{"id":5436,"date":"2025-09-23T10:02:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T10:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zambia\/job\/artisan-machinist-x2-at-zambia-sugar-plc\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T00:14:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T00:14:10","slug":"artisan-machinist-x2-at-zambia-sugar-plc","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zambia\/?post_type=job_listing&p=5436","title":{"rendered":"Artisan Machinist \u00d72 at Zambia Sugar Plc"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zambia Sugar Plc. is an ABF Group sugar company and is the leading sugar producer in Zambia. Its main activities are the growing of sugarcane, the production and marketing of sugar and other sugar downstream products.<br \/>\nZambia Sugar carries out Off-Crop maintenance works in the Factory for a duration of up to four (4) months. The Company invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill the following Off-Crop positions in the Manufacturing Department.<br \/>\nARTISAN MACHINIST \u00d7 2 \u2013 OFFCROP<br \/>\nMANUFACTURING DEPARTMENT (NAKAMBALA)<br \/>\nThis position reports to the Lead Artisan \u2013 Machine Workshop. The successful candidates will be responsible for implementing preventative, reactive, and predictive maintenance initiatives and plans to reduce costs and downtime.<br \/>\nKey Performance Areas<\/p>\n<p>Implement the \u201cIllovo Way of Maintenance\u201d (iAMP) on all mechanical equipment maintenance to ensure Illovo is the world class sugar producer.<br \/>\nEnsure compliance to minimum operating standards.<br \/>\nPromote cross-discipline functional and stakeholder engagement as well as teamwork.<br \/>\nPromote a culture of consistently assessing risks and drive continuous improvement throughout operations by using best practices<br \/>\nExecute stop day or opportunity stops \/ shut down activities timeously.<br \/>\nCarry out machine maintenance to achieve maximum plant availability and equipment capacity as per OEMs and Illovo procedures.<br \/>\nRead engineering drawings and manufacture parts or spare as per drawing.<br \/>\nPerform machining operations on the lathe machine.<br \/>\nMachine keys and keyways on shaping and milling machine as required.<br \/>\nUses drilling machine to drill specific machine parts and other required size holes.<br \/>\nPerform machining operations on the boring machine.<br \/>\nCarry out operations on the press, and the reciprocating power saw machines.<br \/>\nWork all jobs to the specified tolerances for perfect fitting.<br \/>\nPerform standby duties when called upon by the Supervisor.<br \/>\nEnsure the Job Plan \/ Checklist on the WO is diligently followed as per the work-order tasks.<br \/>\nContribute to the RCA process in your section possessing a positive mind set and elimination of failure.<br \/>\nMonitor own section KPIs, understand your contribution to them, contribute to solutions to resolve out of spec KPIs and maintain actions to sustain KPIs being within spec.<br \/>\nExecute work for stop day, shut-down and off-crop maintenance activities on the plant equipment and carry out the machining timeously without delay to production.<br \/>\nPromote and adhere to Illovo\u2019s procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC).<\/p>\n<p>Minimum Qualifications<\/p>\n<p>Grade 12 Certificate<br \/>\nCraft Certificate in Machining<br \/>\n2+ years post experience in a robust plant environment<br \/>\nTraining or knowledge in CNC machines will be an added advantage<br \/>\n2+ years\u2019 experience in the sugar industry is an added advantage<\/p>\n<p>Sharing is Caring! 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