Repairable Spares Supervisor

With approximately 6,500 employees across six continents, our rich diversity, unmatched vertical integration model, and unparalleled operational and technical expertise across the value chain, position Tronox as the preeminent titanium dioxide producer in the world.

We’re committed to our people, our customers, and our communities. With a broad global reach and deep local roots, we embrace and celebrate the unique character and culture of every place we call home. From the west coast of Australia to the east coast of the , from Europe to South Africa, and from mines to research and development labs, we bring the same passion to work in every location, everywhere, every day.

About the Role

As the Repairable Spares Supervisor (Specialist) you will be responsible for providing supervision to Team Leaders, Maintenance Technicians and Contract Technicians across the Repairable Spares function, with an expectation to support the site’s PM outages as requested by Line Management.

The position has an emphasis on decontamination, overhaul, and management of the site’s repairable spares, inclusive of mechanical, instrumentation and electrical equipment. You will also be responsible for reporting and prioritising the maintenance activities associated with the spares, according to cost, plant requirements and criticality.

The role works with the Contractor Supervision, Maintenance Team and Production Coordinator to act as a contact for all wash bay activities relating to repairable spares documentation.

Primary Responsibilities:

Selects suppliers and repairs equipment based on best practice, quality and price. Ensures the consistent quality of repairs by providing equipment checks when repairs are returned. Ensures effective communication with site & repairer personnel to ensure that the requirements, specifications and timeframes for off-site equipment can be clearly understood. Assists in implementing a comprehensively planned approach to off-site equipment repairs by working with site & repairer personnel to develop scopes for equipment repair, define priorities, and identify equipment deficiencies and modifications to improve reliability, improve repair techniques and inspect new equipment. Ensures that documentation is updated including the upkeep of record management, equipment drawings and manuals and compile status reports of equipment repairs. Ensures feedback on high cost, high volume or abnormal repair activities are discussed and resolved with off-site repair providers and site personnel via the root cause analysis committees. Responsible for developing a process for managing repairs of equipment at the site/Region level including inspection of repaired parts when received. Responsible for working with maintenance/reliability to create standards for repairs & for selecting vendors for repairs by commodity to achieve best pricing, quality and performance. Responsible for minimizing cost of repairs. Inventory of repaired parts while ensuring service levels and performance Develops a process to evaluate if a failed part/equipment is within warranty period. Responsible for scanning the horizon to find opportunities for developing partnerships for repair programs to reduce cost and inventory, while improving performance. Develops metrics and methods to measure performance of repair program for elements like cost, inventory, service level etc. Provides feedback to the local reliability and maintenance teams and assist in the failure root-cause analysis.

About You

The ideal candidate is friendly, energetic, professional, flexible, and well-rounded individual with experience who will live the Tronox values. The successful candidate will have the following skills, experience and qualifications:

A HNC or HND in an Engineering discipline is desirable. Experience in the supervision of maintenance activities and knowledge of Engineering & Maintenance Processes. Working knowledge of rotating equipment types and components. Strong people management skills. Problem solving skills. Ability to communicate, both written and verbal, to team members and higher management. Computer literacy ( MS Office/SAP etc.)

Benefits

Competitive salary and performance-based bonus. Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, 9-day fortnight, flexible working and more. Opportunities for development and continuous learning

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