Senior Reliability Engineer

Asante Gold Corporation ('Asante') is a gold exploration, development and operating company with a high-quality portfolio of mines and projects in Ghana. The Company currently operates the Bibiani and Chirano Gold Mines and is advancing the Kubi Gold Project. Asante is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV: ASE), the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE: ASG) and the OTCQX Market in the United States (OTCQX: ASGOF).

Driven by a vision to become the preferred Tier-1 mining company in West Africa, Asante is committed to building a safe, efficient and responsible mining business that delivers sustainable value to its employees, communities, shareholders and other stakeholders.

At Asante, our people are at the heart of our success. We are committed to providing an environment where employees can undertake meaningful work, develop their careers and contribute to the future of mining in Ghana.

Our culture is guided by the core values of Safety, Ownership, Teamwork and Continuous Improvement and we seek individuals who demonstrate accountability, integrity, collaboration and a passion for excellence.

If you share our ambition and are looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a dynamic and growing organization, we invite suitably qualified candidates to apply for the following position:

About This Role

The role is responsible for the implementation of reliability strategy, identifying, developing, and leading initiatives to improve performance of the Process Plant to achieve the goal by maximizing the availability, maintainability and reliability of such assets and leading a team of condition monitoring technicians, lube technicians, QA&QC inspectors within Engineering department.

Key Responsibilities

Reliability Strategy and Engineering:

• Develop, implement and sustain reliability standards, specifications, processes and procedures.
  
• Develop and maintain equipment reliability strategies based on equipment criticality, failure history, performance and business risk.
  
• Analyse equipment criticality using risk-based methodologies, considering impacts on safety, environment, production and maintenance costs.
  
• Identify and prioritize opportunities for reliability improvement using equipment history, reliability databases, performance data and operational information.
  
• Drive the continuous improvement and elimination of equipment failures to improve reliability, availability and maintainability.

Reliability Analysis and Performance Management:

• Analyse equipment failure history and apply statistical modelling techniques to characterize failure behaviour and identify reliability improvement opportunities.
  
• Analyse equipment performance to assess reliability, maintainability and availability and develop improvement initiatives.
  
• Maintain and validate equipment downtime databases and reliability KPIs.
  
• Establish equipment performance trends and provide feedback to maintenance and operations leadership on actual performance versus targets.
  
• Measure, analyse and communicate the business impact of equipment losses and reliability-related production losses.
  
• Develop reliability reports and performance indicators to support maintenance and management decision-making.

Maintenance Strategy Optimization:

• Lead the continuous review and optimization of Process Plant maintenance strategies, including inspections, preventive maintenance, condition-based maintenance and overhaul strategies.
  
• Support planners in developing and updating maintenance plans and strategies.
  
• Generate maintenance work orders and backlog activities based on reliability analysis, condition monitoring, oil analysis and equipment performance.
  
• Apply reliability methodologies including RCM, FMEA/FMECA and RCA to optimize maintenance strategies and eliminate failure modes.
  
• Lead and facilitate reliability workshops with maintenance and operations personnel.
  Failure Investigation and Root Cause Analysis.
  
• Lead and support investigations into equipment failures, repeat failures and poor equipment performance.

Facilitate Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and other structured failure investigation methodologies:

• Develop corrective and preventive actions arising from failure investigations and monitor their effectiveness.
  
• Work with maintenance and operations teams to develop practical engineering solutions, modifications and improvements to prevent recurrence of failures.
  
• Maintain a database/library of reliability improvement projects, failure investigations, corrective actions and lessons learned.

Condition Monitoring and Machine Health:

• Develop and implement sustainable condition-based maintenance strategies in collaboration with maintenance and workshop teams.
• Develop machine health monitoring processes to identify potential failures and enable timely intervention.
• Ensure condition-monitoring data are captured, analysed, tracked and acted upon in a timely manner.
• Analyse machine health, vibration, oil analysis and other condition-monitoring data to assess equipment condition and initiate appropriate maintenance actions.
• Oversee and continuously improve the QA/QC inspection program to ensure inspections are value-adding and performed to the required standards.
• Manage and optimize the NDT program to maximize early identification of potential failures.
• Oversee the oil analysis program, including sampling schedules, sample history, analysis and follow-up actions.

Asset Lifecycle and Cost Management:

• Maintain lifecycle cost models for critical equipment and use reliability and cost data to support asset management decisions.
• Prepare Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analyses to support rebuild-versus-replace and equipment replacement decisions.
• Support equipment selection and replacement decisions from a reliability, maintainability and lifecycle-cost perspective.
• Assist long-term planning to ensure critical equipment bills of materials and required materials are accurately maintained in the maintenance management system.

OEM, Vendor and Warranty Management:

• Develop productive technical relationships with key OEMs and vendors to drive equipment reliability improvements.
  
• Support and oversee warranty claims for faulty components and equipment.
  
• Ensure warranty failures and claims are properly documented, tracked and followed through to resolution.
  
• Utilize OEM and vendor technical support to investigate failures and implement equipment improvements.

Technical Support, Training and Capability Development:

• Provide technical reliability support to maintenance, planning and operations teams.
  
• Provide training and facilitate workshops on RCA, FMEA/FMECA, RCM and reliability improvement methodologies.
• Coach and support maintenance personnel in the application of reliability engineering principles.
• Assist in educating operators on operating practices and behaviors that influence equipment reliability and equipment life.
• Support the development of a reliability-focused culture across maintenance and operations.

Continuous Improvement:

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the maintenance function to improve equipment reliability, availability, maintainability and maintenance cost performance.
• Evaluate and implement new reliability engineering tools, technologies and analytical techniques.
• Monitor the effectiveness and sustainability of reliability improvement initiatives and ensure successful improvements are incorporated into maintenance strategies and standards.

General Responsibilities:

• Maintain accurate reliability records, databases, reports and technical documentation.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date equipment reliability and maintenance information.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures, including safety, environmental and confidentiality requirements.
• Perform all duties in a manner that protects the health and safety of self and others.
• Exercise appropriate professional judgment and discretion in the performance of duties.
• Meet or exceed performance expectations established by management.

Education, Work Experience & Key Competencies

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree (BSc) or HND in Mechanical Engineering or Maintenance related discipline from a recognized institution.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in a Process Plant as a Mechanical Supervisor, Maintenance Planner, Reliability Engineer, preferably within the mining industry.
• A Sectional Engineer’s Certificate of Competency issued by the Mines Inspectorate Division of the Minerals Commission Certificate is desirable.
• Professional Certification in Maintenance Planning and Reliability such as CMRP, CRE is preferable.
• Proficiency in Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) (Pronto / JD Edwards / SAP / Oracle / Ellipse, etc.), asset management principles, and technical knowledge of machinery.
• Knowledge in Continuous Improvement or Business Improvements
• Knowledge in the use of condition-based techniques like: Ultrasound, Thermography, Vibrations, Oil Analysis etc.
• Excellent understanding of mills, crushers, conveyors, pumps, thickeners, tanks, and tailings infrastructure.
• Ability to develop high-quality work packs with safety controls, drawings, and methods.
• Strong communication, organisation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Strong shutdown management experience.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Strong knowledge of condition monitoring methods, including vibration analysis and thermography.
• Solid understanding of reliability-centred maintenance and equipment design principles.
• Analytical, reporting, and problem-solving skills to support decision-making.
• Root cause analysis
• Failure mode and effect analysis
• Maintenance downtime analysis using MTBF and MTTR
• Ability to work in multi-cultural environment and respect other people values and opinions.