Underground CIC Technician – Controls & Instrumentation

About the role

AngloGold Ashanti Ghana is redeveloping the Obuasi Gold Mine into a fully mechanised underground operation. The CIC Technician – Underground will be responsible for planned and corrective maintenance of controls, instrumentation and communication systems (excluding winding) to ensure safe, reliable production.

Key responsibilities

• Execute refurbishment, preventive and corrective maintenance on underground CIC equipment following detailed task plans and Ghanaian safety regulations.
• Perform visual inspections, infrared, ultrasonic, motor‑current, flux and simple NDT data collection, and verify calibration against specifications.
• Analyse vibration, IR and other condition‑monitoring data to assess equipment health and generate maintenance recommendations.
• Create and manage work requests in SAP for maintenance planning and scheduling.
• Support the CIC Supervisor in developing condition‑monitoring routes and conducting audits of CIC assets.
• Participate in root‑cause failure analysis and propose cost‑saving initiatives.

Required profile

• Experienced in underground instrumentation, control and communication maintenance.
• Self‑motivated with a strong commitment to safety and environmental standards.
• Ability to work independently and coordinate with contractors to meet schedules.

Required skills

• Infrared data collection
• Ultrasonic data collection
• Motor‑current and flux analysis
• Non‑destructive testing (NDT)
• Vibration analysis and condition monitoring
• SAP work‑request creation
• Root‑cause failure analysis