Specialist, Wear Management

:\r\n\r\nPurpose\r\n\r\nManage and optimize wear performance of fixed plant equipment through wear engineering, 3D scanning, condition assessment, material selection and reliability strategies to improve asset life, reduce wear cost per tonne, enhance plant availability and support proactive replacement planning.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nKey Responsibilities\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nGovernance, Safety & Compliance\r\n\r\n \tAdhere to all relevant company policies, procedures, and statutory requirements (HSE, quality, finance, HR).\r\n \tEnsure all wear-related activities comply with safety and environmental standards.\r\n \tPromote a proactive safety culture within inspections, installations, and failure investigations.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nWear Management & Optimization\r\n\r\n \tDevelop and implement wear management strategies for fixed plant equipment (chutes, bins, liners, pumps, cyclones, pipes, screens).\r\n \tEvaluate and recommend wear materials (e.g., ceramics, rubber, chrome carbide, polyurethane).\r\n \tOptimize wear life vs cost performance ($\/t).\r\n \tEstablish inspection standards, wear monitoring intervals, and replacement criteria.\r\n \tDevelop wear life forecasting models and replacement strategies for wear critical components.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nCondition Monitoring Integration\r\n\r\n \tIntegrate wear performance data with existing condition monitoring programs (visual inspections, thickness testing, UT, thermography and other applicable NDT techniques).\r\n \tDevelop structured wear tracking systems, dashboards and digital wear maps.\r\n \tDevelop and maintain 3D scanning programs for wear monitoring, volume loss analysis and geometric change assessment of wear critical assets.\r\n \tIdentify degradation trends, establish wear rates and forecast component life.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nFailure Analysis & Continuous Improvement\r\n\r\n \tLead root cause analysis (RCA) of wear failures and premature component degradation.\r\n \tDevelop corrective actions to eliminate recurrence.\