FQM
Requisition Number: 505593
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Country: Zambia
Location: Kalumbila (140km west of Solwezi)
Site: Sentinel
Categories: Engineering
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. has grown from a small mineral operation in Zambia into a multinational mining business in less than two decades, with a global portfolio of copper and nickel assets in Europe, Africa, Australia and South America. This phenomenal growth is down to FQM people who have strived to be Bolder, Smarter and Driven in everything they do.
In March 2013, First Quantum Minerals acquired Inmet Mining Corporation, a Canadian-based mining company primarily producing copper and zinc from mines in Finland, Spain and Turkey, with also a major copper deposit under development in Panama, known as Cobre Panama. The combination of the First Quantum and Inmet assets has created one of the world’s leading copper producers with a geographically diversified portfolio of high-quality operations and development projects in eight countries across five continents.
With a strategic plan to produce more than 1 million tonnes per annum of copper within five years, the Company is poised to become the largest, widely-held pure-play copper producer and one of the top five copper producers in the world.
Key Responsibilities:
- This position will be required to adhere to all relevant requirements, policies, procedures and legal regulations pertaining to health, safety, environment and quality, as well as finance, human resources, and any other regulations as required by the company and relevant to the level of the role and responsibilities of the function.
- Installation
- Installation of new electrical systems, replacement of old, faulty or redundant Electrical systems as per the Company and vendor’s safety and quality specifications.
- Electrical protection
- Ensure that all electrical equipment have the correct hardware interlock and safety parameter settings for effective and safe operation.
- Maintenance
- Adhere to the companies planned and preventative maintenance schedules and procedures.
- Effectively maintain the electrical equipment with the minimum effect on the plant production.
- Reporting and record keeping.
- Report all incidents immediately to the Supervisor.
- Ensure that all Safety and substation logbooks are checked and signed according to the procedure.
- Tools and audit.
- Maintain the correct and safe usage of all hand tools within your section
- Report all defective tools, record and control all replacement of tools.
- Transport.
- No person is allowed to operate any equipment without an official driving operating permit.
- Other duties
- Any other duties as directed by the Electrical Supervisor.
Experience & Knowledge:
- Troubleshooting
- Experience in Siemens VSDs, soft starters and Simocode
- Demonstrated application of continuous improvement ideas
- Demonstrated ability to work safely and improve team safety awareness.
- Able to diagnose problems and potential problems
- Certification of HV switching from MSD an added advantage
- Member of the Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ)
- Minimum Five years’ experience in a Mining environment working as an artisan.
- Knowledge of LV systems, MCC’s and protection.
- Knowledge of LV and MV Transformers
- Knowledge of Electrical motors
- Maintenance of Overhead cranes.
- Knowledge of variable speed drives, Soft starters and DOL starters
- Good knowledge on the use of electrical measuring instruments.
- Reading electrical drawings
- Computer literate.
- Experience on Power Distribution systems will be an advantage.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of a Grade 12 Certificate
- Electrical Craft Certificate
- Provincial Driving Permit for LMV
Behavioral Traits:
- Bolder, Smarter, Driven
- Participate and contribute in safe practice and environment awareness
- Demonstrate personal commitment in regard to safety and environmental practices
- Identification of potential hazards and ensuring appropriate action is taken.
- Maintain a high standard of efficiency, safety and effectiveness.
- Identify safety hazards and rectify/control.
- Adhere to and enforce all aspects of the company’s health, safety and environmental policies and procedures.
- Attend safety meeting /toolbox talks on a daily basis.
- Ensuring that all tasks are carried out in safe and efficient manner, to assure maximum reliability and policies and procedures.
- A proven ability to work with other disciplines to achieve minimal disruption to plant operating times
Advertised: 02 Apr 2019 FLE Daylight Time
Applications close: 15 Apr 2019 FLE Daylight Time