Fitter and Turner (Engineering Workshop)

You'll keep machines turning and parts in spec at the packaging manufacturer in Secunda. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

This post is in Secunda (Mpumalanga). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Record work and spares used on the job card or CMMS
• Help with electrical fault-finding on motors and sensors as a millwright
• Follow the lockout procedure before any work on machinery
• Align shafts with a laser alignment tool after every drive change
• Replace bearings, seals and couplings on pumps, gearboxes and motors
• Program and run CNC machines from engineering drawings
• Maintain hydraulic and pneumatic systems on production lines

• N2 or N3 engineering subjects
• Trade test as Fitter and Turner, Fitter, Millwright or Toolmaker
• At least 2 years as a qualified artisan in a factory or workshop
• Willing to work shifts, standby and weekend shutdowns
• You read engineering drawings and measure with micrometers and verniers

• Forklift licence for moving heavy parts
• Food safety awareness for food and drink plants
• CNC programming experience

• Chance to study further toward a technician diploma
• Paid overtime on shutdowns
• Tool allowance

• Write your trade and trade test year first, then the machines you know, like "Filling lines, pumps, gearboxes".
• If you can machine parts as well as fit them, say so clearly. Many factories want both skills in one person.