Company Overview Zambia Sugar Plc is an ABF Group sugar company and the leading sugar producer in Zambia. Its main activities are growing sugar cane, producing and marketing sugar, and other sugar downstream products.
The company invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill the following positions in the Manufacturing Department, based at Nakambala.
1. INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN × 1 (PERMANENT) MANUFACTURING DEPARTMENT (NAKAMBALA)
This position reports to the Maintenance Foreman – Instruments. The successful incumbent will be responsible for installing and maintaining pneumatic and mechanical instruments, including stripping, replacing and adjusting parts, calibrating, reassembling, and checking the function of parts.
Key Responsibilities
- Work to the highest standards of safety, follow safe work rules, and not permit any unsafe acts.
- Ensure the right tools are used on the job and kept in good condition.
- Use the principle of Defect Elimination and demonstrate this in the quality of workmanship.
- Ensure workshop and plant housekeeping aligns with 5S standards; show that no job is complete until the work area is cleaned and all safety equipment is reinstated.
- Perform Daily Plant Inspection of all equipment in their section as per PM WO route and checklist – report any defects or safety concerns.
- Document all defects identified during plant inspections on the checklist feedback and immediately report significant risks verbally to your FLM.
- Replace and renew materials/components commonly used in electrical instruments (e.g., conducting and insulating materials, soft/hard solders, resistance, coils, capacitors). Strip, overhaul, and re-assemble air regulators.
- Use relevant hand tools/equipment for marking, cutting, threading, and fixing when installing small bore piping, component parts, and fittings.
- Ensure correct, accurate measurements; all measurements represented on remote systems (including DCS) truly and accurately represent process conditions.
- Ensure all control loops are tuned and optimized for optimum functionality.
- Upon completion of repairs, ensure equipment is in good operating condition (ready to meet operational requirements, fully inspected, tested, clean, and safe per 5S).
- Ensure the Job Plan/Checklist on the WO is diligently followed per work-order tasks; provide feedback on quality and improvement to Job Plans.
- Maintain in-depth knowledge of the condition of your section’s equipment continuously and take responsibility for failures from inadequate inspection.
- Provide detailed feedback on repair jobs including: (a) Actual work done/corrective actions, (b) Man hours used, (c) Failure feedback (failure codes) in breakdowns, (d) Consumption of materials, (e) Tools used.
- Conduct and contribute to the RCA process (in your section or as stand-by artisan); adopt a mindset that all equipment failures are preventable.
- Identify areas where Technician training is required on equipment maintenance; inform FLM and train new artisans/assistants where possible.
- Work with Optimization and Process teams to solve problems and promote cross-functional engagement & teamwork.
- Ensure continuous improvement by implementing functional best practices.
- Monitor own section KPIs, understand your contribution, contribute to solutions for out-of-spec KPIs, and maintain actions to sustain KPIs within spec.
- Promote and adhere to Illovo’s procedures, policies, and guidelines, including (without limitation) those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law, and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC).
Minimum Requirements
- Grade 12 Certificate
- Diploma in Instrumentation or Electronics Engineering
- Preferably 2+ years post-experience in a heavy industry environment
- Experience in the sugar industry is an added advantage
- Training and experience in industrial instrumentation as a minimum
- Member of the Engineering Institute of Zambia
- Suitably qualified applicants must provide certificates verified by the Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA).
2. BAGASSE HANDLER/LOADER OPERATOR × 2 (SEASONAL) MANUFACTURING DEPARTMENT (NAKAMBALA)
This position reports to the Production Shift Foremen – Boilers. The successful incumbent will be responsible for operating the mobile plant to carry out transportation and stockpiling of bagasse.
Key Responsibilities
- Safely operate the mobile plant to carry out transportation and stockpiling of bagasse.
- Conduct pre-start checks, report any defects, and carry out general pre-start maintenance on mobile plants associated with this task.
- During high crush rates (when surplus bagasse is produced), manage and transport surplus bagasse to stockpiles via 55m³ trucks; profile the stockpile with the loader to site standard.
- Promote and adhere to Illovo’s procedures, policies, and guidelines, including (without limitation) those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law, and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC).
Minimum Requirements
- Grade 12 Certificate
- Valid Driver’s Licence Class C1 and above
- Experience in a robust plant environment
- Ability to perform work while wearing appropriate PPE (e.g., long clothing, hearing and eye protection)
- Ability to work in a hot/moist environment
- Ability to walk and climb stairs regularly
- Ability to lift and carry loads in accordance with the Manual Tasks Advisory
- Hearing – ability to hear and differentiate radio/phone communications and alarms in a noisy environment
- Suitably qualified applicants must provide certificates verified by the Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA).
How to Apply Should you be interested in applying for any of these roles, please submit your detailed CV, copies of relevant qualifications, registrations, and ID/Passport for the attention of HR Business Partner. Email: careers@zamsugar.zm Indicate “Application – (name of respective role)” in the subject line.
All internal employees are required to complete the Internal Application Form and obtain relevant signatures when applying for vacancies.
Closing date for applications: 25th February 2026
Applicants shall be required to complete pre-employment checks (qualification, credit, security, background, and medical assessments) as part of the recruitment process where applicable.
Should you not hear from us within 4 weeks after the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
Contact Details (Head Office / Nakambala Estate) P.O. Box 670240, Mazabuka, Zambia Telephone: +260-21-2306666 / 230696 / 231111 Mobile: +260-977-640572 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 Fax: +260-21-3230116
(Note: The closing date is today, February 25, 2026—submit applications immediately if interested! These are hands-on roles in the sugar manufacturing/processing sector at Nakambala.)