Artisan Fitter (Conveyor Maintenance)

Planned maintenance and breakdown work on shift at the beverage bottling plant in East London. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

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

• Respond to breakdowns and get the line running again safely
• Machine shafts, bushes and keyways on a lathe and milling machine
• Follow the lockout procedure before any work on machinery
• Align shafts with a laser alignment tool after every drive change
• Record work and spares used on the job card or CMMS
• Replace bearings, seals and couplings on pumps, gearboxes and motors
• Program and run CNC machines from engineering drawings

• N2 or N3 engineering subjects
• Willing to work shifts, standby and weekend shutdowns
• Own basic hand tools, or willing to build up a set
• At least 2 years as a qualified artisan in a factory or workshop
• Basic understanding of the General Machinery Regulations

• Tool allowance
• Paid overtime on shutdowns
• Chance to study further toward a technician diploma

• If you can machine parts as well as fit them, say so clearly. Many factories want both skills in one person.
• Write your trade and trade test year first, then the machines you know, like "Filling lines, pumps, gearboxes".