Maintenance Technician (Electro-Mechanical)

Planned maintenance and breakdown work on shift at the cement plant in Cape Town CBD. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is Cape Town CBD-based, with most of your time spent at a cement plant.

• Build and repair press tools, jigs and moulds
• Follow the lockout procedure before any work on machinery
• Replace bearings, seals and couplings on pumps, gearboxes and motors
• Program and run CNC machines from engineering drawings
• Respond to breakdowns and get the line running again safely
• Help with electrical fault-finding on motors and sensors as a millwright

• Willing to work shifts, standby and weekend shutdowns
• At least 2 years as a qualified artisan in a factory or workshop
• Basic understanding of the General Machinery Regulations
• Own basic hand tools, or willing to build up a set
• Trade test as Fitter and Turner, Fitter, Millwright or Toolmaker

• Millwright trade test, since it covers both mechanical and electrical
• Forklift licence for moving heavy parts
• Hydraulic and pneumatic courses

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

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