Mechanical Technician – Material Handling

About the role

AngloGold Ashanti is redeveloping the Obuasi Gold Mine into a fully mechanised underground operation. We are looking for an experienced Mechanical Technician to maintain and optimise material handling conveyor systems, ensuring safe and reliable production.

Key responsibilities

• Perform scheduled and corrective maintenance on underground and surface conveyor systems (shift‑3, regular‑3).
• Conduct daily pre‑start, shift handover, and equipment checks, completing required check sheets.
• Report anomalies, generate work requests in SAP, and support condition‑monitoring routes.
• Log equipment performance in the asset health system and take proactive actions to prevent failures.
• Identify and propose cost‑reduction initiatives and continuous‑improvement actions.

Required profile

• Completed mechanical apprenticeship (e.g., City & Guilds, NVQ Level 1) or equivalent technical education.
• Experience working with conveyor‑system maintenance in an industrial or mining environment.
• Ability to work safely, follow environmental and quality standards, and adhere to shift patterns.

Required skills

• Mechanical maintenance of conveyor equipment
• Use of SAP for work request creation
• Condition monitoring and asset health reporting
• Execution of pre‑start and shift control procedures