Fitter (Underground Engineering)

Planned maintenance, breakdowns and shutdowns: steady artisan work at the iron ore mine maintenance workshop near Lephalale. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

Home base is an iron ore mine maintenance workshop on the Lephalale side of Limpopo.

• Maintain pumps, fans and compressors in shafts and on surface
• Fault-find hydraulic, electrical and engine faults on trackless machines
• Repair and align conveyor belt drives, pulleys and idlers
• Isolate and lock out machines under the site isolation procedure
• Order spares and track them through the engineering store
• Carry out planned maintenance on loaders, drill rigs and utility vehicles

• Willing to do standby and call-outs on a roster
• Understands MHSA duties for artisans, including lockout and permits
• At least 2 years as a qualified artisan, preferably on a mine
• Able to read schematics, hydraulic circuits or wiring diagrams
• N3 certificate or Grade 12 with maths and science
• Certificate of fitness for underground or surface work

• Government Certificate of Competency studies in progress
• SAP PM module experience
• Flameproof equipment training for coal mines

• Tool allowance or company-issued toolbox
• Artisan allowance on top of basic pay
• Housing support in the mining town
• Study assistance for engineering qualifications

• State your trade and the machines or equipment you know best, for example "fitter: conveyors, crushers and pumps".
• Your trade test certificate must show the trade and the date. Keep a certified copy ready because mines verify it.