Boilermaker (Mine Surface Workshop)

This iron ore mine maintenance workshop near Klerksdorp needs a trade-tested artisan who is safe, quick and thorough on breakdowns. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

This post is in Klerksdorp (North West). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Maintain pumps, fans and compressors in shafts and on surface
• Carry out planned maintenance on loaders, drill rigs and utility vehicles
• Fault-find hydraulic, electrical and engine faults on trackless machines
• Order spares and track them through the engineering store
• Complete job cards and work orders in SAP after each task

• N3 certificate or Grade 12 with maths and science
• At least 2 years as a qualified artisan, preferably on a mine
• Able to read schematics, hydraulic circuits or wiring diagrams
• Willing to do standby and call-outs on a roster
• Certificate of fitness for underground or surface work
• Trade test certificate in your trade (diesel mechanic, fitter, electrician, boilermaker, instrumentation or rigger)

• Flameproof equipment training for coal mines
• Government Certificate of Competency studies in progress
• SAP PM module experience

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

• 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.