DGM/Sr. Manager – Smelter Maintenance - Zambia

DGM/Sr. Manager – Smelter Maintenance

 

Department: Projects

Location: Zambia

Education: B. Tech in Mechanical/Metallurgy Engineering

Experience: 12 to 18 years in the fields/s of Smelter Maintenance

 

Job Role Description (in short):

·       Smelter maintenance experience encompasses the Technical & Commercial skills and hands-on operational knowledge

·       required to maintain high-temperature furnaces and complex industrial equipment in a metallurgical facility.

·       Smelter maintenance experience includes the following areas:

Core Technical Skills

·       Furnace & Refractory Work: Experience in rebuilding and maintaining furnaces (Flash Smelting, Arc, or Blast furnaces).

·       This includes brick masonry for refractory linings and installing water-cooled copper elements.

·       Rotating Equipment: Proficiency in diagnosing and repairing gearboxes, pumps, fans, and large industrial conveyor systems (belt and drag chain).

·       Electrical & Automation: Maintenance of high/low voltage motors, DCS/PLC control systems, and AC/DC drives.

·       Fluid Systems: Working with high-pressure hydraulic and pneumatic systems, as well as cooling water reticulation.

Specialized Smelter Equipment

·       Maintenance experience often requires familiarity with equipment specific to the smelting process:

·       Material Handling: Overhead cranes (10+ tons), pneumatic dust conveying systems, and winches.

·       Heat & Gas Management: Waste heat boilers (WHB), dry electrostatic precipitators (ESP), and acid plant systems.

·       Tapping Operations: Maintenance of ISA Tapping machines, ladle equipment, and matte/slag tap-hole components.

Operational & Safety Standards

·       Shutdown Management: Executing planned shutdowns (turnarounds) for major repairs and equipment overhauls while minimizing production downtime.

·       Hazardous Environments: Working under extreme temperatures (often exceeding 1000°C) and managing risks related to molten metal, toxic fumes (SO2), and high-pressure steam.

·       Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM): Applying techniques such as vibration analysis, thermography, and non-destructive testing to predict and prevent failures.

 

Please forward your updated resume dharmendra@karmaasolutions.com

Engineer – Production & Maintenance - Central Africa

Engineer – Production & Maintenance

 

Location: Central Africa

Qualifications: Engineer - Mechanical / Electrical / CPET

 

Experience: 7-10 years, Pet Bottle Blowing, Air Compressors and CCM Machines, Maintenance / Troubleshooting Etc.

 

Responsibilities:

·          Responsible for Preventive & breakdown Maintenance, repair and rebuild of components mechanical, electrical, electronics and hydraulics inspects and diagnosis of PET Bottle Blowing Machine, Cap Compression Moulding Machine, Air Compressors and Conveyers ETC.

·         Maintains activity records logs regarding equipment and its repair, Daily reports, of Production and Breakdown Maintenance and Reasons.

·         Preventive Maintenance, Breakdown Maintenance, shift Controlling and Responsible for Production Target as per Machine Capacity.

·         Responsible for identifying Consumables / Spares requirements for all Production Machinery’s.

·         Ensure Safety & protection of Machinery’s.

·         Responsible for corrective action plan to reduce the breakdown.

·         Guide Maintenance technicians on day-to-day operations / challenges & train the Local people accordingly.

·         Responsible to coordinate for sharing at times of change over in other production Lines.

·         Responsible & ensuring safety of worker during maintenance and work place.

·         Develop associate and supervisor skills by conducting training meetings; development of technical skills training.

 

Interested candidate forward resume to dharmendra@karmaasolutions.com