG safety and environmental standards, and the site Environmental Management Plan.

Required profile

• Proven experience supervising electrical and instrumentation work in an industrial or mining environment.
• Strong understanding of health, safety and environmental legislation applicable to Ghana and mining operations.
• Ability to lead technicians across day and night shifts and manage call‑outs.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and participation in root‑cause failure analysis.

Required skills

• Electrical installation and instrumentation maintenance.
• PLC programming.
• Variable Speed Drive (VSD) programming.
• Preventive maintenance and condition monitoring.
• Fault finding using schematic drawings.
• Energy‑management initiatives.
• Shutdown coordination for electrical and instrumentation systems.