Fitter and Turner (Engineering Workshop)

Bearings, gearboxes, pumps and lathes: this cement plant in Midrand needs your hands on them. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

This post is in Midrand (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Help with electrical fault-finding on motors and sensors as a millwright
• Build and repair press tools, jigs and moulds
• Maintain hydraulic and pneumatic systems on production lines
• Align shafts with a laser alignment tool after every drive change
• Program and run CNC machines from engineering drawings
• Follow the lockout procedure before any work on machinery
• Inspect and adjust conveyors, chains and sprockets

• Trade test as Fitter and Turner, Fitter, Millwright or Toolmaker
• Own basic hand tools, or willing to build up a set
• At least 2 years as a qualified artisan in a factory or workshop
• Willing to work shifts, standby and weekend shutdowns
• N2 or N3 engineering subjects

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

• Tool allowance
• Shift and standby allowances
• 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".