Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, November 23 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Purpose
To assist the Artisan Bricklayer to perform all refractory, acid proofing and civil installation and maintenance work. That will include but not be limited to bricklaying, casting, ramming and gunning, carpentry and drilling PSC tuyere holes.

Key Responsibilities
• This position will be required to adhere to all relevant requirements, policies, procedures and legal regulations pertaining to health, safety, environment and quality, as well as finance, human resources, and any other regulations as required by the company and relevant to the level of the role and responsibilities of the function.

The Assistant will / must be able to:
• Demolish and assist during re-building refractory lined furnaces, vessels, ladles and launders, according to design drawings, adhering to the supplier’s preparation and installation guidelines
• Demolish and assist during installing acid resistant linings
• Demolish and assist during building/casting civil structures
• Responsible of maintaining the house keeping during and after every refractory work
• Be able to safely and productively operate all mason tools and equipment
• Perform basic rigging including slinging of equipment and crane hand signalling (to crane drivers)
• Use hoist’s (hand chain and pendant control operations) for lifting and placement of associated steel-casings, -formers, refractory materials and equipment
• Perform all tasks as instructed by the artisan and or supervisor

Qualifications
• Minimum of a Grade 12
• A Craft Certificate in Bricklaying and Plastering or Carpentry will be an advantage

Experience
• A minimum of 1-year experience in a Smelter environment, working with the Refractory team
• Knowledge in using pneumatic devices such as breakers, vibrators, drilling machines
• Knowledge in using electric devices such as brick saw, drilling machines, vibrators, jig saw
• Ideally- Basic fitting experience (bolting, and fixing, etc.)
• Ideally molten metal and acid plant experience

Behavioural Traits
• Teamwork
• Bold initiative
• Thinking safely
• Upholding quality
• Driving quantity
• Have good attendance
• Flexibility and adaptability

Operational Requirements
• Standby and overtime where required
• Exposure to noise / dust / heat / hot molten metal / acid
• Working at heights
• Working in confined spaces
• Working in hot conditions
• Working on all plant equipment/installations
• Working in shifts
• Working to meet target

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education:

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