Vacancy title:
Fitter

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Mining, Category: Management]

Jobs at:
Lubambe Copper Mine Limited

Deadline of this Job:
Monday, June 16 2025

Duty Station:
Chililabombwe | Chililabombwe | Zambia

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, June 10 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Lubambe Copper Mine Limited (LCML) owns and operates the Lubambe underground Copper Mine located in Chililabombwe District of the Copperbelt Province in Zambia. The Mine which commenced operations in 2012 is situated approximately 468 kilometres North of the Capital City of Lusaka, 152 Kilometres from Ndola and approximately 40 Kilometres from Chingola.
Lubambe Copper Mine sits on an area of approximately 58.1 square kilometres and comprises an existing underground mine, characterised by two distinct limbs (the East and South Limbs) and a processing Plant with a capacity to process up to 2.4 million tonnes per annum.
LCML places the highest priority on safety with a world-class safety system in place and understands its obligations to carry out mining in a sustainable manner. Its Corporate Social Responsibility programme focuses on education, agriculture, health, and infrastructure.

At Lubambe we are committed to managing our business in line with our values. As such, we acknowledge that our People are the most important asset to Lubambe and are the key to our success. Where consistent to our business needs, Lubambe is committed to provide employment opportunities, training, and development for our People. We want our People to be successful.

JCHX owns 80% of LCML, whilst ZCCM-IH owns 20% on behalf of the Zambian Government.

LCML seeks to employ an experienced and qualified individual in the following position:

FITTER (X1)

This position reports to Mechanical Foreman Winders.

Core Purpose of the Position:

To ensure that all mechanical work is carried out in line with the mine standards and scope of work.

Key Performance Areas/Indicators (KPA/Is):

• Conducts daily inspection for the winders
• Carry out statutory inspection at the winders and log in the book
•  Conduct daily inspection of conveyor belts, crusher and associated equipment
• Consult manufacturers’ manuals to determine interval of replacement on some units and propose changes to maintenance procedures if any
• Investigate, diagnose and perform trade related maintenance and repair of equipment and machinery according to maintenance requirements
• Report all defects and breakdowns on equipment to the foreman and log at winders log books
• Develop, modify, construct and install related equipment required for the safe operation of engineering equipment
• Identify spares requirements and record on work orders and communicate with foreman
• Perform other related duties assigned from time to time by the supervisor

Academic Qualifications, Experience & Personal Attributes

• A full Grade 12 School Certificate
• Craft/Technician Certificate in Plant Fitting/Mechanical Engineering from recognized institution
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a mining environment
• Winder’s experience is needed
• Must be a member of EIZ / ERB

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: professional certificate

Job application procedure
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• Applicants who meet the above requirements are invited to send their Curriculum Vitae in MS word format The closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 16th June 2025.
  Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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