Maintenance Fitter (Food Factory)

Bearings, gearboxes, pumps and lathes: this sugar mill in Germiston needs your hands on them. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

This post is Germiston-based, with most of your time spent at a sugar mill.

• Follow the lockout procedure before any work on machinery
• Help with electrical fault-finding on motors and sensors as a millwright
• Inspect and adjust conveyors, chains and sprockets
• Record work and spares used on the job card or CMMS
• Maintain hydraulic and pneumatic systems on production lines
• Respond to breakdowns and get the line running again safely

• Willing to work shifts, standby and weekend shutdowns
• You read engineering drawings and measure with micrometers and verniers
• Own basic hand tools, or willing to build up a set
• At least 2 years as a qualified artisan in a factory or workshop

• Millwright trade test, since it covers both mechanical and electrical
• CNC programming experience

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

• If you can machine parts as well as fit them, say so clearly. Many factories want both skills in one person.
• Write your trade and trade test year first, then the machines you know, like "Filling lines, pumps, gearboxes".