Fitter and Turner (Engineering Workshop) – Permanent

Planned maintenance and breakdown work on shift at the cement plant in Alberton. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

Home base is a cement plant on the Alberton side of Gauteng.

• Replace bearings, seals and couplings on pumps, gearboxes and motors
• Machine shafts, bushes and keyways on a lathe and milling machine
• Align shafts with a laser alignment tool after every drive change
• Program and run CNC machines from engineering drawings
• Record work and spares used on the job card or CMMS

• Basic understanding of the General Machinery Regulations
• Willing to work shifts, standby and weekend shutdowns
• Trade test as Fitter and Turner, Fitter, Millwright or Toolmaker
• Own basic hand tools, or willing to build up a set
• You read engineering drawings and measure with micrometers and verniers

• Hydraulic and pneumatic courses
• Millwright trade test, since it covers both mechanical and electrical
• Food safety awareness for food and drink plants

• Chance to study further toward a technician diploma
• Tool allowance
• Shift and standby allowances

• Write your trade and trade test year first, then the machines you know, like "Filling lines, pumps, gearboxes".
• Expect a practical test. Measure twice and work cleanly, because the assessor watches your habits as much as the result.