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FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR X10 and ROCKBREAKER OPERATORS X10
YELLOWQUIP LIMITED Solwezi, Northwestern, Zambia
Employer and vacancy source: YELLOWQUIP LIMITED
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- EmployerYELLOWQUIP LIMITED
- LocationSolwezi, Northwestern, Zambia
- Employer websitezambiajobalerts.com
- Application methodEmail application
- Listing sourceZambia Job Alerts
Key details for this vacancy
- Employer
- YELLOWQUIP LIMITED
- Location
- Solwezi, Northwestern, Zambia
- Posted
- October 6, 2026
- Job type
- Contract
- Category
- Other
- Application method
- Email application
Job description
- FRONT-END LOADERS X10
Purpose of Position
§ Operate loaders safely and efficiently.
§ Working on various projects, loading and moving materials.
Education / Experience
§ Minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in the mining, drilling, and construction sector.
§ Front-end loader operator license or certification
§ Experience operating Liu Gong front-end loaders with x2 joysticks
§ Strong operating and maintenance skills
§ Valid driver’s license a MUST.
Job requirements / Skills
§ Good communication skills.
§ Operate front-end loader safely and efficiently
§ Load and move materials
§ Perform routine checks and maintenance
§ Collaborate with teams and supervisors
§ Follow safety protocols and procedures
Essential Key Performance Indicator -KPIs
The focus should be on loading accuracy and equipment uptime, and from the two mentioned, your KPIs are as follows:
1. Safety Incidents: Zero safety incidents
2. Productivity: Achieve 20t cubic meters’/hour production rate
3. Equipment Uptime: Achieve 95% equipment uptime
4. Fuel Efficiency: Achieve 15 liters/hour fuel consumption
5. Loading Accuracy: Achieve 100% loading accuracy rating
2. ROCK BREAKER OPERATORS X10
Using a hydraulic hammer attachment on a excavator to reduces large, over-sized rocks into smaller, manageable pieces using hydraulic hammers mounted on an Excavator and is used to break up and demolish hard, rock-like structures in the open pit mining environment
#Good communication skills.
#Operate the rock breaker safely and efficiently
#Break rocks and boulders to specific Milli-metres
#Perform routine checks and maintenance familiar with Operators Checklist inputs
#Collaborate with teams and supervisors
Follow safety protocols and procedures
#3 to 4 years experience, #Grade 12 a must,
#Excavator operator certification and
#valid silicosis certificate
NOTE: IF YOU HAVE NO FORMAL EXPERIENCE AS A ROCK-BREAKER PLEASE DO NOT APPLY AND IF YOU ONLY KNOW HOW TO OPERATE A BUCKET EXCAVATOR WITHOUT KNOWING OR EXPERIENCED AS A ROCK BREAKER PLEASE DO NOT APPLY. (if you apply and yet do not know how to operate a rock-breaker we shall call you for interviews and you waste your transport money, so only apply if you have operated a rock-breaker)
NB: Applicant should have own accommodation in Solwezi, camp houses are currently full in capacity.
Apply to:
Mr. Mizinga M
Human CAPITAL Manager
YELLOWQUIP LIMITED
humanresources@yellowquip.com
deadline: 12th October, 2026.
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