Responsible for preventive maintenance, fault diagnosis, and mechanical repairs of diesel-driven dewatering pumps at Singida Gold Mine, as well as assigned heavy mobile equipment. The role supports reliable mine dewatering, equipment restoration, maintenance documentation, safety compliance, and coaching of mechanics and fitters.
Responsibilities
- Carry out preventive maintenance, inspections, and mechanical repairs on diesel-driven dewatering pumps according to manufacturer manuals and service intervals.
- Diagnose and repair pump and engine faults, including failure to prime, low flow or pressure, overheating, leakage, and abnormal noise.
- Inspect, repair, and replace impellers, wear parts, shafts, bearings, seals, couplings, hoses, pipework, strainers, valves, and connections.
- Check pump alignment and clearances and verify pump priming and operating conditions after maintenance.
- Support pump installation, relocation, commissioning, and return to service.
- Inspect and maintain diesel engines and associated fuel, cooling, lubrication, air intake, exhaust, and starting systems.
- Coordinate electrical faults with the electrical maintenance team.
- Maintain other site pumps and heavy mobile equipment, including engines, hydraulic systems, drivelines, brakes, and steering.
- Maintain service records, job cards, maintenance schedules, and equipment defect backlogs.
- Identify required spare parts, service kits, and tools and support minimum-stock planning for critical supplies.
- Respond to equipment breakdowns and report equipment condition, risks, and expected restoration times.
- Provide on-the-job coaching and skills transfer to mechanics, fitters, and other team members.
- Investigate recurring equipment failures and recommend practical improvements.
- Apply safe work practices, lockout/tagout procedures, equipment isolation, pressure-release procedures, lifting controls, and spill-prevention measures.
- Perform other related mechanical maintenance duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Mechanical maintenance and fitting skills.
- Dewatering pump operating principles, priming, suction and discharge arrangements, pump curves, head, and flow.
- Ability to recognize cavitation, dry running, and other damaging operating conditions.
- Pump performance troubleshooting and restoration-to-service capability.
- Diesel engine troubleshooting and maintenance.
- Mechanical fitting and maintenance of seals, bearings, and couplings.
- Pump alignment and use of measuring instruments.
- Ability to interpret manufacturer manuals and parts catalogues.
- Knowledge of heavy mobile equipment mechanical and hydraulic systems.
- Maintenance scheduling and service-hour tracking.
- Critical spare-parts identification.
- Accurate work-order and maintenance-record management.
- Computer literacy and ability to use CMMS, job cards, and spreadsheets.
- Clear communication and practical instruction skills in English and Kiswahili.
- Knowledge of safe isolation, pressure release, lifting, field maintenance, and spill prevention.
Document Requirements
Application Instructions
- Send your application letter, updated CV and copies of relevant academic and professional certificates
- Deadline: 30 October 2026.
