Artisan Fitter (Conveyor Maintenance)

The general engineering workshop in Klerksdorp needs an artisan who can fix a breakdown fast and machine a part when needed. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

This post is Klerksdorp-based, with most of your time spent at a general engineering workshop. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Follow the lockout procedure before any work on machinery
• Help with electrical fault-finding on motors and sensors as a millwright
• Machine shafts, bushes and keyways on a lathe and milling machine
• Replace bearings, seals and couplings on pumps, gearboxes and motors
• Maintain hydraulic and pneumatic systems on production lines
• Program and run CNC machines from engineering drawings

• Trade test as Fitter and Turner, Fitter, Millwright or Toolmaker
• Own basic hand tools, or willing to build up a set
• Basic understanding of the General Machinery Regulations
• You read engineering drawings and measure with micrometers and verniers
• At least 2 years as a qualified artisan in a factory or workshop

• Millwright trade test, since it covers both mechanical and electrical
• Hydraulic and pneumatic courses

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