Instruments Technician

JOB ADVERTISEMENT: INSTRUMENTS TECHNICIAN (1 POSITION – PERMANENT, RE-ADVERTISED) Company: Zambia Sugar Plc Location: Manufacturing Department, Nakambala, Mazabuka, Zambia Employment Type: Permanent Zambia Sugar Plc is an ABF Group sugar company and the leading sugar producer in Zambia. Its main activities are the growing of sugar cane, the production and marketing of sugar and other sugar downstream products. The company invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill the following position in the Manufacturing Department at its base at Nakambala. POSITION: INSTRUMENTS TECHNICIAN Department: Manufacturing Department (Nakambala) These positions report to the Maintenance Foreman – Instruments. The successful incumbents will be responsible for installing and maintaining pneumatic and mechanical instruments, including stripping, replacing and adjusting parts, calibrating, reassembling and checking the function of parts. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Work to the highest standards of safety, follow safe work rules and not permit any unsafe acts. Ensure that the right tools are used on the job, and tools are kept in good condition. Use the principle of Defect Elimination and demonstrate this in the quality of your workmanship. Ensure workshop and plant housekeeping is in line with the 5S standard and show that no job is complete until the work area is clean, and all safety equipment is reinstated. Perform a Daily Plant Inspection of all equipment in your section as per PM WO route and checklist – report any defects, safety concerns. Ensure that all defects identified during plant inspections are documented on the checklist feedback and immediately report any significant risks verbally to your FLM. Replace and renew materials and components commonly used in electrical instruments, e.g. conducting and insulating materials, soft and hard solders, resistance, coils and capacitors. Strip, overhaul and re-assemble air regulators. Use relevant hand tools and