Fitter and Turner (Engineering Workshop)

The general engineering workshop in Midrand needs an artisan who can fix a breakdown fast and machine a part when needed. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The work is in Midrand, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Inspect and adjust conveyors, chains and sprockets
• Replace bearings, seals and couplings on pumps, gearboxes and motors
• Record work and spares used on the job card or CMMS
• Align shafts with a laser alignment tool after every drive change
• Maintain hydraulic and pneumatic systems on production lines
• Help with electrical fault-finding on motors and sensors as a millwright
• Machine shafts, bushes and keyways on a lathe and milling machine

• N2 or N3 engineering subjects
• You read engineering drawings and measure with micrometers and verniers
• At least 2 years as a qualified artisan in a factory or workshop
• Own basic hand tools, or willing to build up a set
• Basic understanding of the General Machinery Regulations
• Trade test as Fitter and Turner, Fitter, Millwright or Toolmaker

• Hydraulic and pneumatic courses
• Forklift licence for moving heavy parts

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

• 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.