Instrumentation Mechanician (Processing Plant)

Planned maintenance, breakdowns and shutdowns: steady artisan work at the platinum mine engineering department near Phalaborwa. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

Home base is a platinum mine engineering department on the Phalaborwa side of Limpopo. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Guide and teach an artisan assistant on the job
• Repair and align conveyor belt drives, pulleys and idlers
• Help with rope inspections and shaft maintenance during scheduled stoppages
• Take part in weekend shutdowns for major overhauls
• Order spares and track them through the engineering store
• Complete job cards and work orders in SAP after each task
• Test and maintain flameproof electrical equipment in coal sections

• Understands MHSA duties for artisans, including lockout and permits
• Willing to do standby and call-outs on a roster
• Trade test certificate in your trade (diesel mechanic, fitter, electrician, boilermaker, instrumentation or rigger)
• Able to read schematics, hydraulic circuits or wiring diagrams

• Flameproof equipment training for coal mines
• Experience with collision avoidance systems on TMM
• SAP PM module experience

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

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