Senior Technical Advisor – Ultra-Class Shovels

About the role

The Senior Technical Advisor – Ultra-Class Shovels will provide advanced technical expertise for the operation, maintenance and reliability of ultra‑class electric and hydraulic shovels at the Lumwana mining site. Reporting to the HME Manager, you will champion best‑practice maintenance, drive reliability culture and develop high‑performing maintenance teams.

Key responsibilities

• Establish and embed best‑practice maintenance standards for ultra‑class electric and hydraulic shovels.
• Lead development and implementation of structured maintenance strategies, defect‑elimination processes and condition‑monitoring routines.
• Ensure maintenance execution aligns with OEM recommendations, reliability‑engineering principles and regulatory requirements.
• Analyze performance data to identify chronic issues, failure patterns and improvement opportunities.
• Drive root‑cause analysis and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Partner with operations and planning teams to optimise maintenance schedules and minimise downtime.
• Champion a reliability culture across the site.
• Mentor and coach supervisors and technicians to uplift technical capability and decision‑making.
• Deliver hands‑on training, troubleshooting guidance and competency development.
• Support leadership in building a high‑performance maintenance team with strong ownership and accountability.

Required profile

• Minimum Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• 10–15 years of experience in heavy mining equipment maintenance.
• 5–7 years of experience specifically on ultra‑class shovels.
• Proven experience developing high‑performing maintenance teams.
• Trade certificate with extensive experience on ultra‑class equipment (advantage).

Required skills

• Maintenance of ultra‑class electric shovels.
• Maintenance of ultra‑class hydraulic shovels.
• Condition monitoring.
• Reliability engineering.
• Root‑cause analysis.

What we offer

• Comprehensive compensation package including bonuses and site‑specific benefits.
• Opportunity to make a lasting impact on a world‑class mining operation.
• Dynamic, collaborative and high‑performing team environment.
• Growth and learning opportunities with industry colleagues.
• Access to a variety of career paths across the organization.
• Strong commitment to environmental, health and safety management.