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Heavy Equipment Mechanic in Kalumbila District
Mining Department
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Job security is well no streess
- Skill development - Good
- Job security - Good
- Promotions - Good
- Work-life balance - Good
Dislikes
No grading people according to qualifications it's based on qualifications,it's all about who brought and how are related
- Work satisfaction - Poor
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I have gained much experience
Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)
Heavy Equipment Mechanic in Solwezi
Full Time
Operations, Maintenance & Support Department
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World class mine
- Skill development - Good
- Promotions - Excellent
- Work satisfaction - Excellent
- Company culture - Excellent
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Lower salaries
- Salary - Bad
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Good
Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.
Heavy Equipment Mechanic
Engineering Department
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Work environment in the sanse that they is a variety of machines which gives employees the ability to learn and advance their experience
- Job security - Good
- Work-life balance - Good
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The work pressure is very high,i do receive sometimes appreciation emails but some managers do not fully value an individual
- Salary - Poor
- Promotions - Poor
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it is a very good company in the sense that it has variety of machinery which gives an individual a fresher to quickly understand different machines
Work days: Rotational Shift (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country.
Heavy Equipment Mechanic in Head office Ndola
Service & Maintenance Department
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Challenges and good work culture
- Skill development - Excellent
- Promotions - Good
- Work satisfaction - Good
- Work-life balance - Good
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Favouritism
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It was enjoyable, working for FQM made learn a lot
Work days: Rotational Shift (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves International Travel.
Heavy Equipment Mechanic in Kalumbila
Full Time
Operations, Maintenance & Support Department
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Instrumentation Technician in Lusaka
Full Time
Engineering Department
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1. The latest Technology in place has helped me to learn and grow in my career. 2. The business relationship i have found in work mates is of family kind, so that keeps me going and motivated. 3. working alone on shift managing more than 4 plants has helped me to eliminate fear, grow in my carreer, and mastered how to withstand all pressure built confidence that i can work anywhere globally.
- Work satisfaction - Good
- Work-life balance - Excellent
Dislikes
1. safety is only on papers and not practical. we wait until something happens that is when measures are being put in place. sense of pro activness is not in place. 2. My imput dont just match with the payments, puting my life down on the production of Golda acid and copper only to get paid less than 600 usd makes me feel un employed.
- Salary - Poor
- Job security - Poor
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Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country.
Instrumentation Technician in Lusaka
Full Time
Engineering Department
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Trainings and development
Dislikes
Working culture not consistence
Electrician in kitwe
Contractual
Operations, Maintenance & Support Department
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The plant is a Morden one and well automated and you will be able to learn a lot of things
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We spend too many hours work such that you can't think outside the box again to much power are given to supervisor now as a subordinate your suggestions towards work is not easily considered.
- Promotions - Poor
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.
Instrumentation Technician in Kalumbila
Full Time
Operations, Maintenance & Support Department
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The work culture is well defined and exposure to latest mining methods.
- Skill development - Good
- Job security - Excellent
- Company culture - Good
Dislikes
House accomodation is a very big challenge considering the location of the mine.
- Salary - Poor
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Work timings: Strict Timings
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country.
Operator in Zambia solwezi
Full Time
Production Department
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Good work experience and culture, Teammates are supportive and the management is transparent.there is a huge cafeteria and gaming arcade for chilling. The company policies are surely doing well.appraisals are fair and they give us a good salary hike bonus every month
- Salary - Excellent
- Skill development - Excellent
- Job security - Excellent
- Promotions - Excellent
- Work satisfaction - Excellent
- Company culture - Excellent
- Work-life balance - Excellent
Dislikes
There are a lot of politics and the management doesn't address our issues correctly. Salarys is decent but career growth is also very slow. There is a bond of 2 years before which you cannot resign. On the job training is not given to new joiners.
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I started in 2011/07/01 so I have 11 years+, Iam a man of 3 children and Iam in Zambia Africa, I like to come down there and work under your supervision, I promise to be very friendly with any one at work
Work days: Monday to Saturday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves International Travel.
Mechanical Technician in Ndola
Full Time
Construction / Manufacturing Department
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People and working conditions
- Skill development - Excellent
- Work satisfaction - Good
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Favoritism
- Job security - Poor
- Promotions - Bad
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.
Mechanical Technician in Solwezi Zambia
Full Time
Operations, Maintenance & Support Department
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Good company and supportive
- Skill development - Excellent
- Job security - Excellent
- Work satisfaction - Excellent
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Good company with good conditions
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Very good
Work days: Rotational Shift (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Instrumentation Technician in Solwezi north western part of the country
Engineering Department
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It's a good company with latest technology and equipments,at fqm people works together until the problem is solved(team work spirit) and also.
- Work satisfaction - Excellent
Dislikes
Education is good it's considered as a priority at fqm
- Salary - Poor
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My working at the company has a lot of challenges which for me it's a good thing and that will help to go anywhere in the world
Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)
Operator in Solwezi
Full Time
Mining Department
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It is a good work environment and culture.
- Promotions - Good
- Company culture - Good
- Work-life balance - Good
Dislikes
It is nice company but job security is not that good
- Salary - Bad
Work Details
Work life at first quantum is good only the job that we do is too tiresome if you don't rest
Work timings: Strict Timings
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.
Supervisor in Kalumbila
Operations, Maintenance & Support Department
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Experience is vasty and career development is excellent
- Skill development - Good
- Job security - Good
- Promotions - Good
- Company culture - Good
Dislikes
Nothing to talk about
- Salary - Poor
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Good despite low salaries due to the deep in the economy
Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
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Mechanical Maintenance Technician (working remotely)
Full Time
Engineering Department
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There is this culture of togetherness and ownership towards work,we are given time to contribute positively to the growth of the company
- Skill development - Excellent
- Job security - Excellent
- Work satisfaction - Excellent
- Company culture - Excellent
- Work-life balance - Excellent
Dislikes
The salaries are not balanced other departments are given more respect than others,and for this I will never be happy ie mining is more superior than process plant despite all departments playing vital works
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Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country.
Firefighter in Kalumbila northwestern province
Full Time
Health & Safetyty Department
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Career development. The machinery and system used at fqm is international standard.
- Skill development - Excellent
- Job security - Excellent
- Work satisfaction - Excellent
- Company culture - Excellent
- Work-life balance - Excellent
Dislikes
You can only enjoy if your salary scale is in senior grade.
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Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country, Travel Within City.
Excavator Operator (working remotely)
Contractual
Mining Department
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It is a very but needs improvement on condition of service
- Skill development - Excellent
- Promotions - Excellent
- Work satisfaction - Good
- Work-life balance - Good
Dislikes
We are not constantly on following the procedures
Work Details
Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country.
Laboratory Technologist in Smelter
Contractual
Process Department
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Safety is trained and well encouraged
- Company culture - Good
- Work-life balance - Excellent
Dislikes
Some departments one is never promoted because of bad structure set up No proper road map to development
- Promotions - Poor
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Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.
Lab Analyst in Lusaka
Contractual
Business Process Quality Department
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I like it for the fact that It has provide massive employment to most Zambians.
- Job security - Good
Dislikes
The way some departments are neglected. Workers are recognized accordingly. No growth whatsoever.
- Salary - Poor
- Skill development - Bad
- Promotions - Bad
Mechanical Maintenance Fitter in Solwezi
Full Time
Engineering Department
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Nothing
- Work-life balance - Excellent
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Working culture is terrible and Salaries are very low.
- Salary - Bad
- Skill development - Bad
- Job security - Bad
- Promotions - Bad
- Work satisfaction - Bad
- Company culture - Bad
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.
Mechanical Supervisor in Lusaka
Contractual
Engineering Department
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Training programme for workers Flow of information Procurement process is easier Good Spares availability and equipment Good care for workers Health facilities Safety is priorities
- Salary - Good
- Skill development - Excellent
- Work-life balance - Good
Dislikes
Retirement age should be looked at. Too many senior management stuffs. Promotion not on merit. Nepotism too much. More stuffs doing office works. No teamwork in most area of work. When someone fails workers are happy, instead of encouraging. Too much backbiting at place of including senior staff. Junior staff are not given chance to contribute on production challenges. Some senior prefer production than safety, hence too conflicts at work. Training deptment should be independent from Engineering, so that it exercises freedom in decisions making. Hunam resources should be autonomous, so that it can give fair judgment, or be a channels between workers and management....Read More
- Job security - Poor
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Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.
Kalumbila in Kalumbila
Full Time
Mining Department
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Skills Development
- Salary - Good
- Skill development - Excellent
- Job security - Excellent
- Promotions - Excellent
- Work satisfaction - Excellent
- Company culture - Excellent
- Work-life balance - Good
Dislikes
Working hours is a bit of a challenge
Work Details
Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country.
Auto Electrician in Kalumbila
Full Time
Operations Support Department
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Its a good company
- Salary - Good
- Skill development - Good
- Job security - Good
- Work satisfaction - Good
- Company culture - Good
Dislikes
Nothing i dislike
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Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country.
Driller (working remotely)
Full Time
Mining Department
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Learning new skills
- Skill development - Good
Dislikes
Working culture and no benefits
- Salary - Poor
- Job security - Poor
- Promotions - Poor
- Company culture - Poor
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Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
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