Job title: Artisan, Fitter
Site: Kansanshi Mining Plc
Department: Smelter Engineering
Section: Smelter Mechanical
Position reports to: Shift Supervisor, Mechanical
Key Responsibilities
The holder of this position will be required to adhere to all relevant requirements, policies, procedures and legal regulations pertaining to health, safety, environment and quality, and any other regulations as required by the company and relevant to the level of the role and responsibilities of the function.
Carry out Preventive and Corrective Maintenance activities on all Hot Metals (ISA, MSEF, WHB, ESP) Smelting equipment. The Maintenance activities will include but not limited to:
- Maintaining Hydraulic Units.
- Maintaining Boiler Pumps and Positive Displacement Fuel Pumps.
- Maintaining hot metal Tapping and Plugging Machines
- Maintaining MSEF Electrode Columns.
- Identifying and implementing Improvements in the Smelter Plant.
- Maintaining Belt and Drag Chain Conveyors
- Maintaining molten metal launders and tap blocks with their associated cooling water piping networks
- Identifying of equipment defects, troubleshooting and rectification of identified defects
Qualifications
- Minimum of a Grade 12.
- Craft Certificate or equivalent in Mechanical Fitting
- EIZ Certification
- Qualifications Must Be Certified by Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA)
Experience
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in the maintenance of Smelting Plant Equipment or similar.
- Knowledge of procedures for routine inspection and maintenance
- Knowledge on the Hydraulic and Pneumatic circuitry of furnace electrode columns and tapping machines
- Knowledge of the safety requirements when working on furnace tapping equipment, furnace launders and furnace cooling water circuits
- Knowledge on the associated equipment upstream and downstream of the primary smelting furnaces
Behavioral Traits
- Teamwork
- Bold Initiative
- Safety Conscious
- Upholding Quality
- Good Technical Skills
- Good Hand-on experience
Operational Requirements
- Standby work required
- Overtime when necessary
- Exposure to dust, heat, and noise
- Working in a Hot Metal Environment
- Call Out when required
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Skills Required
- Minimum of a Grade 12
- Craft Certificate or equivalent in Mechanical Fitting
- EIZ Certification
- Qualifications certified by Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA)
- Minimum 5 years' experience in maintenance of smelting plant equipment or similar
- Knowledge of procedures for routine inspection and maintenance
- Knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic circuitry of furnace electrode columns and tapping machines
- Knowledge of safety requirements when working on furnace tapping equipment, launders and cooling water circuits
- Knowledge of associated equipment upstream and downstream of primary smelting furnaces
- Good technical skills and strong hands-on experience
What We Do
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. is a global mining company producing copper and nickel, as well as gold and cobalt. Our growing portfolio of operations and projects spans four continents and employs around 20,000 people. We are well-known for our ‘can do’ attitude and specialist technical, project management, engineering, construction and operational skills, which allow us to develop and successfully run complex mines and minerals processing plants. We strive to go beyond the goals set by other companies. After 25 years of operations we are now one of the world’s top 10 copper producers and we focus on providing a tangible benefit from everything we do for employees, investors and the many communities that host our operations. From our initial operation reprocessing tailings facilities in Zambia, to the recently completed giant Cobre Panama operation, we have recorded many significant commercial and technical achievements over the past two decades. By 2021, the combined output of our mines will be more than 800,000 tonnes of copper per year.
