Fitter (Underground Engineering)

When production stops, the artisans get it going again. The platinum mine engineering department near Phalaborwa needs you on that team. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

You'll be based at a platinum mine engineering department in Phalaborwa. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Carry out planned maintenance on loaders, drill rigs and utility vehicles
• Repair and align conveyor belt drives, pulleys and idlers
• Maintain pumps, fans and compressors in shafts and on surface
• Help with rope inspections and shaft maintenance during scheduled stoppages
• Order spares and track them through the engineering store

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

• SAP PM module experience
• Experience with collision avoidance systems on TMM
• Government Certificate of Competency studies in progress

• Artisan allowance on top of basic pay
• Tool allowance or company-issued toolbox
• Study assistance for engineering qualifications

• State your trade and the machines or equipment you know best, for example "fitter: conveyors, crushers and pumps".
• Mention underground or flameproof experience clearly. It separates mine-ready artisans from factory artisans.