- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Salary: Market Related
- Job Type: Contract
- Sectors: Engineering Mining
- Reference: 182732
Vacancy Details
Employer: Ivanhoe Mines
KAMOA COPPER SA is looking for a Foreman, Mechanical (Conveyor Belts Systems)
The Kamoa Copper Mine is a joint venture between Ivanhoe Mines (39.6%), Zijin Mining Group (39.6%), Crystal River Global Limited (0.8%) and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (20%). It's a very large, near-surface, flat-lying, stratiform copper deposit with adjacent prospective exploration areas within the Central African Copperbelt, at approximately 25 kilometers west of the town of Kolwezi and about 270 kilometers west of the provincial capital of Lubumbashi.
Play your part in our team succeeding....
To implement, monitor, coordinate and control the maintenance, repair and refurbishment of the conveyor belt system. The incumbent supervises artisans and the scope of this role includes ensuring the continued operation of the conveyor belt system for the benefit of mining operations.
You will have the following:
- Must have a N3Certifiacte in Fitting / Mechanical/ Boilermaker)
- Must be a trade tested Artisan (Fitting /Mechanical /Boilermaker)
- Must have at least 10 years’ experience as a qualified Artisan in an underground mining environment
- Must have at least 3 years supervisory experience.
- Must have knowledge and experience working with an array of systems and machinery, including conveyor belts, rock-breakers, TMM, winches, engines, gearboxes, pulleys,
- Proficiency in business English is mandatory. Knowledge of French and Swahili will be considered highly advantageous.
Role Profile Knowledge
- Broad mining and hands-on experience
- Exposure to multiple trades
- Management of different artisan trades
Technical Skills
- Knowledge and experience working with an array of systems and machinery, including conveyor belts, rock-breakers, TMM, winches, engines, gearboxes, pulleys,
Personal Competencies should include:
- Problem solving
- Analytical and systematic
- Leadership and delegation
- Open-minded
- Technically orientated
- Flexibility and adaptability – think on feet
- Accuracy in decision making
- Calm under pressure
- Positive attitude
- Sense of urgency
Your Key Performance Activities will include but not limited to:
- Process: Coordinate a team of artisans to ensure the continuous operation of conveyor belt systems
- Maintain the Conveyor Belt systems
- Stakeholder Management - Build working relationships across teams and functional lines to enhance work delivery, collaboration and innovation
- People - Coordinate, monitor and supervise the performance of direct reports
- Finance: Monitor costs or expenses within approved budget to achieve cost efficiencies and reduce waste
- Transformation-Support the Transformation agenda
- HSEQ -Integrate HSEQ into all work processes
- Reporting and Governance and Quality Adhere to and improve reporting processes for the area of responsibility
When applying, please submit a PDF version of your CV together with certified copies (certification within a 3-month period) of your ID/passport, drivers' license and qualifications.
Should you not hear from us within 30 days of the closing date please consider your application unsuccessful
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About Ivanhoe Mines
Ivanhoe Mines is a leading Canadian mining company committed to becoming a global leader in the supply of critical resources required to transition our world to a low-carbon, renewable future.
Ivanhoe is focused on developing and expanding its four principal mining and exploration projects in Southern Africa.
The development of the Kamoa-Kakula copper mining complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC), the Platreef palladium-rhodium-platinum-nickel-copper-gold discovery in South Africa, the extensive redevelopment and upgrading of the historic Kipushi zinc-copper-germanium-silver mine, also in the Democratic Republic of Congo and exploration on the Western Foreland, near Kamoa-Kakula
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