About Big Mining Company Ltd
Big Mining Company Ltd is a tin and coltan mining company operating in Byimana Sector, Ruhango District, Southern Province. The company is seeking a competent and experienced professional to provide technical leadership and supervision across its maintenance and engineering operations.
Job Overview
The Maintenance & Engineering Supervisor will plan, coordinate, and supervise maintenance and engineering activities to maximize equipment availability, minimize downtime, control maintenance costs, and maintain high standards of safety and reliability.
The successful candidate will work closely with production, procurement, warehouse, health and safety, contractors, equipment suppliers, and other relevant teams.
Key Responsibilities
The Maintenance & Engineering Supervisor will be responsible for:
- Supervising and coordinating daily activities of maintenance technicians, artisans, operators, and contractors.
- Assigning duties, monitoring performance, coaching staff, and supporting team development.
- Planning and supervising preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance activities.
- Ensuring maximum equipment availability and reliability while minimizing operational downtime.
- Providing engineering support for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, compressed air, ventilation, welding, construction, and utility systems.
- Supporting equipment design, installation, modification, upgrading, and commissioning activities.
- Investigating equipment failures and conducting root cause analysis.
- Recommending engineering improvements to improve equipment reliability and operational efficiency.
- Ensuring compliance with occupational health, safety, environmental, and statutory requirements.
- Enforcing Permit-to-Work (PTW), Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), and confined-space procedures.
- Developing maintenance schedules, work plans, and resource requirements.
- Coordinating manpower, tools, spare parts, and engineering materials.
- Supporting maintenance budget preparation and monitoring maintenance expenditure.
- Monitoring contractor performance and supporting procurement through preparation of technical specifications.
- Maintaining accurate maintenance records and equipment asset history.
- Preparing periodic maintenance and engineering performance reports.
- Monitoring key performance indicators including equipment availability, downtime, MTBF, MTTR, and maintenance costs.
- Supporting reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) and preventive maintenance optimization.
- Collaborating with production, procurement, warehouse, health and safety, and other departments.
- Liaising with equipment manufacturers, consultants, contractors, and service providers.
- Performing other duties assigned by Management.
Qualifications and Experience
Applicants should meet the following requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Electromechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline from a recognized institution.
- Professional engineering certification or registration with a recognized engineering body is an added advantage.
- An Advanced Diploma or equivalent technical qualification with at least three (3) years of relevant industrial maintenance and engineering experience may also be considered.
- At least two (2) years of relevant experience in maintenance and engineering, including a minimum of one (1) year in a supervisory position.
- Experience in mining, manufacturing, cement production, construction, or other heavy industrial operations is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated experience supervising multidisciplinary maintenance and engineering teams.
- Experience managing engineering projects and contractors is an added advantage.
Required Skills and Competencies
The ideal candidate should have:
- Strong knowledge of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance systems.
- Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, welding, plumbing, ventilation, compressed air, and utility systems.
- Understanding of engineering drawings and technical specifications.
- Knowledge of equipment installation and commissioning.
- Understanding of reliability engineering and asset management principles.
- Good knowledge of occupational health, safety, and environmental requirements.
- Familiarity with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
- Knowledge of CMMS and ERP maintenance modules is highly desirable.
- Strong leadership, planning, coordination, analytical, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure.
- Good report writing and documentation skills.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- High level of integrity, professionalism, and accountability.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Knowledge of AutoCAD or other engineering software is an added advantage.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Kinyarwanda.
- Physical fitness and willingness to work overtime, weekends, or respond to emergency breakdowns when required.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit one single PDF file containing all required application documents.
Applications should be sent to:
Email: bigminingcompanyltd@gmail.com
Copy: nshizirunguthierry@gmail.com
The application should be addressed to:
The General Manager
Big Mining Company Ltd
Applicants should use the following email subject:
“Job Application – Maintenance & Engineering Supervisor”
Required Documents
The single PDF file must contain the following documents in this order:
- Cover letter – maximum 1 page.
- Curriculum Vitae (CV) – maximum 3 pages.
- Three references, including the applicant’s most recent supervisor. Each reference should include the person’s:
- Name
- Position
- Phone number
- Copies of work certificates.
- Copies of academic and training certificates.
- Copy of the applicant’s national ID.
- Recommendation letter – optional but considered an added advantage.
Application Deadline
The deadline for submitting applications is:
26 October 2026
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