Senior Officer, DBF Conveyor Technical

KAMOA COPPER SA is looking for a Senior Officer, DBF Conveyor Technical

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 manage, maintain and control the bulk Conveying system of auxiliary materials to the DBF storage bins, ensuring availability of equipment’s for operations. The scope / portfolio of this role includes conveying of lime and coal powder, planning for maintenance of equipment’s, continually monitoring performance, responding to breakdowns, and ensuring the lime and coal powder system availability. 

You will have the following:

• Must have a degree in Metallurgy or Chemical Engineering
• Must have a minimum of 6 years’ working experience in flash smelting technology, preferably within the copper mining industry.
• Proficiency in business English is mandatory. Working knowledge of French will be considered highly advantageous

Role Specific Knowledge Skills:

• Proficient in operation, control and maintenance of auxiliary materials pneumatic conveying system.
• Ability to deal with production emergencies.
• DRC Legislature knowledge

Technical Skills

• Metallurgy knowledge.
• Engineering knowledge.
• Production knowledge.
• Safety and security knowledge

Personal Competencies should include:

• Problem solving
• Analytical and systematic
• Integrity and objectivity
• Risk awareness and management
• Organisation
• Customer Service orientation
• Communication and presentation
• Flexibility and adaptability – think on feet
• Coordination

Your Key Performance Activities will include but not limited to:

• Process: Maintain the Lime and coal powder conveying system
• Deliver work according to Standard Operating Procedures
• Complete the DBF bulk conveying system technical preparatory work
• Ensure the Operability of the dust and lime and coal powder conveying system
• Stakeholder Management -Build working relationships across teams and functional lines to enhance work delivery, collaboration and innovation
• People- Manage self and show up as a good team player
• 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

 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