Background information about the job or company:

Trade Zone Limited is currently looking to hire experienced Mechanical Fitters to be based in Lusaka.

Responsibilities or duties:

• Maintenance Fitters fit and assemble parts and sub-assemblies made from metal and other materials to make production machinery and other equipment.
• Maintaining & repairing machines.
• Mark the shape and dimensions of a part to be machined by studying blueprints and using measuring instruments.
• Assemble and fit machined parts using drill holes and tap threads, if necessary, for bolting parts together.
• Check tightness of joints and operation of moving parts, and file or chisel parts to make final adjustments if the fit is not perfect.
• Cut, thread, bend and install hydraulic and pneumatic pipes and lines.
• Clean and lubricate assembled articles.
• Manufacture, repair and fault-find hydraulic and pneumatic equipment.
• Operate powered machines which may be manually or computer controlled.
• Erect machinery and equipment on site.
• Inspect machinery regularly and make any adjustments or repairs needed, by removing any worn or damaged parts to install replacements, by sending a damaged part to the machine shop for repair or by doing the repair work themselves.

Qualifications or requirements:

• Full grade 12 certificate.
• Degree/Diploma/Craft Certificate in Mechanical Fitting or its equivalent.
• 3 years and above working experience.
• Good Communication and interpersonal skills.
• Critical Thinker and ability to make decisions.
• High professional ethics and proficiency.

• Maintenance Fitters fit and assemble parts and sub-assemblies made from metal and other materials to make production machinery and other equipment.
• Maintaining & repairing machines.
• Mark the shape and dimensions of a part to be machined by studying blueprints and using measuring instruments.
• Assemble and fit machined parts using drill holes and tap threads, if necessary, for bolting parts together.
• Check tightness of joints and operation of moving parts, and file or chisel parts to make final adjustments if the fit is not perfect.
• Cut, thread, bend and install hydraulic and pneumatic pipes and lines.
• Clean and lubricate assembled articles.
• Manufacture, repair and fault-find hydraulic and pneumatic equipment.
• Operate powered machines which may be manually or computer controlled.
• Erect machinery and equipment on site.
• Inspect machinery regularly and make any adjustments or repairs needed, by removing any worn or damaged parts to install replacements, by sending a damaged part to the machine shop for repair or by doing the repair work themselves.

• Good Communication and interpersonal skills.
• Critical Thinker and ability to make decisions.
• High professional ethics and proficiency.

• Full grade 12 certificate.
• Degree/Diploma/Craft Certificate in Mechanical Fitting or its equivalent.
• 3 years and above working experience.