Purpose of the role:

To install and maintain heavy mining equipment and machinery components at a manufacturing facility and working closely with a team of assembly technicians to ensure that all equipment is assembled efficiently, safely, and to the highest quality standards.

Reports to: Welding Coordinator
Branch: Kansanshi

Key Responsibilities.

The Welder will be required to perform the following tasks:

• Ensure Health and Safety standards, Regulations and Procedures are adhered to at all times.
• Participate in safety meetings.
• Analyze all components to be worked on, and ensure task requirements are clearly understood and all risks identified before commencing the job.
• Coordinating with warehouse team to ensure that all the necessary materials are available when needed.
• Ensure Gas is always stocked to carry out the jobs.
• Weld using multiple processes to a high standard.
• Fabrication of structural steel work and pipe work.
• Be able to take actuate measurements and fabricate from them
• Ensure quality of work is inspected before dispatching.
• Ensure tools are available for the team and kept in good condition.
• Be able to use analytical skills to determine type of materials and heat treatment processes.
• Reviewing and interpreting fabrication drawings and specifications to ensure that the work is done to the required standards.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• Must have a full Grade 12 certificate.
• Must have a Craft Certificate in Metal Fabrication/Boiler making
• Must have at least 2 years’ experience in a similar field (Preferably workshop experience)
• Experience in Arc welding, TIG and MIG welding
• Must be a Member of the Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ)
• Valid Silicosis certificate

Competences

• Knowledge of Safety Standards
• Able to interrupt complex Fabrication drawings
• Good Analytical Skills
• Good communication skills
• Experience with heavy fabrication
• MIG & TIG experience
• Ability to work well under pressure