Fitter and Turner (Engineering Workshop)

You'll keep machines turning and parts in spec at the beverage bottling plant in Bellville. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Location: Bellville, Western Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Program and run CNC machines from engineering drawings
• Replace bearings, seals and couplings on pumps, gearboxes and motors
• Help with electrical fault-finding on motors and sensors as a millwright
• Respond to breakdowns and get the line running again safely
• Maintain hydraulic and pneumatic systems on production lines
• Machine shafts, bushes and keyways on a lathe and milling machine
• Inspect and adjust conveyors, chains and sprockets

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

• Food safety awareness for food and drink plants
• Millwright trade test, since it covers both mechanical and electrical
• CNC programming experience

• Shift and standby allowances
• Paid overtime on shutdowns
• Chance to study further toward a technician diploma

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