Instrumentation Technician at First Quantum Minerals
First Quantum Minerals - Location: Zambia, North-Western
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Description
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 Responsibility:
- Install, setup, calibrate, maintain, fault finding and maintain a wide variety of field Instrumentation devices and equipment, related to modern automated processing plants
- Setup, calibrate, certify, maintain and troubleshoot PA (Process Automation) devices density and conveyor belt scale systems
- Setup, calibrate, certify, maintain and troubleshoot weighbridge systems.
- Any other tasks as may be delegated upon by the supervisor
- Field Bus systems, specifically Profibus (DP & PA) and Mod-bus
- Siemens S7-range of PLC hardware installation and troubleshooting
- Exceptional skills in Field Instrumentation, installation, maintenance and troubleshooting
Experience:
- 2 – Year post qualifying experience in Automated Industrial Processing Plants
- Working experience on Crushers, Conveyors, Milling, Flotation Circuits, Reagent and Concentrate areas, Thickeners as well as Water and Air Services will be an added advantage
Qualifications:
- A Diploma in an Instrumentation-related field
- EIZ registration as an Instrumentation Technologist
- Registered and licenced by ZWMA
Behavioral Traits:
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- Troubleshooting
- Problem solving
- Ability to work under pressure
- Fluent in English
- Able to work shifts, Standby and overtime where required
- Exposure to dust, noise and environmental elements
- A self-starter that requires minimal supervision in areas of responsibility
- Detail Orientation
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