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Job Title : Boiler Maker/ Welder

Job Code/Level : Below Supervisory                    Position Title :Boiler Maker/ Welder

Reports To :Boiler Maker Supervisor

Department :Engineering

Location: Marampa Mines, Site – Lunsar                      No. of Positions: 10 (Ten)

The Company:

The company is an iron ore project (the “Company”) located in Sierra Leone and is a fully owned subsidiary of a leading private global commodity trading group (the “Group”).

Role and purpose:

We are seeking for a boilermaker who will be in charge of designing, putting together, and installing boilers. The successful candidate will be responsible for casting and shaping pieces, testing complete boilers, and upgrading boilers to match environmental standards.

Responsibilities:                     

  • Skilled trade – Welding, ability to weld horizontal and vertical welding
  • Ability to remove flux, spot slag and visual porosity
  • Ability to utilise Lincoln welding machines, start/Stop/Refuel requirements and stick welding
  • Ability to ensure welding clamp, cables and earthing is in order
  • Ensure compliance to company Health Safety and Environment policies, standards & procedures
  • Responsibility towards company tools and equipment
  • Imperative to have a sound attitude towards safety and toolbox talks
  • Knowledge about different metals to be welded
  • Pre-heating piping for welding
  • Cast Iron welding techniques of preheating
  • Knowledge about Hardox applications
  • Ability to function as a team player
  • Ability to weld piping and distinguish between runner lined piping and steel piping
  • Ability to work at heights and confined spaces
  • Profiling piping and chutes
  • Interpreting technical drawing and construct to size
  • Lifting plates with plate clamps safety protocols
  • Utilising a gas plasma cutter
  • Gas bottle storage and safety compliance to this
  • Metal Inert Gas (MIG) Welding
  • Ability to lead welders in advance of pre-setting tasks and QA/QC their welding
  • Knowledge and experience of sand blasting techniques
  • Knowledge of Anti rust Paint applications
  • Pre-planning scaffolding tasks in advance with riggers
  • Pre-heating bearings, for installation onto shafts or removal from shafts
  • Training of welders as a relief

Minimum Qualifications, Experience and Skills:
A boilermaker/Welder will require knowledge, skills, and experience in the following areas:

Knowledge/Education:

  • Certificate in Boilermaker and Welder
  • Certificate in Tool and Die Making (Machinist)

Skills:

  • Skill to teach others on-the-job
  • Good verbal and oral communication
  • Multi-tasking capability
  • Ability to work unsupervised

Experience:

  • Exposure to multi-national, ethnic, and cultural environments
  • Minimum 3 years of experience in mining Industry as Boilermaker/Welder
  • Understanding of specific industry function/s
  • Exposure to industry specific work practices

Medical:

  • Mentally and physically fit.

How to Apply:

Please forward your application to

Marampa Mines Ltd. Human Resources Desk via the main entrance gate of the Mine site, Lunsar or e-mail: MMLRecruitment@marampamines.com

Closing Date:

Closing date for all applications is 31st October 2022

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Women are encouraged to apply