Plant Maintenance Engineer

Job description

JOB ADVERTISEMENT

GAMICO Ltd is a mining company operating the Bashyamba tin mine, one of the largest tin producers in Rwanda, situated in Kigali Sector, Nyarugenge District. GAMICO has been in existence for approximately 10 years and has a vision to industrialize and professionalize its mines. The company plans to recruit professionals who will join its team.;The Management of GAMICO Ltd informs the public that it is recruiting competent, qualified, and experienced staff

Job Brief

The Plant Maintenance Engineer

is responsible for overseeing all aspects of plant maintenance to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of equipment. The role ensures compliance with standards and drives continuous improvement to achieve plant performance targets.

Responsibilities

The Plant Maintenance Engineer has the following key responsibilities:

• Oversee plant maintenance operations and directly supervise and coordinate all plant maintenance activities.
• Develop and implement maintenance strategies and work plans to achieve plant availability and utilization targets, with a strong focus on shutdown management.
• Ensure all equipment maintenance activities are effectively planned, scheduled, and executed, including planned maintenance and proactive backlog management.
• Conduct downtime analysis, defect elimination, and strategy adjustments to improve reliability.
• Control maintenance costs, ensuring alignment with budget principles and performance forecasts.
• Enforce compliance with all safety, health, and environmental policies and procedures across the plant maintenance team.
• Drive continuous improvement by implementing recommendations from audits, investigations, and reliability initiatives.
• Train and mentor plant maintenance technicians.
• Preparing and submitting reports.

Job Requirements

Qualifications

• Trade qualification in Mechanical or Electrical engineering or equivalent.
• A bachelor’s degree or an Advanced Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering is an advantage.
• Additional certification in maintenance or engineering will be considered an advantage.
• Minimum three (3) years’ experience as a Maintenance Supervisor (or higher) in heavy industry.
• At least two (2) years’ experience managing maintenance teams and planning functions. Experience in mineral processing plants is a great advantage.

Skills

Are:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in Kinyarwanda. Speaking English would be an advantage.
• Teamwork and Physical fitness.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Time management and decision-making.

Applying for the Positions

Please submit the following documents in a single file attachment to the e-mail addressgamico1ltd@gmail.com . Indicating the position, you are applying for and addressed to the Managing Director of GAMICO Ltd.

• Application letter setting out briefly the candidate’s motivation and suitability for the position, not more than 1 page.
• A Curriculum Vitae (maximum 3 pages).
• The name, position and contact number for three references, one of them being from your recent employer, preferably your direct Supervisor.
• A copy of relevant work certificates.
• A copy of education and training certificates/diplomas/degrees
• A copy of ID/Passport.
• Any pertinent recommendation letter that the candidate may wish to add.