KAMOA COPPER SA is looking for a Specialised Artisan, Mechanical & Fitting (Conveyor Belt Systems)

The Kamoa Copper Mine is a joint venture between Ivanhoe Mines (39.6%), Zijin Mining Group (39.6%), Crystal River Global Limited (0.8%) and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (20%). It's a very large, near-surface, flat-lying, stratiform copper deposit with adjacent prospective exploration areas within the Central African Copperbelt, at approximately 25 kilometres west of the town of Kolwezi and about 270 kilometres west of the provincial capital of Lubumbashi.

Play your part in our team succeeding....

Build, monitor and maintain Conveyor Belt systems for the benefit of mining production. The incumbent tasks a team of specialists and the scope / portfolio of this role include to ensure the installation, maintenance, repair, and optimization of conveyor belt systems (Conveyor Belt, Hydraulic Rock Breakers, Apron Feeders and Mobile Crushers to support continuous production operations with minimal downtime

You will have the following:

• Must be a Trade Tested Fitter and turner
• Must have a Certificate or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
• Must have at least 8 years post–Trade Test experience as a Fitter and Turner in an underground mining environment
• Must have a minimum of 8 years’ experience in the maintenance and installation of conveyor belt systems, with hydraulic systems experience.
  
  

Role Profile Knowledge

• Underground experience
• Understanding of mining methodologies
• Understanding of different roles (fitter, rigger, boilermaker) and how they work together

Technical Skill

• Background knowledge of Conveyor Belt systems and Hydraulic experience (E.g. Conveyor belt, Rock breaker, Apron Feeder, Mobile crushers)

Personal Competencies should include:

• Provide clear instructions
• Set standards
• Problem-solving
• Facilitation and training
• Cultural sensitivity
• Drive and results orientation
• Rule orientation
• Initiative
• Detail and quality orientation
• Supervisory abilities

Your Key Performance Activities will include but not limited to:

• Supervise teams of specialists to ensure optimal mining conditions
• Ensure the Conveyor Belt system is in optimal condition and to allow support on continuous production operations with minimal downtime.
• Stakeholder Management - Build working relationships across teams and functional lines to enhance work delivery, collaboration and innovation
• People - Contribute to building a high-performing team
• Finance- Monitor costs or expenses within approved budget to achieve cost efficiencies and reduce waste
• Transformation, Change and Culture -Support Transformation in terms of people, automation/ digitisation and sustainability
• SHEQ- Integrate HSEQ into all work processes
• Contribute to Reporting, Governance and Quality- Adhere to and improve reporting processes for area of responsibility

When applying, please submit a PDF version of your CV together with certified copies (certification within a 3-month period) of your ID/passport, drivers' license and qualifications.

Should you not hear from us within 30 days of the closing date please consider your application unsuccessful.