Artisan Assistant (Mining Engineering) – Experienced

You'll keep machines, conveyors and shafts running at the gold mine shaft complex near Kuruman. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

The work is in Kuruman, Northern Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Complete job cards and work orders in SAP after each task
• Isolate and lock out machines under the site isolation procedure
• Maintain pumps, fans and compressors in shafts and on surface
• Fault-find hydraulic, electrical and engine faults on trackless machines
• Order spares and track them through the engineering store

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

• Government Certificate of Competency studies in progress
• Experience with collision avoidance systems on TMM

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

• 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".