Fitter and Turner (Engineering Workshop)

Bearings, gearboxes, pumps and lathes: this plastics injection moulding factory in Worcester needs your hands on them. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

This post is in Worcester (Western Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• 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
• Record work and spares used on the job card or CMMS
• Build and repair press tools, jigs and moulds
• Maintain hydraulic and pneumatic systems on production lines
• Program and run CNC machines from engineering drawings

• Trade test as Fitter and Turner, Fitter, Millwright or Toolmaker
• Willing to work shifts, standby and weekend shutdowns
• At least 2 years as a qualified artisan in a factory or workshop
• You read engineering drawings and measure with micrometers and verniers
• Basic understanding of the General Machinery Regulations

• CNC programming experience
• Forklift licence for moving heavy parts

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

• 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.