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Supervisor, Services at First Quantum Minerals, Kalumbila, Zambia

First Quantum Minerals

Supervisor, Services at First Quantum Minerals, Kalumbila, Zambia

First Quantum Minerals

Full time Job

Date Posted: January 25, 2025

Application deadline:

Expired on: February 5, 2025 5:00pm

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Job description

  • As a key member of the day shift  operations team for  housekeeping in the entire plant and reporting into the Process Superintendent  Services operations.
  • Day shift supervisor is accountable for the effective and efficient field mobile equipment operations to maintain the standard of the plant in terms of housekeeping, environment compliance.
  • Ensure compliance to environmental and housekeeping, hence a strong commitment to the environment.
  • Direct accountability for performance of all field mobile equipment operations.
  • The role has a focus on minute-hourly during day shift to maintain the plant standard.

Specific Job Responsibility

  • The role has field mobile equipment and operations personnel allocated accountability.
  • The role will support the day shift mobile equipment and personnel assigned to the operation for housekeeping and environment compliance.
  • Understand and execute accountabilities of legal appointment under Zambian Mining Regulations.
  • Maintain safety of self, subordinates and others, always ensuring the “buddy” system is used when in the field.
  • Ensure strict compliance to HSE standards.
  • Ensure all incidents are reported promptly and conduct follow-up investigations.
  • Maintain a very high standard of plant housekeeping.
  • Ensure all routine tasks, including field check-sheets and equipment inspections are conducted in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Execute the daily operating instructions of the Production Coordinator Services operations, and the senior shift supervisor in day shift

Job Specific Competencies

  • the Day Shift Senior Supervisors.
  • Performance KPI has, tasks performed, equipment status and focus items.
  • Liaise with Services Control Room Operators, Shift Senior Supervisor and Day Supervisor Reagents to deliver section requirements in the context of the whole plant.
  • Identify and immediately escalate to the day Shift Senior Supervisor and Shift Maintenance Supervisor the defect list and mobile equipment that requires correction, or attention.
  • Escalation procedure to be follow in all cases.
  • Support maintenance in the delivery of their tasks.
  • Provide timely and accurate permitting and access to maintenance and projects.
  • Immediately address substandard behaviours and performance of team members.
  • Control and reduce operational costs for all equipment including contracts.
  • Perform any other duties as assigned by the Superintendent Services operations.
  • Assist Senior Supervisors in their duties and be able to cover those duties when required

Key Job Attributes

  • Commitment to SHE performance.
  • Strong drive to maximise safe production with good understanding of drivers.
  • Personal sense of equipment ownership and accountability.
  • Ability to and passion for leading and supervising people.
  • Ability to task assign, follow up and manage.
  • Ability to build working relations and coordinate different operating disciplines.
  • Ability to work and manage problems/actions across the timeframe of one shift.
  • Possess ability to analyse and understand metallurgical & equipment information.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills.
  • Persistent, diligent and thorough in approach.
  • Be enthusiastic and pro-active in manner
  • Firm and fair in managing team members.

Experience required to perform in this job

  • A minimum of 5 years of direct experience in operational roles of entire concentrator circuit.
  • A minimum of 2 years’ experience at a Supervisory level.
  • Significant experience in a large, complex base metals processing plant(s).
  • Copper concentrator experience highly regarded.
  • Computer proficiency (MS Office).

Qualifications

  • Grade 12 Certificate.
  • Degree or diplomat level
  • All Qualifications must be certified by ZAQA
  • Eligibility to hold legal appointment as defined by the Mining Regulations of Zambia.

Application deadline:

Expired on: February 5, 2025

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