High Voltage Electrician

Lumwana Mining Company

Lumwana Mining Company seeks to recruit a highly committed employee for the position of High Voltage Electrician to join the Maintenance team.

Reporting to the Supervisor – Electrical, you will service, repair, install and maintain all High voltage electrical equipment associated within a modern open cast mine to ensure maximum operational performance is achieved in a safe and cost-effective manner while ensuring compliance with relevant procedures, policies and legal requirements as directed by the Supervisor – Electrical. Your duties will include but are not limited to the following:

  • Actively participate in identification of projects that demonstrate working in an environment of continuous improvement.
  • Work with other LMC Department teams/Contractors as and when required.
  • Achievement of maintenance compliance targets in the most cost-effective manner
  • Carryout planned and unplanned work as directed by the supervisor.
  • Ensure personal and team compliance with statutory acts and regulations.

Experience & Qualifications

  • Full Grade 12 Certificate
  • Craft Certificate in Electrical engineering or its equivalent.
  • Minimum of 3 years’ experience as an Electrician in a typical mining environment and need to be able to demonstrate:
  • Be very adaptable and team-focused and be able to work rotational shift patterns.
  •  HV trailing 35mm sq to 120mm sq cable terminations and joining.
  • Repair and maintenance of overhead powerlines
  • Repair and maintenance of siemens and Amp Control mobile substations
  • Knowledge on variable speed drives and soft starters
  • Member of the Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ)
  • Valid MSD HV switching license added advantage.
  • Class C manual driver’s license added advantage.

Barrick – Lumwana employees that meet the above stated requirements are invited to submit their CVs through https://jobs.barrick.com.

Barrick has a strong commitment to environmental, health and safety management.


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