ARTISAN RIGGER

Botswana Ash (PTY) LTD.

2025/06/02   Sowa Town


Job Ref #: ARTRIG225
Industry: Engineering
Job Type: Permanent
Positions Available: 1
Are you worth the salt?
Job Description

 

Botswana Ash (Pty) Ltd is a soda ash and salt producing company situated on Sua Pan in Botswana, approximately 180 km by tarred road northwest of Francistown. The Company employs over 500 employees residing in Sowa Town, about 20 km from the Plant site. The town boasts recreational facilities, which include restaurant, tennis courts, squash court, swimming pool and a golf course. There are also excellent private and government pre-primary, primary and secondary schools.

 

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the following position:

 

ARTISAN RIGGER

 

Job Summary

 

To provide Rigging and Scaffold services to breakdowns and maintenance of mechanical equipment for the Plant and to fulfill mechanical standby and shutdown requirements by;

 

  • Performing statutory inspections and load tests on all rigging and lifting equipment.
  • Maintaining records and registers of such equipment.
  • Erecting & supervising erection and dismantling of scaffolding to the required Safety Standard.
  • Driving cranes and trucks as and when required.
  • Safely carrying out the day to day rigging services to plant and workshops. 
  • Implementing and adhering to the Botash SHE system in their area of responsibility.
Job Requirements

Requirements

 

  • “O” levels or equivalent, plus recognised 4 years Trade Apprenticeship (NCC) in Rigging.
  • 5 years post qualification experience preferably in a heavy industrial plant environment.
  • Knowledge of Computerized Maintenance Management System e.g. DMS 2000, Syspro, BOAS would be an added advantage.
  • Valid Driver’s License.

 

 

Competencies

 

  • Planning Skills.
  • Organizing Skills.
  • Customer Care Skills.
  • Computer Literacy.

 

 

To apply, please forward your application with a detailed CV and your contact telephone numbers to:

 

The Human Capital Manager

Botswana Ash (Pty) Ltd

Private Bag SOW 7

Sowa Town

E-mail: Recruitment@botash.bw

           

 

Closing date: 13th June 2025.

 

  • Please note that correspondence and communication will only be conducted with short-listed candidates.