First Quantum Minerals Ltd. Job Recruitment: Mech Scaffolder
Requisition Number: 503500
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Country: Zambia
Location: Solwezi
Site: Kansanshi
Categories: Construction, Engineering, Projects
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.
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.
Key Responsibilities
- Inspection of scaffolding materials for corrosion and rust.
- Erecting and dismantling access scaffolding.
- Endorsement of erected scaffolding for safe use/safe workloads.
- Inspection of erected scaffolding after every 7 days.
- Removal of scaffolding materials after completion of work for safe stacking..
- Basic rigging knowledge (slinging, signaling & basic lift supervising- ie scaffold bundles etc)
- Identification of all scaffolding materials.
- Risk assessment of scaffolding requirement to be erected.
- Other duties as instructed by the Supervisor related to the above work.
Qualifications
- Minimum of a Grade Nine (Grade 9)
- Scaffolding certificate from a recognized institution
- Practical first aid certificate/silicosis.
- A member of the Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ)
Experience
- A minimum of 3 years relevant experience as a qualified Scaffolding fixer.
Behavioural Traits
- Teamwork
- Bold initiative
- Thinking safely
- Upholding quality
- Technical Skill
- Driving quantity
- Driving attendance
Operational Requirements
- Standby and overtime where required
- Exposure to noise/dust
- Working at heights
- Working in confined spaces
Applications close: 21 Nov 2018 FLE Standard Time