Artisan Assistant (Mining Engineering)

When production stops, the artisans get it going again. The gold mine shaft complex near Gqeberha needs you on that team. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

This post is in Gqeberha (Eastern Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Maintain pumps, fans and compressors in shafts and on surface
• Isolate and lock out machines under the site isolation procedure
• Order spares and track them through the engineering store
• Complete job cards and work orders in SAP after each task
• Guide and teach an artisan assistant on the job

• Able to read schematics, hydraulic circuits or wiring diagrams
• Willing to do standby and call-outs on a roster
• Certificate of fitness for underground or surface work
• Understands MHSA duties for artisans, including lockout and permits
• At least 2 years as a qualified artisan, preferably on a mine
• Trade test certificate in your trade (diesel mechanic, fitter, electrician, boilermaker, instrumentation or rigger)

• Flameproof equipment training for coal mines
• Experience with collision avoidance systems on TMM

• Study assistance for engineering qualifications
• Tool allowance or company-issued toolbox
• Housing support in the mining town
• Artisan allowance on top of basic pay

• Mention underground or flameproof experience clearly. It separates mine-ready artisans from factory artisans.
• State your trade and the machines or equipment you know best, for example "fitter: conveyors, crushers and pumps".