Mechanical Supervisor – Smelter at First Quantum Minerals Ltd

The holder of this position will be required to adhere to all relevant requirements, policies, procedures and legal regulations pertaining to health, safety, environment and quality, as well as finance, human resources, and any other regulations as required by the company and relevant to the level of the role and responsibilities of the function.

• • Inspect and repair boiler fittings, such as safety valves, regulators, automatic-control mechanisms, water columns, and auxiliary machines.
  • Align structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frame tanks or vats, following blueprints.
  • Work involves use of hand and power tools, plumb bobs, levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles.
  • Assist in testing assembled vessels.
  • Direct cleaning of boilers and boiler furnaces.
  • Position, align, and secure structural parts or related assemblies to boiler frames, tanks, or vats of pressure vessels, following blueprints
  • Position and install metal structural components.
  • Prepare and install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, or feedwater connections in drums of water tube boilers, using hand tools.
  • Shape or fabricate parts, such as stacks, uptakes, or chutes, to adapt pressure vessels, heat exchangers, or piping to premises, using heavy-metalworking machines such as brakes, rolls, or drill presses.
  • Lay out plate, sheet steel, or other heavy metal and locate and mark bending and cutting lines, using protractors, compasses, and drawing instruments or templates.
  • Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, or vats to locate defects, such as leaks, weak spots, or defective sections, so that they can be repaired.
  • Shape seams, joints, or irregular edges of pressure vessel sections or structural parts to attain specified fit of parts, using cutting torches, hammers, files, or metalworking machines
  • Inspect assembled vessels or individual components, such as tubes, fittings, valves, controls, or auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects.
  • Straighten or reshape bent pressure vessel plates or structure parts, using hammers, jacks, or torches.
  • General Boiler making duties including use of: grinding, cutting (friction and Gas cutting),
  • welding, polishing, cropping, pressing, heat treatment and stress relieving of steels
  • Ensure all work is carried out to quality and specification requirements and that documentation is completed on time
  • Clean pressure vessel equipment, using scrapers, wire brushes, and cleaning solvents.
  • Learn and apply safety precautions needed when working at extreme heights, such as harnesses and steel anchors.
  • Ensure a high degree of Safety Standards are established and that all subordinate personnel adhere to these standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Grade 12 Certificate
• Must have a Degree or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
• A member of the Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ)
• Possess strong interpersonal skills

Experience

• At least 5 years’ experience in Boiler-making and Welding
• Understand weld ability of QT Steels, Stainless Steels, Duplex Steels, Wear Plate and other exotic steels.
• Knowledge in paint mixing and surfaces technology may be required

Behavioural Traits

• Team player
• Organised
• Good Communicator
• Bold initiative
• Thinking Safety
• Upholding Quality
• Technical Skill
• Driving Quantity
• Driving attendance

Operational Requirements

• Standby work required
• Overtime when necessary
• Exposure to dust, heat, noise and chemicals
• PC Literacy