OKO Gold Project - Superintendent, Mill Maintenance

The Mill Maintenance Superintendent is responsible for leading all mechanical, electrical, and reliability maintenance activities for the process plant (crushing, grinding, gravity, CIL/CIP, and associated tailings and reagent systems) at the Oko West operation. This role ensures maximum equipment availability, safety compliance, and cost-effective maintenance execution while supervising maintenance personnel.

Working Conditions

The Mill Maintenance Superintendent is a site-based role supporting maintenance activities at GMIN’s Oko West operation. The role requires the ability to work effectively in a mine-site and processing-plant environment, provide strong safety leadership, and operate effectively around production equipment and maintenance activities. The position involves a combination of regular office work and time within production areas, where appropriate PPE and strict adherence to health and safety requirements are mandatory.

Key Responsibilities

1. Maintenance Management and Leadership

Lead and supervise all mill maintenance activities, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient equipment performance.

Develop and implement maintenance strategies aligned with production objectives and operational requirements.

Provide leadership, coaching, and technical guidance to maintenance supervisors, tradespeople, and contractors.

Establish clear performance expectations and monitor departmental productivity.

Promote a culture of accountability, teamwork, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

2. Budget and Resource Management

Prepare and manage the mill maintenance department's operating and capital expenditure budgets.

Monitor maintenance costs, identify cost-saving opportunities, and ensure effective resource utilization.

Coordinate the procurement of critical spare parts, tools, materials, and maintenance services.

Maintain appropriate inventory levels of critical equipment components and consumables.

Evaluate contractor performance and ensure contracted work meets company standards.

3. Reporting and Performance Monitoring

Prepare regular maintenance performance reports for management.

Monitor key performance indicators, including:

Equipment availability and reliability.

Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF).

Mean Time to Repair (MTTR).

Requirements

Experience

Minimum 7–10 years of maintenance experience in a mineral processing plant/mill environment, with at least 3–5 years in a supervisory or superintendent role.

Education/Certification/Designation

Bachelor's degree or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent trade certification with extensive experience).

Technical Skills/Knowledge

Strong knowledge of gold processing equipment (crushers, mills, thickeners, CIL/CIP circuits, pumps, conveyors).

Experience with CMMS platforms (e.g., SAP PM, Maximo, Pronto).

Working knowledge of reliability maintenance strategies (RCM, TPM, condition monitoring).

Strong leadership, organizational, and budget management skills.

Experience in remote-site or developing-country mining operations preferred.

Required Behavioral Skills

Results-oriented and adaptable professional with a hands-on approach to field execution and the ability to perform effectively in remote, multicultural, and fast-paced operational environments.

Collaborative leader with the ability to work effectively across diverse teams and field environments while mentoring, motivating, and developing technical personnel.

Required Leadership Skills

• •Applies Strategic Thinking & Global Focus: Brings a global mindset and systemic thinking to support the strategic focus and future success of the organization. Demonstrates Personal Leadership : Takes personal ownership for the success of the organization achieved through candor, creative debate active listening, coaching and a commitment to self-improvement. Drives Excellence in Execution:
• Enables breakthrough results through organizational alignment, courageous action, new thinking, and accountability.

Develops People, Teams, & Culture: Maximizes the potential of individuals, teams, and culture through a targeted investment in coaching, development, and engagement.

Builds Diverse Stakeholder relationships: Proactively develops strong and mutually beneficial relationships with multiple stakeholders.

G Mining Ventures welcomes all applications and is committed to evaluating candidates fairly and without discrimination. We are proud to offer equal employment opportunities to all.

Knowledge of a language other than French is required for this position, as G Mining Ventures’ sites are international and the incumbent will need to communicate with them regularly.