Job Vacancies at Minopex

Minimum Criteria

• 5+ years’ experience in Talent Acquisition (mining, industrial, or project-based sectors preferred)
• Proven recruitment success across African markets (Zambia & Ethiopia advantageous)
• Strong experience managing project ramp-up hiring timelines
• Fluency in English (French and/or Amharic is a plus)
• Immediate or 2-week availability
• Access to local offshore talent pools in Zambia & Ethiopia is advantageous
• Expertise in compliant end-to-end recruitment processes is essential
• Excellent stakeholder engagement capabilities

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Qualification Requirements

• Grade 12
• National Certificate Mineral Processing Level 2 or equivalent Mineral Processing qualification will be advantageous

Experience and Skills Requirements

• Minimum 2 years’ experience as process operator
• Time management skills
• Supervisory skills
• English Language proficiency
• Production plant experience essential
• Computer literacy

Duties and Responsibilities

• Continuously monitor process equipment and liaise the control room and shift supervisor
• Plan and Perform maintenance activities
• Enforce compliance with the company rules and legislation.
• Comply with company rules and regulations
• Supervise and manage attendants and operators.
• Implement and maintain high housekeeping standard.
• Ensure production targets are met according to the specified standards.
• Conduct Inspections in the workplace and report deviations.
• Conduct visual inspections of the working area to ensure workplace safety
• Report all incidents/accidents on shift

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Duties & Responsibilities:

• Maintain and improve all PLC, SCADA and MMI systems
• Program software to a standardised format, well-structured code and ensure that it is properly documented
• Maintain and improve the network and software security
• Installs and commissions new equipment and systems in line with set standards
• Performs detailed design, device programming, configuration and calibration on equipment to the set parameters
• Maintains equipment and systems to optimize performance and availability
• Inspects / monitors equipment and systems and takes appropriate corrective action
• Assesses equipment and recommends for decommissioning and disposal in line with set Company standards
• Manages and monitors stock levels to ensure availability of critical spares
• Collects and analyses data on the system and equipment to ensure compliance to standards
• Maintains records and ensures they are up-to-date and accurate
• Identifies, plans and executes Control & Instrumentation projects in line with accepted project management principles
• Consults with production teams on maintenance activities that affect production
• Supports the achievement of equipment/ machine availability and production performance levels
• Ensures that maintenance related information is recorded and reported to the relevant planning office to support the planned maintenance /asset maintenance system

Qualification Requirements:

• Grade 12 or equivalent qualification
• National Diploma S4 Electrical Engineering – Light/ Medium voltage with Industrial Instrumentation subject (or higher qualification, e.g. HND / BTech) and the relevant Trade Test Certificate; or
• Relevant Trade Test Certificate section 13 Trade Test / Section 26(D) as Instrument Mechanician with N4 – N6
• Valid driver’s licence code B, EB or C1

Experience and Skills Requirements

• Minimum 10 years’ experience as an Instrument Technician in an automated processing Plant related experience
• Programming and networking experience in a heavily instrumented plant
• Ability to read and understand instrumentation engineering drawings and to program to standards using structured logic
• Ability to read and understand instrumentation engineering drawings and to program to standards using structured logic
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) hardware, software, programming and fault-finding expertise
• Knowledge and experience in electrical installations, MCC layouts and electrical equipment
• SCADA, and other HMI hardware, software, programming and fault-finding expertise
• Experience in PLCs (Siemens, Allen Bradley, Schneider) including programming
• Experience in ASCII installations
• Experience on VSDs
• Experience in simocodes
• Knowledge of belt scale calibration and maintenance; actuated control valves; magnetic flow meters and different types of level control instruments
• Must be able to work in confined spaces and at heights
• Must be familiar with risk assessment procedures
• Not colour blind
• English language proficiency
• Time management skills