Instrumentation Mechanician (Processing Plant)

You'll keep machines, conveyors and shafts running at the iron ore mine maintenance workshop near Rustenburg. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

You'll be based at an iron ore mine maintenance workshop in Rustenburg. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Carry out planned maintenance on loaders, drill rigs and utility vehicles
• Help with rope inspections and shaft maintenance during scheduled stoppages
• Isolate and lock out machines under the site isolation procedure
• Maintain pumps, fans and compressors in shafts and on surface
• Complete job cards and work orders in SAP after each task
• Take part in weekend shutdowns for major overhauls

• Trade test certificate in your trade (diesel mechanic, fitter, electrician, boilermaker, instrumentation or rigger)
• 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
• Certificate of fitness for underground or surface work
• N3 certificate or Grade 12 with maths and science

• Government Certificate of Competency studies in progress
• Flameproof equipment training for coal mines

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

• 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".