Maintenance Fitter (Food Factory) – Immediate Start

Bearings, gearboxes, pumps and lathes: this packaging manufacturer in Johannesburg CBD needs your hands on them. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

Location: Johannesburg CBD, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Maintain hydraulic and pneumatic systems on production lines
• Record work and spares used on the job card or CMMS
• Inspect and adjust conveyors, chains and sprockets
• Respond to breakdowns and get the line running again safely
• Follow the lockout procedure before any work on machinery

• At least 2 years as a qualified artisan in a factory or workshop
• You read engineering drawings and measure with micrometers and verniers
• N2 or N3 engineering subjects
• Trade test as Fitter and Turner, Fitter, Millwright or Toolmaker
• Willing to work shifts, standby and weekend shutdowns

• Hydraulic and pneumatic courses
• Food safety awareness for food and drink plants

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

• Write your trade and trade test year first, then the machines you know, like "Filling lines, pumps, gearboxes".
• Expect a practical test. Measure twice and work cleanly, because the assessor watches your habits as much as the result.