Electrical Engineer
2025-12-03T15:20:59+00:00
Pacific Ventures Limited
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FULL_TIME
Lusaka
Lusaka
10101
Zambia
Professional Services
Science & Engineering, Installation, Maintenance & Repair, Manufacturing & Warehouse
2025-12-10T17:00:00+00:00
Zambia
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Background
We are looking for an experienced Electrical Engineer/Technician capable of handling a 1600 kVA industrial load, responsible for maintenance, troubleshooting, and safe operation of motors, VFDs, control panels, and plant electrical systems. Candidate must have solid experience in industrial electrical maintenance, automation basics, motor controls, and problem-solving in a fast-paced production environment.
Mandatory Practical Skills
The plant has motors, heavy machinery, MCC panels, extruders, boiler, compressors, pumps, conveyors, dryers, etc.
Therefore, the candidate should have practical experience in:
1. Motor & Power Systems
- Motor control circuits (DOL, Star–Delta, Soft starters)
- VFD programming & troubleshooting
- Overload & short-circuit protection
- MCC & Distribution Board maintenance
2. Industrial Equipment Handling
- Extruder electrical systems
- Boiler control panels
- Screw conveyors, pumps, blowers
- High-current equipment (100–200A+)
3. Heavy Load & Safety
- Knowledge of 11kV/415V distribution
- Transformer operation
- Generator synchronisation
- Earthing, lightning protection
- Load management for 1200 kVA system
- Safety standards, lockout-tagout (LOTO)
4. Automation & Controls (Highly Recommended)
- Basics of PLC, sensors, SCADA
- Troubleshooting control circuits
- Understanding relay logic
Experience Requirements
For a 1600 kVA industrial plant:
Minimum Experience:
- 5–10 years in an industrial environment
Preferably in:
- Food processing
- Oil mills
- Manufacturing plants
- Any continuous production facility
Preferred:
- Experience with soybean processing, extruders, or oil plant machinery
- Maintenance, troubleshooting, and safe operation of motors, VFDs, control panels, and plant electrical systems.
- Handling a 1600 kVA industrial load.
- Industrial electrical maintenance.
- Automation basics.
- Motor controls.
- Problem-solving in a fast-paced production environment.
- Motor control circuits (DOL, Star–Delta, Soft starters).
- VFD programming & troubleshooting.
- Overload & short-circuit protection.
- MCC & Distribution Board maintenance.
- Extruder electrical systems.
- Boiler control panels.
- Screw conveyors, pumps, blowers.
- High-current equipment (100–200A+).
- Knowledge of 11kV/415V distribution.
- Transformer operation.
- Generator synchronisation.
- Earthing, lightning protection.
- Load management for 1200 kVA system.
- Adherence to safety standards, lockout-tagout (LOTO).
- Basics of PLC, sensors, SCADA.
- Troubleshooting control circuits.
- Understanding relay logic.
- Industrial electrical maintenance
- Automation basics
- Motor controls
- Problem-solving
- Motor control circuits (DOL, Star–Delta, Soft starters)
- VFD programming & troubleshooting
- Overload & short-circuit protection
- MCC & Distribution Board maintenance
- Extruder electrical systems
- Boiler control panels
- Screw conveyors, pumps, blowers
- High-current equipment (100–200A+)
- 11kV/415V distribution
- Transformer operation
- Generator synchronisation
- Earthing, lightning protection
- Load management
- Safety standards, lockout-tagout (LOTO)
- PLC basics
- Sensor basics
- SCADA basics
- Troubleshooting control circuits
- Relay logic
- Experience in industrial electrical maintenance.
- Solid experience in automation basics.
- Solid experience in motor controls.
- Experience in problem-solving in a fast-paced production environment.
- Practical experience in Motor control circuits (DOL, Star–Delta, Soft starters).
- Practical experience in VFD programming & troubleshooting.
- Practical experience in Overload & short-circuit protection.
- Practical experience in MCC & Distribution Board maintenance.
- Practical experience in Extruder electrical systems.
- Practical experience in Boiler control panels.
- Practical experience with Screw conveyors, pumps, blowers.
- Practical experience with High-current equipment (100–200A+).
- Knowledge of 11kV/415V distribution.
- Knowledge of Transformer operation.
- Knowledge of Generator synchronisation.
- Knowledge of Earthing, lightning protection.
- Knowledge of Load management for 1200 kVA system.
- Knowledge of Safety standards, lockout-tagout (LOTO).
- Basics of PLC, sensors, SCADA (Highly Recommended).
- Experience troubleshooting control circuits.
- Experience understanding relay logic.
JOB-6930555b1bb3c
Vacancy title:
Electrical Engineer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Science & Engineering, Installation, Maintenance & Repair, Manufacturing & Warehouse]
Jobs at:
Pacific Ventures Limited
Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, December 10 2025
Duty Station:
Lusaka | Lusaka | Zambia
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, December 3 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Background
We are looking for an experienced Electrical Engineer/Technician capable of handling a 1600 kVA industrial load, responsible for maintenance, troubleshooting, and safe operation of motors, VFDs, control panels, and plant electrical systems. Candidate must have solid experience in industrial electrical maintenance, automation basics, motor controls, and problem-solving in a fast-paced production environment.
Mandatory Practical Skills
The plant has motors, heavy machinery, MCC panels, extruders, boiler, compressors, pumps, conveyors, dryers, etc.
Therefore, the candidate should have practical experience in:
1. Motor & Power Systems
- Motor control circuits (DOL, Star–Delta, Soft starters)
- VFD programming & troubleshooting
- Overload & short-circuit protection
- MCC & Distribution Board maintenance
2. Industrial Equipment Handling
- Extruder electrical systems
- Boiler control panels
- Screw conveyors, pumps, blowers
- High-current equipment (100–200A+)
3. Heavy Load & Safety
- Knowledge of 11kV/415V distribution
- Transformer operation
- Generator synchronisation
- Earthing, lightning protection
- Load management for 1200 kVA system
- Safety standards, lockout-tagout (LOTO)
4. Automation & Controls (Highly Recommended)
- Basics of PLC, sensors, SCADA
- Troubleshooting control circuits
- Understanding relay logic
Experience Requirements
For a 1600 kVA industrial plant:
Minimum Experience:
- 5–10 years in an industrial environment
Preferably in:
- Food processing
- Oil mills
- Manufacturing plants
- Any continuous production facility
Preferred:
- Experience with soybean processing, extruders, or oil plant machinery
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 6
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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