Maintenance Technician - Contract

Description

Job Summary: Perform maintenance of heavy equipment at mining units, workshops, or worksites, adhering to technical criteria and safety, health, and environmental guidelines. Key Highlights: 1. Repair and conditioning of complex electrical and mechanical components 2. Technical team leadership and mentoring of junior technicians 3. Risk permit management and preparation of technical reports **MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN \- MECHANICAL TECHNICIAN** **Purpose of the Position:** * Perform maintenance-related tasks for heavy equipment as stipulated in service contracts with clients (mining companies and/or mining contractors and/or construction projects), at mining units, underground workshops, surface workshops, mine workings, equipment worksites, or other locations where such services are required—considering technical criteria and safety, health, and environmental guidelines. **Specific Responsibilities:** * Evaluate equipment under the service contract’s scope; report findings and prepare spare parts requests for scheduled maintenance work based on accumulated operating hours of equipment components. * Assess high-complexity electrical systems of assigned low-profile equipment. * Repair, condition, enable, or replace high-complexity electrical components such as electrical panels or circuits, among others. * Participate in the repair and replacement of major equipment components—including engines, gearboxes, converters, cylinders, shafts, etc. * Respond to high-complexity emergencies and unforeseen equipment failures, minimizing equipment downtime. * Prepare technical reports on equipment condition to schedule future repairs. * Act as team leader, as directed by the immediate supervisor, leading a group of technicians forming a work team. * Manage risk permits in coordination with EHS or the supervisor for assigned high-risk tasks (e.g., PETS, PETAR, etc.). * Accurately record entry, exit, and break times. * Effectively utilize contractual resources (PPE, assets, consumables, assigned tools, instruments, etc.). * Deliver hands-on training or mentoring to junior technicians. **Requirements:** * Technical education in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or related fields from Technical Institutes (minimum two years of study). * Graduate of Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with specialization in heavy machinery maintenance, maintenance mechanics, production mechanics, or Industrial Engineering. * Six years of experience in heavy equipment maintenance activities within Surface Mining Units or UGM, or similar segments served. * Minimum three years of experience working with low-profile equipment. * Experience in defensive driving and possession of an A2B driver’s license, with at least two years of prior experience. * Authorization from Sandvik and clients to operate light vehicles (4x4 pickup trucks) under the service contract, provided the employee has been designated to drive such vehicles. * No medical restrictions preventing performance of duties at mining units located along Peru’s coast, highlands, and jungle—where we hold service contracts. (Mandatory.) * No restrictions regarding use of PPE, a mandatory requirement to perform duties per applicable legal provisions, client requirements, and Sandvik policies. (Mandatory.)