Artisan Fitter (Conveyor Maintenance)

You'll keep machines turning and parts in spec at the general engineering workshop in Vanderbijlpark. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

You'll be based at a general engineering workshop in Vanderbijlpark. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Help with electrical fault-finding on motors and sensors as a millwright
• Respond to breakdowns and get the line running again safely
• Follow the lockout procedure before any work on machinery
• Record work and spares used on the job card or CMMS
• Maintain hydraulic and pneumatic systems on production lines
• Machine shafts, bushes and keyways on a lathe and milling machine

• You read engineering drawings and measure with micrometers and verniers
• Own basic hand tools, or willing to build up a set
• Trade test as Fitter and Turner, Fitter, Millwright or Toolmaker
• N2 or N3 engineering subjects

• Millwright trade test, since it covers both mechanical and electrical
• CNC programming experience

• Tool allowance
• Chance to study further toward a technician diploma
• 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.