Artisan Fitter (Conveyor Maintenance) – Experienced

You'll keep machines turning and parts in spec at the general engineering workshop in East London. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

Home base is a general engineering workshop on the East London side of Eastern Cape. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Machine shafts, bushes and keyways on a lathe and milling machine
• Maintain hydraulic and pneumatic systems on production lines
• Inspect and adjust conveyors, chains and sprockets
• Build and repair press tools, jigs and moulds
• Replace bearings, seals and couplings on pumps, gearboxes and motors
• Record work and spares used on the job card or CMMS

• At least 2 years as a qualified artisan in a factory or workshop
• Willing to work shifts, standby and weekend shutdowns
• Own basic hand tools, or willing to build up a set
• Trade test as Fitter and Turner, Fitter, Millwright or Toolmaker

• Paid overtime on shutdowns
• Chance to study further toward a technician diploma
• Shift and standby allowances

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