Engineering Operational performance 

• Manages the process of identification and analysis of areas for efficiency enhancement to assist the affiliate to develop work practices for enhanced efficiency by providing economic and technical skills, knowledge and experience in respect of all mechanical and electrical engineering issues.  
• Manage the assurance programs to ensure that safety, environmental and sustainability procedures are adhered to in respect of all mechanical and electrical engineering issues,  
• Manage the process of setting suitable operational targets by the SBU for all in respect of all mechanical and electrical engineering issues and that these are based on the correct benchmarks.
• Ensure that systems and tools to effectively measure the achievement of targets by operations are in place

Asset Management Processes

• Ensure that Precious Metals SBU develops asset management policies, procedures, and organizational structure for assigned operating unit within the framework of corporate policy.
• Assure the  implementation of improved asset management and maintenance planning systems, processes, procedures and policies in support of organizations mission -- specifically, supporting better management reporting, information flow and management, business process and organizational planning.
• Work with the management of the affiliate mines to review equipment lifecycle planning.
• Assist the affiliate mines to conduct long term planning by generating and quarterly updating of a SBU capital book which identifies all capital purchases over 5 years utilizing life of mine plans.
• Advise the affiliate mines on the best Asset Management tools to track assets and analyze performance and availability data
• Develop and advise on ways to optimize asset control and inventory management processes
• Develop and continuously improve policies in respect of capital assets and inventory systems with the capability to reconcile all assets with the current asset registers as well as linking it to the financial records and lifecycle of the particular asset

Asset Maintenance and Disposal 

• Support the Precious Metals SBU mines to conduct risk analysis on critical assets.
• Develop and continuously improve policies and procedures to effectively maintain assets by the affiliate sites
• Develop and continuously improve asset life cycle costing models for all major assets that will include the most economical disposal time of assets.
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• Provide guidance to Precious Metals SBU mines in best practice to determine depreciation and useful lives of the fixed assets.

Productivity Improvement Strategies for Assets

• Advise and direct the Precious Metals SBU in ways to improve productivity and maximize ROI by maximizing the availability of on mine assets.
• Develop strategies in conjunction with the Precious Metals SBU to:

•       Prevent unplanned downtime.

•       Maximize the operational life of assets.

•       Increase asset availability, utilization and performance.

•       Optimize maintenance resources.

•       Reduce maintenance costs.

Asset Management Audits

• Audit compliance to optimized asset control and inventory management processes that track accountability, location, maintenance, contracts and lifecycle status.
• Through audits, ensure compliance with all maintenance requirements to maintain guarantees on critical assets.
• Audit compliance to policies in respect of capital assets and inventory systems, current asset registers and associated financial records.
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Technical advice

• Provide technical advice in procurement decisions in respect of critical assets as required. 

Standard Operating Procedure

• Develop and maintain the following Standard Operating Procedures for the Precious Metals SBU:

•       Asset management

•       Maintenance of critical assets

•       Disposal of assets

•       Others as needed

• Conduct operational audits in respect of the compliance to these standard operating procedures.
• Preparation of deviations report and make recommendations to mitigate deviations.

Ad-Hoc Studies

• Contributes to the development of initiatives within the Precious Metals SBU to improve sustainability of assets.
• Assists in the development and improvement of procedures and in ad-hoc studies covering all aspects of the Precious Metals SBU’s work.

Annual Report

• Provides internal audit department with the information necessary to complete the corporate integrated annual report in respect of all assets and the life cycle management thereof by the Precious Metals SBU.

Summary reports

• Provide summary reports in respect asset management practices and other activities included in audits conducted in this respect.

Records

• Ensure complete records and history is kept of all recommendations and enhancement projects initiated and recommended.