Belt Specialist - Simandou Project

About the role

The Belt Specialist is the technical authority for conveyor belt condition, maintenance, splicing assurance and lifecycle performance across SimFer fixed plant operations in Guinea. The role sets and maintains the standards, strategies, competencies and controls so that belts are installed, operated, inspected, repaired and replaced safely and to the required quality, supporting Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Reliability, Shutdowns, Operational Readiness and contractor teams.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure belt work meets safety requirements, statutory obligations and approved work methods, and take part in incident investigations
• Set standards for fabric and steel-cord belts and define technical requirements for selection, installation, splicing, vulcanisation, repair and change-out
• Assure belt tracking, tension, take-up, pulley lagging, cleaners, skirts, loading zones, idlers and protection systems
• Maintain belt asset registers, splice maps and technical records, and run risk-based inspection and condition-monitoring strategies
• Verify contractor quality plans, competency evidence and splice documentation, and lead technical investigations into splice failures and belt damage
• Develop preventive and predictive maintenance tactics, work orders, shutdown priorities and long-range replacement plans
• Confirm critical spares, splice kits and tooling, and support breakdown response
• Act as technical interface with contractors, manufacturers and suppliers, and develop belt readiness plans for commissioning and ramp-up
• Build belt competency frameworks, train maintainers and operators, and promote standardised work and learning from events

Required profile

• Recognised belt-splicing, mechanical trade or engineering/technical qualification with substantial conveyor belt experience
• Demonstrated experience with fabric and steel-cord belt installation, splicing, repair and change-out in mining, processing or bulk-materials operations
• Experience assuring contractor performance in high-risk belt maintenance and shutdowns
• Iron ore fixed plant, overland conveyor, stockyard or port conveyor experience; greenfield project, commissioning or ramp-up experience
• Experience in Guinea, Africa or remote multicultural operations; French is an advantage

Required skills

• Hot and cold vulcanisation, splice QA/QC and belt condition assessment
• Online belt monitoring, belt thickness measurement, steel-cord scanning or NDT
• Working knowledge of SAP or an equivalent asset-management system
• Root-cause analysis, reliability engineering, condition monitoring, auditing or continuous improvement training

What we offer

• Competitive base salary and annual cash incentives for eligible employees
• Career development, training assistance and family-friendly health programs
• Retirement and savings plans, wellness benefits and an Employee Assistance Program
• Employee stock ownership plan and comprehensive leave policy