Diesel Mechanic (Trackless Mobile Machinery)

This diamond mine processing plant near Rosslyn needs a trade-tested artisan who is safe, quick and thorough on breakdowns. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

You'll be based at a diamond mine processing plant in Rosslyn. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Order spares and track them through the engineering store
• Fault-find hydraulic, electrical and engine faults on trackless machines
• Complete job cards and work orders in SAP after each task
• Guide and teach an artisan assistant on the job
• Carry out planned maintenance on loaders, drill rigs and utility vehicles
• Help with rope inspections and shaft maintenance during scheduled stoppages
• Maintain pumps, fans and compressors in shafts and on surface

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

• Government Certificate of Competency studies in progress
• Experience with collision avoidance systems on TMM
• SAP PM module experience

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

• Your trade test certificate must show the trade and the date. Keep a certified copy ready because mines verify it.
• State your trade and the machines or equipment you know best, for example "fitter: conveyors, crushers and pumps".