Artisan Assistant (Mining Engineering) – Permanent

Planned maintenance, breakdowns and shutdowns: steady artisan work at the diamond mine processing plant near Secunda. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

The work is in Secunda, Mpumalanga, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Maintain pumps, fans and compressors in shafts and on surface
• Fault-find hydraulic, electrical and engine faults on trackless machines
• Repair and align conveyor belt drives, pulleys and idlers
• Complete job cards and work orders in SAP after each task
• Carry out planned maintenance on loaders, drill rigs and utility vehicles
• Guide and teach an artisan assistant on the job
• Test and maintain flameproof electrical equipment in coal sections

• Understands MHSA duties for artisans, including lockout and permits
• N3 certificate or Grade 12 with maths and science
• Certificate of fitness for underground or surface work
• Trade test certificate in your trade (diesel mechanic, fitter, electrician, boilermaker, instrumentation or rigger)
• Able to read schematics, hydraulic circuits or wiring diagrams

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

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

• State your trade and the machines or equipment you know best, for example "fitter: conveyors, crushers and pumps".
• Your trade test certificate must show the trade and the date. Keep a certified copy ready because mines verify it.