Instrumentation Technician

Lubambe Copper Mine is located within the Greater Konkola Area of the Zambian Copperbelt and consists of a large – scale mining license covering an area of approximately 240 square kilometres. The mine is a modern, world class facility with fully mechanized underground operations.

Lubambe Copper Mines is owned by EMR Capital of Australia (80%) and ZCCM – Investments Holdings (20%).

The Mine is currently in a ramp up stage and will ultimately produce 45, 000 tonnes of contained copper and will employ approximately 1,500 people. The Plant infrastructure consists of a Concentrator plant, a laboratory and underground infrastructure. The Concentrator incorporates crushing, milling, flotation and filtration. The design capacity is 2.5 MTPA of ore at an average mill grade of 2.3% copper, yielding 45,000 tonnes of contained copper in concentrate to be sold to smelter in Zambia.

To support this vision, Lubambe Copper Mine seeks to employ experienced and qualified individuals in the  following position:

INSTRUMENTATION TECHNICIAN

This position reports to the Instrumentation Foreman.

Purpose of this position

To work with a wide variety of pneumatic, electronic and microcomputer devices used to measure and control pressure, flow, temperature, level, motion, force, and chemical composition.

Key Performance Areas / Indicators (KPA/Is):

• Consult manufacturers’ manuals to determine test and maintenance procedures
• Use pneumatic, electrical and electronic testing devices to inspect and test instrument and system operation, and diagnose faults, practice loss management principles.
• Maintenance of programmable logic controllers and peripheral units.
• Maintenance of SCADA hardware components and operations.
• Mentor and train production crew operators on plant equipment.
• Repair, maintain and adjust system components or remove and replace defective parts.
• Conduct risk assessments.
• Follow laid out work safety, maintenance procedures and fill in appropriate task checklist.
• Calibrate and maintain components and instruments according to manufacturers’ specifications
• Work with engineers on basic designs
• Ensure health, safety, environmental and quality standards are maintained.

Academic Qualifications and experience:

• Minimum of a Craft Certificate in Instrumentation.
• 3 years’ experience mining industry
• Ability to read and interpret PID drawings, electrical drawings and hydraulic drawings.
• Good communication and reading skills.
• Good team player and able to coordinate work with other engineering trades on the job site.
• Ability to use proper lifting techniques to lift between 11 and 25 kilograms.
• Good mathematical, scientific, mechanical and logical reasoning abilities.
• Ability and desire to keep up to date with technological developments in the field.

Applicants who meet the above requirements are invited to send their Curriculum Vitae in MS word format to [email protected]. The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 17^th May 2019. Please do not send scanned copies of your educational qualifications at this stage and clearly indicate the job applied for in the subject line.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.