Specialised Artisan, Steel & Platework
Ivanhoe Mines
Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Posted 08 January 2026 - Closing Date 21 January 2026

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Job Description

KAMOA COPPER SA is looking for a Specialised Artisan, Steel & Platework

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....

Manufacture, assemble, install and repair steelwork required for mining operations according to the Kamoa standards.

You will have the following:

  • Must be Trade Tested Boiler maker
  • Must have a Certificate or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
  • Must have at least 8 years’ post–trade test experience as a Boilermaker in an underground mining environment
  • Must have at least 8 years’ experience working with underground piping systems and stations.

Role Profile Knowledge

  • Pipe and steel work
  • Pumps
  • Fabrication and development of steel and pipes
  • Underground steelwork and pipes and workshops

Technical Skills

  • Computer literate
  • MS-Office and Adobe

Personal Competencies should include:

  • Analytical and Problem solving
  • Technical orientation
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills
  • Ability to Influence, persuade and negotiate
  • Reliable and self-motivated
  • Detail and quality orientation
  • Cultural sensitivity
  • Customer Service orientation
  • Good Communication skills
  • Report writing
  • Conflict Management
  • Drive and results orientation
  • Flexibility and adaptability
  • Detail and quality orientatio

Your Key Performance Activities will include but not limited to:

  • Manufacture, assemble and install pipes and steel work according to requirement and design
  • Repair and alterations to infrastructure, vehicles, machinery and equipment
  • Inspections and replacement of pumps
  • 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
  • HSEQ Integrate HSEQ into all work processes

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.