Electrician (Mine Plant & Shafts)

Planned maintenance, breakdowns and shutdowns: steady artisan work at the platinum mine engineering department near Phalaborwa. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

Location: Phalaborwa, Limpopo. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Order spares and track them through the engineering store
• Test and maintain flameproof electrical equipment in coal sections
• Isolate and lock out machines under the site isolation procedure
• Carry out planned maintenance on loaders, drill rigs and utility vehicles
• Guide and teach an artisan assistant on the job
• Take part in weekend shutdowns for major overhauls

• Certificate of fitness for underground or surface work
• Able to read schematics, hydraulic circuits or wiring diagrams
• At least 2 years as a qualified artisan, preferably on a mine
• Willing to do standby and call-outs on a roster

• SAP PM module experience
• Experience with collision avoidance systems on TMM

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

• Mention underground or flameproof experience clearly. It separates mine-ready artisans from factory artisans.
• Your trade test certificate must show the trade and the date. Keep a certified copy ready because mines verify it.