Zambia Sugar Plc. is an ABF Group sugar company and is the leading sugar producer in Zambia. Its main activities are the growing of sugarcane, the production and marketing of sugar and other sugar downstream products.
Zambia Sugar carries out Off-Crop maintenance works in the Factory for a duration of up to four (4) months. The Company invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill the following Off-Crop positions in the Manufacturing Department.
ARTISAN ELECTRICIAN × 4 - OFFCROP
MANUFACTURING DEPARTMENT (NAKAMBALA)
The position reports to the Maintenance Foreman - Electrical. The successful candidates will be responsible for carrying out maintenance works to achieve maximum plant availability and equipment capacity, ensuring compliance to minimum operating standards and/ or work instructions.
Key Performance Areas
- Carry out maintenance to achieve maximum plant availability and equipment capacity, ensuring compliance to minimum operating standards and/ or work instructions.
- Implement preventative / reactive maintenance initiatives and plans to reduce costs and downtime
- Model behaviors, collaborating, partnering and communicating effectively within and between teams and customer functions (process).
- Perform a Daily Plant Inspection of all equipment in your section as per PM WO route and checklist.
- Ensure that all defects identified during your plant inspections are documented on the checklist feedback and immediately report any significant risks verbally to your FLM.
- Ensure the lubrication of motors in your area is performed to standard and as per PM WO.
- Make, prepare and join rubber and PVC cables for a working voltage not exceeding 600V.
- Dismantle squirrel cage motors which have previously been disconnected for the purpose of overhaul or inspection.
- Dismantle, repair, assemble and replace components on electrical equipment.
- Ensure the Job Plan / Checklist on the WO is diligently followed as per the work-order tasks. Provide feedback in terms of quality and improvement to Job Plans
- Contribute to the RCA process (In your section or as the stand-by artisan). Take on a mind-set that all equipment failures are preventable.
- Identify areas where artisan training is required on equipment maintenance and inform FLM and do all you can to train new artisans or assistants.
- Work with Optimization and Process teams to solve problems and promote cross functional engagement & teamwork.
- Monitor own section KPIs, understand your contribution to them, contribute to solutions to resolve out of spec KPIs and maintain actions to sustain KPIs being within spec.
- Execute stop day or opportunity stops activities
- Identify personal L&D needs and manage training through business partnership
- Adhere to and promote SHERQ & Food Safety standards
- Promote and adhere to ABF’s procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC).
Minimum Qualifications
- Grade 12 Certificate.
- Craft Certificate in Electrical
- 2+ years post experience in a heavy industry environment,
- Training or knowledge in VSD operations and programming
- Experience in the sugar industry is an added advantage.
Should you be interested in applying for any of these roles, please submit your detailed CV, copies of relevant qualifications, registrations and ID/Passport for the attention of HR Business Partner
Email: careers@zamsugar.zm indicating “Application – (name of position)” in the subject line.
Closing date for applications is 30th September 2025.
Applicants shall be required to complete pre-employment checks (qualification, credit, security, background, and medical assessments) as part of the recruitment process where applicable.
Should you not hear from us within 4 weeks after the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
