Fitter and Turner (Engineering Workshop)

Bearings, gearboxes, pumps and lathes: this packaging manufacturer in Ermelo needs your hands on them. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

Home base is a packaging manufacturer on the Ermelo side of Mpumalanga. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Align shafts with a laser alignment tool after every drive change
• Respond to breakdowns and get the line running again safely
• Follow the lockout procedure before any work on machinery
• Replace bearings, seals and couplings on pumps, gearboxes and motors
• Program and run CNC machines from engineering drawings
• Inspect and adjust conveyors, chains and sprockets
• Maintain hydraulic and pneumatic systems on production lines

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

• Shift and standby allowances
• Tool allowance
• 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.
• If you can machine parts as well as fit them, say so clearly. Many factories want both skills in one person.