Superintendent II, Furnace 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, coordinate, control and oversee the safe and effective preparation, equipment inspections of furnace vessel, and according to production targets. The incumbent supervises specialists to ensure the efficient and effective operation of the Smelting plant.

You will have the following:
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering any qualification related to Metallurgical furnace engineering
• 5 years’ relevant furnace masonry experience
• At least 2+ years’ experience in a managerial position, preferably in starting up a team to be fully functional
• English as working language, Swahili or French advantageous

Role Profile Knowledge
• Familiarization with refractory properties
• Familiarize the masonry of metallurgical furnaces
• Knowledge of copper smelting methods
• Production and Smelter Standard Operating Procedures
• Ability to deal with emergencies in the plant

Technical Skills
• Masonry Knowledge
• Big-scale furnace masonry experience

Personal Competencies should include:
• Problem solving
• Analytical and systematic
• Integrity and objectivity
• Risk awareness and management
• Coordination skills
• Drive and results orientation
• Good judgement
• Customer Service orientation
• Communication and presentation
• Flexibility and adaptability – think on feet
• Managerial and leadership skills
• Team building capability and Teamwork
• Cultural sensitivity
• Innovative
• Stress Management

Your Key Performance Activities will include but not limited to:
• Manage and maintain the furnace plant to ensure safe and efficient operations of the Smelting plant
• Supervise and implement the Design, Construction & Commissioning for Smelting plant furnaces
• Ensure, organise and coordinate the timely and systematic operation of the smelt plant
• Responsible for production operations to meet the monthly and annual production targets
• Build working relationships across teams and functional lines to enhance work delivery, collaboration and innovation
• Coordinate, monitor and supervise the performance of direct reports
• monitor costs or expenses within approved budget to achieve cost efficiencies and reduce waste
• Support the Transformation agenda
• Integrate HSEQ into all work processes

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