Advisor – Load & Haul Services

About the role

The Advisor – Load & Haul Services provides specialized technical expertise for the maintenance of underground loading and transport equipment, supporting planned maintenance, diagnostics, repairs and return‑to‑service activities. The role aims to improve equipment availability, reliability and performance while developing the skills of national maintenance staff.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical support for interventions on loaders and underground trucks, ensuring compliance with manufacturer standards.
• Support planned maintenance operations, including inspections, servicing and adherence to approved plans.
• Lead complex diagnostics, fault analysis and guide maintenance teams through repairs.
• Analyze recurring failures, conduct root‑cause analysis and recommend reliability improvements.
• Coordinate with mining operations, planning, reliability, HSE and supply‑chain functions to plan parts, tools and manpower.
• Document all interventions, work orders and maintenance history in SAP.

Required profile

• Degree or licence in mechanical, electrical or heavy‑equipment engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
• At least ten years of experience maintaining underground mobile mining or heavy industrial equipment.
• Proven experience in planned maintenance, troubleshooting, reliability engineering and root‑cause analysis.
• Ability to supervise, coach and develop national maintenance staff.

Required skills

• Maintenance of loading and transport equipment, especially underground Caterpillar machines.
• Mechanics, hydraulics and pneumatics knowledge.
• Diagnosis, troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis.
• Equipment reliability and performance analysis.
• Maintenance planning and major/complex repairs.
• Experience with SAP or other computerized maintenance management systems.
• Technical documentation handling.