Sinomine Kitumba Minerals Company Limited
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24 September 2026
Sinomine Kitumba Minerals Company Limited
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Location: Mumbwa District, Central Province, Zambia
Employment Type: Full Time
Department: Metallurgical Plant
Job Category: Mining / Metallurgy / Engineering / Processing
Nationality: Zambian
Number of Vacancies: Multiple
Application Deadline: 30 September 2026
Sinomine Kitumba Minerals Company Limited operates an integrated mining and copper processing project in Mumbwa District, Central Province. The project covers activities from mineral extraction through to copper processing and production, with a focus on operational efficiency, sustainability, and economic value.
The company is recruiting Zambian employees for multiple positions within its Metallurgical Department, covering plant operations, processing, maintenance, instrumentation, electrical systems, and support functions.
The available positions cover a wide range of roles within the Metallurgical Plant. Several operator positions provide training for candidates with limited experience, while technical and supervisory positions require relevant qualifications or practical experience.
Candidates should apply for positions that match their qualifications, skills, and experience.
Department: Metallurgical Plant – Plant Management
Vacancies: 1
Experience Level: Moderate
Start Date: 30 August 2026
Assist the Plant Manager with the management and coordination of Zambian employees.
Support day-to-day plant management and administrative activities.
Assist with communication and coordination between management and employees.
Business management experience is required.
Strong organisational and communication skills are advantageous.
Department: Metallurgical Plant
Vacancies: 3
Experience Level: Moderate
Start Date: 30 August 2026
Collect and organise metallurgical plant data.
Maintain accurate production and operational records.
Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly production reports.
Support the plant with accurate and timely data management.
Proficiency in computer applications.
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
Department: Metallurgical Plant – Agitation Leaching Workshop
Vacancies: 30
Experience Level: Entry Level / Training Provided
Start Date: 30 August 2026, with staggered onboarding
Control pH levels by adding acid to leaching tanks.
Regulate slurry concentration.
Operate thickeners, mixers, and slurry pumps.
Monitor equipment and process conditions during operations.
Follow plant safety and operating procedures.
Training: Training will be provided.
Department: Metallurgical Plant
Vacancies: 3
Experience Level: Entry Level / Training Provided
Patrol and inspect the tailings storage facility.
Inspect tailings transport pipelines and return-water pipelines.
Operate floating pumps and valves.
Report abnormal conditions and operational issues.
Follow required safety and environmental procedures.
Training: Training will be provided.
Department: Metallurgical Plant – Heap Leaching Workshop
Vacancies: 27
Experience Level: Entry Level / Training Provided
Start Date: To be determined based on heap-leach pad progress
Operate crushing equipment.
Operate belt conveyors and trommel screens.
Monitor equipment during operations.
Follow established operating and safety procedures.
Training: Training will be provided.
Department: Metallurgical Plant
Vacancies: 24
Experience Level: Entry Level / Training Provided
Start Date: To be determined based on heap-leach pad progress
Patrol and inspect the heap-leach pad.
Monitor solution ponds and acid pipelines.
Operate acid spray valves and acid pumps.
Identify and report operational abnormalities.
Follow plant safety and environmental procedures.
Training: Training will be provided.
Department: Metallurgical Plant
Vacancies: 10
Experience Level: Entry Level / Training Provided
Start Date: To be determined based on heap-leach pad progress
Remove debris from the heap-leach pad.
Repair slope erosion pits.
Clear blocked nozzles.
Support routine maintenance activities around the heap-leach facility.
Follow required safety procedures.
Training: Training will be provided.
Department: Metallurgical Plant – Solvent Extraction & Electrowinning Workshop
Vacancies: 21
Experience Level: Entry Level / Training Provided
Start Date: 30 August 2026, with staggered onboarding
Operate pumps, valves, and agitators in the solvent extraction area.
Regulate organic, aqueous, and wash-solution flow rates.
Remove three-phase material as required.
Monitor operating conditions and respond promptly to abnormal situations.
Follow established plant operating and safety procedures.
Training: Training will be provided.
Department: Metallurgical Plant
Vacancies: 30
Experience Level: Entry Level / Training Provided
Start Date: 30 August 2026, with staggered onboarding
Operate pumps and valves within the electrowinning area.
Patrol cell surfaces and respond to short circuits and burnt plates.
Perform stripping and loading of cells.
Regulate electrolyte flow.
Regularly remove anode mud from tank bottoms.
Follow electrowinning operating and safety procedures.
Training: Training will be provided.
Department: Metallurgical Plant
Vacancies: 9
Experience Level: Moderate
Start Date: 30 August 2026, with staggered onboarding
Operate forklifts safely within the metallurgical plant.
Transport and stack copper plates.
Follow forklift operating and workplace safety procedures.
Ensure materials are handled and positioned safely.
Proficiency in forklift operation.
Safe and responsible equipment-handling skills.
Department: Metallurgical Plant
Vacancies: 9
Experience Level: Moderate
Start Date: 30 August 2026, with staggered onboarding
Operate the fully automatic stripping machine used in copper production.
Monitor automated equipment during operation.
Identify and report operational abnormalities.
Follow plant safety and operating procedures.
Experience working with automated or semi-automated equipment.
Ability to monitor equipment and respond to operating issues.
Department: Metallurgical Plant
Vacancies: 3
Experience Level: Moderate
Start Date: 30 August 2026, with staggered onboarding
Operate forklifts to transport and stack copper plates.
Load copper plates for external sales.
Handle materials safely and efficiently.
Follow plant and forklift safety procedures.
Proficiency in forklift operation.
Ability to safely handle and transport copper products.
Department: Metallurgical Plant – Roasting & Acid Plant Workshop
Vacancies: 9
Experience Level: High
Start Date: 30 September 2026, with staggered onboarding
Monitor DCS control parameters across the roasting system.
Monitor the roasting furnace, waste-heat boiler, wet scrubber, purification, drying/absorption, conversion, and tail-gas desulfurisation systems.
Regulate temperature, pressure, liquid levels, acid concentration, and emissions.
Maintain process parameters within required operating ranges.
Monitor abnormal conditions and take appropriate operational action.
Minimum of 1 year of experience in a similar position.
Experience with DCS-controlled metallurgical or industrial processes is relevant to the role.
Ability to monitor and respond to process conditions.
Department: Metallurgical Plant
Vacancies: 18
Experience Level: Entry Level / Training Provided
Start Date: To be arranged by the Concentrator
Operate and inspect equipment in the feed preparation area.
Operate air compressor stations, slurry mixing tanks, slurry pumps, storage tanks, and pipelines.
Perform simple equipment maintenance.
Report equipment abnormalities and operational issues.
Training: Training will be provided.
Department: Metallurgical Plant
Vacancies: 27
Experience Level: Entry Level / Training Provided
Start Date: To be arranged by the Concentrator
Operate filter presses in the feed preparation area.
Inspect filter-press equipment.
Perform basic equipment maintenance.
Monitor operating conditions and report abnormalities.
Training: Training will be provided.
Department: Metallurgical Plant
Vacancies: 24
Experience Level: Entry Level / Training Provided
Start Date: 30 October 2026, with staggered onboarding
Operate and inspect equipment in the roasting furnace area.
Work with roasting furnaces, blowers, waste-heat boilers, slurry pumps, water-quench tanks, and related equipment.
Perform simple equipment maintenance.
Monitor plant equipment and report abnormalities.
Training: Training will be provided.
Department: Metallurgical Plant
Vacancies: 12
Experience Level: Entry Level / Training Provided
Start Date: 30 October 2026, with staggered onboarding
Operate and inspect acid-plant equipment.
Work within wet scrubbing, purification, drying/absorption, conversion, and tail-gas desulfurisation areas.
Operate and monitor towers, tanks, pumps, fans, and related equipment.
Perform basic equipment maintenance.
Follow applicable safety and environmental procedures.
Training: Training will be provided.
Department: Metallurgical Plant – Maintenance Workshop
Vacancies: 10
Experience Level: Moderate
Start Date: 30 June 2026
Inspect mechanical equipment.
Carry out equipment repairs and maintenance.
Support maintenance activities within the metallurgical plant.
Identify mechanical problems and assist with corrective maintenance.
Mechanical maintenance experience or
Welding skills.
Practical understanding of mechanical equipment maintenance.
Department: Metallurgical Plant
Vacancies: 18
Experience Level: Moderate
Start Date: 30 June 2026, with staggered onboarding
Inspect mechanical equipment.
Carry out mechanical repairs and maintenance.
Support preventive and corrective maintenance activities.
Identify mechanical equipment faults and assist with repairs.
Maintain equipment in safe and operational condition.
Mechanical maintenance experience or relevant welding skills.
Practical mechanical maintenance capability.
Department: Metallurgical Plant
Vacancies: 6
Experience Level: Moderate
Start Date: 30 June 2026, with staggered onboarding
Inspect electrical equipment and systems.
Carry out electrical repairs and maintenance.
Support preventive and corrective electrical maintenance.
Identify electrical faults and assist with troubleshooting.
Maintain electrical equipment in safe operating condition.
Electrical qualification/background or
Relevant electrical maintenance experience.
Department: Metallurgical Plant
Vacancies: 4
Experience Level: Moderate
Start Date: 30 June 2026
Inspect instrumentation and automation equipment.
Carry out repairs and maintenance on instrumentation systems.
Support troubleshooting of automation and control equipment.
Maintain instrumentation and automation systems in operational condition.
Experience in instrumentation and automation.
Practical knowledge of instrumentation equipment and maintenance.
The advert lists different start dates depending on the position and operational readiness of the relevant plant areas. Some positions have staggered onboarding, while others have start dates that depend on the progress of the heap-leach pad or arrangements by the Concentrator.
Applicants should therefore note that the stated start dates may differ between positions.
Employer: Sinomine Kitumba Minerals Company Limited
Department: Metallurgical Plant
Location: Mumbwa District, Central Province, Zambia
Employment Type: Full Time
Nationality: Zambian
Positions: 21 different roles
Vacancies: Multiple
Experience: Ranges from entry-level/training provided to experienced technical and supervisory positions
Application Document: Detailed CV only, with 3 traceable references
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