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Mechanical Engineer - Winders and Shafts - Zambia

📍 Location
Zambia
⏰ Job Type
Full-time
📅 Posted
July 07, 2026

About the Role

Are you urgently looking for a contract? Is your passport ready? If you are successful, you can have a contract by this weekend and fly out on Sunday!

A leading large-scale underground mining operation in Zambia requires a Mechanical Engineer to provide hands-on leadership across shaft and winder systems on a 3–4 month contract. The role focuses on improving reliability, availability, and maintenance performance in a high-output production environment, with a structured FIFO rotation of 3 weeks on / 1 week off.

Duties/Key Responsibilities:


  • Oversee mechanical integrity of shaft and winder systems across multiple shafts

  • Drive reliability and availability improvements through practical engineering interventions

  • Optimise maintenance practices and support CMMS/SAP-based maintenance processes

  • Provide hands-on troubleshooting and technical leadership on site

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