Superintendent - Drills Fleet

About the role

Kamoto Copper Company (KCC SA) is a Congolese mining company operating in Kolwezi, with underground and open-pit mines and integrated metallurgical facilities. Reporting to the Manager – HME Maintenance, the Superintendent leads the maintenance of the surface drilling rig fleet to ensure high availability, reliability, maintainability and utilization. Maintenance must follow KCC standards, regulatory requirements and OEM recommendations, working closely with Drill & Blast, Mining Operations, Planning & Reliability, Technical Services, Supply Chain and OEMs.

Key responsibilities

• Drive safety and risk management of the drilling fleet, including risks related to mobile equipment, work at height, lifting, stored energy, insulation, welding and hot work.
• Develop and execute the fleet maintenance strategy aligned with production requirements, availability goals and asset lifecycle plans.
• Plan and optimize maintenance activities through preventive, predictive and condition-based programs, and monitor compliance.
• Ensure technical performance of drilling rigs, including motors, hydraulics, electrical, compressor, drilling systems, transmissions and undercarriages.
• Analyze recurring failures, conduct root cause analyses and implement improvement actions.
• Coordinate maintenance windows with Drill & Blast and Mining Operations, and ensure availability of skills, tools, facilities, spare parts and consumables.
• Manage the maintenance budget, cost per hour of operation, and operational and capital expenses.
• Lead and develop maintenance teams, including coaching, skills development, goals and KPIs, and succession planning.
• Monitor availability, utilization, downtime, MTBF, MTTR and costs, and coordinate with OEMs on outages, campaigns, improvements and warranties.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Mechanical, Electrical or Heavy Equipment Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years in mine or heavy industrial maintenance, including at least 5 years in a maintenance leadership role.
• Proven experience maintaining a fleet of surface drills in a large-scale mining operation, and on OEM equipment such as Epiroc, Sandvik, Caterpillar or Komatsu.
• Experience in planning, budgeting, cost control and asset performance management, and in leading multidisciplinary teams.

Required skills

• Surface mining drill rig maintenance and drilling systems, motors, hydraulics, electrical and compressors.
• Preventive, predictive and condition-based maintenance, condition monitoring and oil analysis.
• Reliability management, root cause analysis and MTBF/MTTR tracking.
• SAP or equivalent CMMS, and knowledge of OEM documentation and standards.