Vacancy title:
Instruments Technician

Employment type: Full time, Industry: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, Category: Science & Engineering, Installation, Maintenance & Repair, Manufacturing & Warehouse

Jobs at:
Zambia Sugar

Deadline of this Job:
Monday, November 2 2026

Duty Station:
Mazabuka | Mazabuka

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, October 27 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Position Overview for Instruments Technician Jobs in Mazabuka

Reporting directly to the Maintenance Foreman, Instruments, the successful candidate will be responsible for the installation, maintenance, repair, calibration, and testing of pneumatic and mechanical instruments. The role ensures that all instrumentation operates safely and efficiently, supporting continuous plant performance through rigorous inspection, fault diagnosis, and component replacement.

Key Responsibilities

• Adhere strictly to safety standards, following all safe work procedures to prevent accidents.
• Utilize and maintain appropriate tools for all tasks to ensure quality workmanship.
• Implement defect elimination techniques and uphold high standards of workmanship.
• Maintain workshop and plant cleanliness in accordance with the 5S methodology, ensuring safety equipment is properly reinstated after each job.
• Conduct daily inspections of assigned equipment sections using preventive maintenance schedules and checklists.
• Record defects and promptly report significant risks to supervisors.
• Replace and refurbish electrical instrument components such as conductors, insulators, solders, resistors, coils, and capacitors.
• Disassemble, overhaul, and reassemble air regulators and related instruments.
• Perform precise measurements and verify that remote monitoring systems, including the Distributed Control System (DCS), accurately reflect process conditions.
• Ensure control loops are properly tuned and optimized for operational efficiency.
• Inspect, test, and clean repaired equipment to confirm readiness for use.
• Follow maintenance work orders and job plans, providing feedback to improve quality and processes.
• Maintain comprehensive knowledge of equipment condition and proactively identify potential failures.
• Prepare detailed repair reports documenting corrective actions, labor hours, failure codes, materials, and tools used.
• Participate in root cause analysis to prevent recurrence of equipment failures.
• Identify training needs and support the development of junior artisans and assistants.
• Collaborate with optimization and process teams to resolve issues and enhance cross-functional workflows.
• Drive continuous improvement by implementing best practices within the function.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), contribute to corrective actions, and help maintain targets.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures, including safety, health, environment, risk, quality (SHERQ), competition law, and anti-bribery regulations.

Qualifications and Experience

• Grade 12 School Certificate.
• Diploma in Instrumentation or Electronics Engineering.
• Minimum of two years post-qualification experience in a heavy industry setting is preferred.
• Experience in the sugar industry is advantageous.
• Training and practical experience in industrial instrumentation.
• Membership with the Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ) is required.
• Verification of academic and professional certificates by the Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA) is mandatory.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: associate degree

Job application procedure
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Application Process for Instruments Technician Jobs in Mazabuka

Interested candidates should submit the following documents with the subject line Application – Instruments Technician:

• Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV).
• Certified copies of academic and professional qualifications.
• Copies of professional registrations.
• Copy of National Registration Card (NRC) or passport.

Internal applicants must complete the Internal Application Form and secure the necessary approvals before applying.

Recruitment and Important Dates

Zambia Sugar Plc may conduct pre-employment screening including qualification verification, credit, security, background checks, and medical assessments where applicable. Candidates who do not receive feedback within four weeks of the closing date should consider their applications unsuccessful.

Application Deadline: 2 November 2026

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