Winder Specialist – Electrical

About the role

The Winder Specialist – Electrical will oversee the electrical aspects of winding equipment at the Obuasi underground mine, ensuring safety, compliance and optimal plant availability.

Key responsibilities

• Provide safety management inputs and ensure compliance with Ghanaian regulations and AGA standards.
• Supervise, train and monitor Winder Electrical personnel, ensuring certification and adherence to environmental and operational procedures.
• Coordinate budgeting, cost‑control initiatives and reporting to the Maintenance Manager – UG.
• Develop and maintain the electrical training component of the Winding Engineering Management Plan and support project execution documentation.

Required profile

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Maintenance Engineering or equivalent.
• At least 5 years of experience in underground mining and electrical personnel training.
• Superintendent Certificate of Competency or equivalent Winder Operations Specialist certification issued by the Ghana Mineral Commission.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of SAP PM module.
• Proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Project and Excel.
• Electrical engineering expertise applied to winding equipment.