Electrician (Mine Plant & Shafts)

Planned maintenance, breakdowns and shutdowns: steady artisan work at the iron ore mine maintenance workshop near Mbombela. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

This post is in Mbombela (Mpumalanga). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Test and maintain flameproof electrical equipment in coal sections
• Carry out planned maintenance on loaders, drill rigs and utility vehicles
• Isolate and lock out machines under the site isolation procedure
• Guide and teach an artisan assistant on the job
• Help with rope inspections and shaft maintenance during scheduled stoppages
• Maintain pumps, fans and compressors in shafts and on surface

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

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

• Mention underground or flameproof experience clearly. It separates mine-ready artisans from factory artisans.
• State your trade and the machines or equipment you know best, for example "fitter: conveyors, crushers and pumps".