Background

Rutongo Mines Ltd is a Tin Mining Company, situated in Masoro Sector, Rulindo District, Northern Province. The Management of Rutongo Mines Ltd informs the public that it is recruiting Internal and External Competent, Qualified and Experienced staff for the following positions:

Job Brief

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Maintenance Section, leading two multi-disciplinary maintenance teams and a planning/administration function that together deliver preventive and corrective maintenance across all mining machinery, vehicles, and fixed equipment. The role is accountable for fleet availability, OEE, PM compliance, budget control of the maintenance function, safety performance, and the development of the maintenance workforce. The position acts as the operational lead for the section, escalating only matters of strategy, capital, and major variations to the Engineering & Project Manager.

Key Responsibilities

Section Leadership and People Management:

• Line-manage all maintenance staff: the Maintenance Planner, Administrative Assistant, and the two Maintenance Teams (Mechanics, Auto-Electricians, Assistants).
• Set individual performance objectives, conduct performance evaluations, and contribute to professional and career development of all direct reports.
• Lead recruitment, selection, and onboarding of new maintenance staff in collaboration with HR.
• Conduct daily section briefings and weekly review meetings to align the team on priorities, KPIs, and improvement actions.
• Resolve disciplinary matters, performance concerns, and resourcing gaps; escalate to the Engineering & Project Manager when appropriate.

Maintenance Planning and Execution:

• Approve the Preventive Maintenance Schedule (PMS) prepared by the Maintenance Planner and ensure its execution across both teams.
• Allocate work between the two teams based on equipment criticality, skill mix, and resource availability.
• Lead breakdown response: triage, dispatch the right team, oversee diagnosis and repair, and verify equipment is restored to operational condition before return to service.
• Sign off on completed work orders and ensure technical quality of all repairs.
• Identify recurring failures and lead root cause analysis (RCA) with the team to drive permanent corrective actions.

Performance, KPIs, and Reporting:

• Own the maintenance section's KPIs: fleet availability, OEE, PM compliance, MTBF, MTTR, and breakdown frequency by equipment class.
• Review weekly and monthly KPI dashboards prepared by the Data Administrator (engineering) and the Maintenance Planner; agree on improvement actions.
• Submit weekly, monthly, and quarterly maintenance reports to the Engineering & Project Manager — covering performance, work completed, costs, risks, and recommendations.
• Provide inputs to Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR) and other management reporting cycles.

Budget and Cost Control:

• Manage the operational budget allocated to the Maintenance Section, ensuring spend is tracked daily against approved plans (zero underspend / zero overspend principle).
• Approve parts requisitions, contractor work orders, and minor expenditures within delegated authority limits.
• Monitor and report on cost-per-operating-hour and other unit-cost metrics; identify cost reduction and efficiency opportunities.
• Escalate budget variances and capital requirements to the Engineering & Project Manager.

Spare Parts, Tools, and Inventory:

• Coordinate with the Storekeeper, Maintenance Planner, and Data Administrator to ensure availability of critical spare parts and consumables.
• Approve MIN/MAX stock levels, reorder points, and critical-spares strategy.
• Oversee accountability and calibration of workshop tools and diagnostic equipment.

Safety, Health, Environment and Compliance:

• Enforce strict compliance with HSSE policies, lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) procedures, hot work permits, confined-space procedures, and safe work practices across the section.
• Lead incident, near-miss, and hazard reporting and ensure investigations are conducted with corrective actions tracked to closure.
• Ensure waste oils, used filters, and other hazardous materials are managed in line with environmental procedures.
• Champion a strong safety culture through visible leadership, coaching, and recognition.

Continuous Improvement and Workforce Development:

• Identify and lead improvement initiatives that reduce downtime, improve reliability, extend asset life, or reduce cost.
• Drive adoption of best practices, OEM updates, and lessons learned from incidents and breakdowns across the section.
• Plan and oversee training, upskilling, and certification of maintenance staff in collaboration with HR and the Engineering & Project Manager.

Stakeholder Coordination:

• Liaise with the Production team to align maintenance windows with operational priorities.
• Coordinate with HSSE, Stores, Procurement, Finance, HR, and IT functions on cross-cutting matters.
• Manage relationships with OEM service providers and external contractors performing specialist work.

Ad-hoc Duties:

• Deputise for the Engineering & Project Manager on operational matters when required.
• Perform other duties as required by management, within the scope of the role.

Job Requirements

Education and Certification:

• A minimum of A1 Advanced Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Electromechanics, Industrial Maintenance, or a related engineering field. A bachelor's degree (A0) is strongly preferred.
• Professional certification in maintenance and reliability (e.g., CMRP — Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional) is an added advantage.
• Valid driver's license.

Experience:

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in mechanical maintenance, with at least 3 years in a supervisory or section-management role.
• Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary teams (mechanical, auto-electrical) on heavy mining equipment, fixed plant, or similar industrial fleets.
• Demonstrated experience managing maintenance budgets, KPIs, and CMMS / planning systems.

Technical Skills:

• Strong working knowledge of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and auto-electrical systems on heavy mining equipment.
• Proficient in maintenance KPIs (OEE, availability, MTBF, MTTR, PM compliance) and the ability to drive performance through data.
• Familiarity with CMMS platforms, planning tools, and root cause analysis (RCA) methodologies.
• Ability to read technical drawings, P&IDs, schematics, and OEM service manuals.
• Computer literacy (Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint; CMMS systems).

Soft Skills:

• Strong leadership and people-management skills, with the ability to develop and motivate a multi-disciplinary team.
• Excellent communication, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills, including under operational pressure.
• High integrity, accountability, and attention to detail.

Physical Requirements:

• Physically fit to handle the demands of the role, including site visits to underground and surface workings.
• Willingness to work in varying environmental conditions, including extreme weather, as typical of a mining operation.

Other:

• Willing to work overtime, including weekends, public holidays, and call-outs, as required.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and learning new technologies relevant to the role.

• Line-manage all maintenance staff: the Maintenance Planner, Administrative Assistant, and the two Maintenance Teams (Mechanics, Auto-Electricians, Assistants).
• Set individual performance objectives, conduct performance evaluations, and contribute to professional and career development of all direct reports.
• Lead recruitment, selection, and onboarding of new maintenance staff in collaboration with HR.
• Conduct daily section briefings and weekly review meetings to align the team on priorities, KPIs, and improvement actions.
• Resolve disciplinary matters, performance concerns, and resourcing gaps; escalate to the Engineering & Project Manager when appropriate.
• Approve the Preventive Maintenance Schedule (PMS) prepared by the Maintenance Planner and ensure its execution across both teams.
• Allocate work between the two teams based on equipment criticality, skill mix, and resource availability.
• Lead breakdown response: triage, dispatch the right team, oversee diagnosis and repair, and verify equipment is restored to operational condition before return to service.
• Sign off on completed work orders and ensure technical quality of all repairs.
• Identify recurring failures and lead root cause analysis (RCA) with the team to drive permanent corrective actions.
• Own the maintenance section's KPIs: fleet availability, OEE, PM compliance, MTBF, MTTR, and breakdown frequency by equipment class.
• Review weekly and monthly KPI dashboards prepared by the Data Administrator (engineering) and the Maintenance Planner; agree on improvement actions.
• Submit weekly, monthly, and quarterly maintenance reports to the Engineering & Project Manager — covering performance, work completed, costs, risks, and recommendations.
• Provide inputs to Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR) and other management reporting cycles.
• Manage the operational budget allocated to the Maintenance Section, ensuring spend is tracked daily against approved plans (zero underspend / zero overspend principle).
• Approve parts requisitions, contractor work orders, and minor expenditures within delegated authority limits.
• Monitor and report on cost-per-operating-hour and other unit-cost metrics; identify cost reduction and efficiency opportunities.
• Escalate budget variances and capital requirements to the Engineering & Project Manager.
• Coordinate with the Storekeeper, Maintenance Planner, and Data Administrator to ensure availability of critical spare parts and consumables.
• Approve MIN/MAX stock levels, reorder points, and critical-spares strategy.
• Oversee accountability and calibration of workshop tools and diagnostic equipment.
• Enforce strict compliance with HSSE policies, lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) procedures, hot work permits, confined-space procedures, and safe work practices across the section.
• Lead incident, near-miss, and hazard reporting and ensure investigations are conducted with corrective actions tracked to closure.
• Ensure waste oils, used filters, and other hazardous materials are managed in line with environmental procedures.
• Champion a strong safety culture through visible leadership, coaching, and recognition.
• Identify and lead improvement initiatives that reduce downtime, improve reliability, extend asset life, or reduce cost.
• Drive adoption of best practices, OEM updates, and lessons learned from incidents and breakdowns across the section.
• Plan and oversee training, upskilling, and certification of maintenance staff in collaboration with HR and the Engineering & Project Manager.
• Liaise with the Production team to align maintenance windows with operational priorities.
• Coordinate with HSSE, Stores, Procurement, Finance, HR, and IT functions on cross-cutting matters.
• Manage relationships with OEM service providers and external contractors performing specialist work.
• Deputise for the Engineering & Project Manager on operational matters when required.
• Perform other duties as required by management, within the scope of the role.

• Strong working knowledge of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and auto-electrical systems on heavy mining equipment.
• Proficient in maintenance KPIs (OEE, availability, MTBF, MTTR, PM compliance) and the ability to drive performance through data.
• Familiarity with CMMS platforms, planning tools, and root cause analysis (RCA) methodologies.
• Ability to read technical drawings, P&IDs, schematics, and OEM service manuals.
• Computer literacy (Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint; CMMS systems).
• Strong leadership and people-management skills, with the ability to develop and motivate a multi-disciplinary team.
• Excellent communication, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills, including under operational pressure.
• High integrity, accountability, and attention to detail.

• A minimum of A1 Advanced Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Electromechanics, Industrial Maintenance, or a related engineering field. A bachelor's degree (A0) is strongly preferred.
• Professional certification in maintenance and reliability (e.g., CMRP — Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional) is an added advantage.
• Valid driver's license.