Mechanical Supervisor – Processing Plant

About the role

AngloGold Ashanti is redeveloping the Obuasi Gold Mine into a fully mechanised underground operation. We are looking for an experienced Mechanical Supervisor to lead the mechanical team in the processing plant, ensuring high availability, safety and cost‑effective performance.

Key responsibilities

• Apply total quality management principles to achieve zero‑defect and safety objectives.
• Maintain plant availability by supervising mechanical refurbishment, preventive and corrective maintenance of all fixed‑plant installations.
• Lead a team of mechanical fitters, fabricators and boilermakers, issuing work orders and handling breakdowns.
• Generate work requests in SAP and coordinate refurbishment contractors to meet project timelines.
• Develop and monitor condition‑monitoring routes, collect vibration and other data, and perform root‑cause failure analysis.
• Identify and implement cost‑reduction initiatives and continuous‑improvement actions.

Required profile

• Proven experience supervising mechanical trades in a processing‑plant or mining environment.
• Strong knowledge of preventive and corrective maintenance strategies.
• Ability to work safely, adhere to environmental plans and manage a multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and a proactive attitude.

Required skills

• SAP (work‑order creation and planning).
• Condition‑monitoring tools and vibration analysis.
• Rotating‑equipment maintenance.
• Mechanical refurbishment techniques.
• Root‑cause failure analysis.

What we offer

• Opportunity to work on a flagship gold‑mine redevelopment project.
• Dynamic, safety‑focused work environment.
• Professional development within a global mining company.