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Botswana’s pioneer electrical cable manufacturing company is undertaking the fourth multi-million Pula major expansion to expand and Upgrade manufacturing facility to boost its exports to SADC countries and also to meet domestic power industry demands This additional investment will enhance Botswana’s exports and cut down imports saving precious foreign exchange while creating additional jobs in the country. Following personnel are required immediately.
1. MASTER ELECTRIC CABLE MANUFACTURING TECHNICIAN
1.1. Skills and competencies required 1.1.1 Installation, commission,, setting up and operation of all types of cable manufacturing machine, including but not limited to, cable extruders, rod breaking, wire drawing machines, annealing furnaces, bunching machines, twisting machines .
1.1.2 Knowledge and use of different insulation materials such as PVC, Polyethylene, Cross-linked PE , Elastomers use in Cable manufacturing industry.
1.1.3 Selection, maintenance, and manufacture of Extrusion dies. nozzles, and other tools and fixtures for different types of electric power, communication and other cables.
1.1.4 Trouble shooting to solve operational and maintenance problems,
1.1.5 Providing technical support and guidance to other technical operators.
1.1.6 Provide on the job training to freshly recruited unskilled operators
1.1.7 Production planning and scheduling.
1.1.8 Safety of Plant/Equipment and
Manpower
1.1.9 In-depth knowledge of various international standards such as SABS/BS/IEC/IS etc
Experience Required
We are looking for a highly competent and highly skilled technician with 20 to 25 years of shop floor experience in a medium/large cable manufacture company to fill the post. The candidate should be able to work independently without supervision. He will be expected to work long hours and even on weekends. We need a mature person with sober habits to work as a team leader.
Educational and academic Qualifications
No specific educational qualification is necessary but it is expected that the person will be literate, be able to read/understand/interpret technical drawings, do basic mathematical and cable manufacturing calculations
2. FINE COPPER WIRE ANNEALING FURNACES OPERATOR cum MAINTENAINER cum CABLE MANUFACTURING PLANT OPERATORTHREE POSTS
2.1 Skills and competencies
2.1.1 Installation, commissioning, setting up, and operation of multiple Fine Copper Wire Annealing Furnaces.
2.1.2 Preventive/Breakdown Maintenance/Periodic Overhaul of Copper Wire Annealing Furnaces. 2.1.3 Continuous control of heat treatment process through regular testing of heat treated copper wire for tensile strength and elongation. Control of consumables 2.1.4 Read/understand technical instructions/drawings, process charts, work instructions and use industrial metrology instruments as applicable.
2.1.5 Responsible for Load scheduling,
line output and product quality. 2.1.6 Supervise operation of at least
three furnaces simultaneously
No specific educational qualification is required but it is expected that he would have done around 8 to 10m years of schooling.
The candidate should be a handson person with at least 5 years of actual working experience in a cable manufacturing factory. We are looking for a highly competent person who can not only operate all machines in the wire preparation unit with the help of unskilled/semiskilled persons but also provide guidance and training to freshly recruited untrained persons. The candidate should be a self-starter and should be able to work independently with minimum or zero supervision. He will be expected to work for long hours, including week ends, with minimal supervision.
We need a mature person with sober habits and one who can work as a ream member. Safety of plant/equipment and staff working under him is of a most importance and the selected candidate will be directly responsible for these.
2.
EXTRUDER CUM ARMOURED CABLE MANUFACTURING PLANT OPERATOR-FOUR POSTS 2.1. Skills and Competencies required
2.1.1 In depth practical knowledge of electric armoured cable manufacturing process.
2.1.2 Installation, Commissioning, setting up, and operation of XLPE/ PVC/PE/ELASTOMER Exruder and Ancillary machines 2.1.3 Preventive and Breakdown
maintenance of above machine 2.1.4 Load scheduling, line output
control and product integrity 2.1.5 In-process inspection and testing of product under processing and Use of metrological instruments. Read/understand technical instructions, technical drawings, process charts,
2.1.6 Familiarity with SABS/BS,/IS
standards and their requirements 2.1.7 Ability to train and supervise
freshly recruited unskilled staff,
The right candidate should have in depth knowledge of PVC/XLPE/ PE/Elastomer extrusion process and machines for electric cables and should be able to set up, operate, troubleshoot and maintain all cable manufacturing machines.
We are looking for hands-on operators who are self starter and who can work without minimum supervision. No specific educational qualifications are needed (expect to have undergone at least 8 years of education) but the candidate should be literate, be able to do basic technical/mathematical calculations, and use metrological instruments.
The candidate should be well versed with production data, formulae and calculations of distribution cables, single core cables for fixed installations, multicore flexible cables and cords, low and medium voltage armoured and surface wiring cables etc to SABS 1507, 1574 and 60227. The candidate must have a minimum of 5 years of verifiable actual working experience in a reputed cable manufacturing factory manufacturing cables to SABS/ BS/IEC/IS specifications. All things being equal, preference will be given to citizen candidates.
3 STRANDING, ARMOURING AND CORE LAYING MACHINE OPERATOR cum Cable manufacturing Plant Operator( THREE POSTS) 3.1 Skills and Competencies required
3.1.3 In depth practical knowledge of electric armoured cable manufacturing process.
3.1.4 Installation, Commissioning, setting up, and operation of Multiple –spindle Stranding, Armouring and Core Laying Machines
3.1.5 Preventive and Breakdown maintenance of above machine 3.1.6 Load scheduling, line output
control and product integrity 3.1.7 In-process inspection and testing of product under processing and Use of metrological instruments. 3.1.8 Read/understand technical instructions, technical drawings, process charts,
3.1.9 Familiarity with SABS/BS,/IS
standards and their requirements. 3.1.10 Ability to train and supervise freshly recruited unskilled staff,
We are looking for hands down person with at least 5 years of verifiable experience in a medium to large armoured cable manufacturing company. While no specific educational qualification is required, the person should be literate, be able to do basic technical/mathematical calculations. Read and understand technical instructions/ manuals and drawings
4. OVERHEAD ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR CUM CABLE MANUFACTURING PLANT OPERATOR- THREE POSTS
The applicant should have in depth knowledge of copper/Aluminium/ ACSR electric overhead conductor manufacturing processes and machines. He should be able to set up,operate, trouble shoot, and maintain all conductor manufacturing machines including tubular/double twist stranding/skip strander, core laying, armouring, and other related machines. We are looking for a hands down, multi skilled operator.
While no specific educational qualifications are required, the candidate should be literate, be able to do basic technical/mathematical calculations related to electric cables, read/understand technical drawings, and use metrological instruments used in conductor manufacturing.
The candidate must have a minimum (higher the better) of 5 years of practical conductor manufacturing experience in an electric cable/conductor manufacturing plant.
The responsibilities include meeting production targets, train newly recruited citizen workers, look after the safety of the plant and its operation, and safety of trainees and other regular workers.
5.
ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN Skill and Competencies Required
5.1
• Electrical maintenance of Extruders, RBDs, Wire Drawing Machines, Armouring and Core Laying Machines, Annealing Furnaces and
other ancillary cable Manufacturing machines. This is the most critical requirement
• Detailed knowledge of LT panels, UPS, Transformers, PCC, MCC, Control Circuits, Trouble Shooting and maintenance/repairs.
• Trouble Shooting, Breakdown maintenance of PLC, ABB drives, Siemens drive, DC and AC motor Drives, HV Transformers, Power Supply Units
• Electrical maintenance of Extruders, RBDs, Wire Drawing Machines, Armouring and Core Laying Machines, Annealing Furnaces and other ancillary cable Manufacturing machines
• Preventive and breakdown maintenance of DG sets, Compressors, Chiller units, Cooling Towers, Boilers and Heating Tanks.
We are not looking for any particular formal academic or technical qualification. We need a hands on person with a minimum of 5 years of experience in electrical maintenance of electric cable manufacturing machinery and plant.
It is expected that the person would have studied at least up to Form 5/High School or equivalent
6. NIEHOFF MULTI WIRE DRAWING MACHINE OPERATOR
6.1 Skill, and Competencies
• Installation, commissioning, setting up and operation of Niehoff multi wire drawing machine.
• Preventive/breakdown Maintenance/ Periodic Overhaul of Niehoff make wire drawing machine
• Read/understand technical instructions/drawings, process charts, work instructions.
• Use of industrial metrology instruments
• Responsible for load scheduling, output and product quality.
• Superwise, Guide and Train other workers
6.2 A minimum of 5 years of experience on a Niehoff multi-wire, wire drawing machine. A must requirement.
6.3 Educational Qualification : Nothing specific. It is expected that the candidate would have studied up to High School or equivalent
7.0 COPPER ROD/ALUMINIUM ROD BREAKDOWN CUM WIRE DRAWING PRODUCTION LINE OPERATOR- TWO POSTS
7.1 Skill and Competencies
• Installation, commissioning, setting up and operation of Copper/Aluminium Rod Breaker machines, intermediate/Final Wire Drawing Machines.
• Selection, Setting up and Maintenance od Rod Breaking/Wire Drawing Dies
• Trouble shooting and Maintenance od Rod Breaker and Wire Drawing Plant
• In process inspection and testing of copper/ aluminium wires under production
• Read/Understand technical instructions/drawings, process charts and work instructions.
• Use industrial metrology instruments
• Load scheduling. Out put and Product Quality
7.2 Experience- Minimum of 5 years. 7.3 No specific academic qualification is required but the candidate is expected to have studied at least up to class 8
GENERAL INFORMATION TO APPLICANTS
The applicants should be prepared to work under tough conditions, for long hours without hesitation even on weekends without supervision. Fondness of alcohol and habit forming substances will be an adverse qualification.
Applicants must submit applications to Director, Box 46031, Village, Gaborone, (Plot 50673, G West Industrial Phase IV) Tel 3915922, Fax 3187191, email sunitacables@btcmail.co.bw. The applications must reach within 15 days of this advertisement by post (not by hand and not by fax). Those who are outside Botswana may send their application by email.
All applications must include CV, copies of educational and technical qualification certificates, reference letters, experience certificates, certified copies of Omang/Passport.
Those who had applied earlier may not send their applications again as old applications received in the year2020 will automatically be considered.
CANDIDATES WITHOUT MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE NEED NOT APPLY