Maintenance Technician (Electro-Mechanical)

Bearings, gearboxes, pumps and lathes: this general engineering workshop in Kariega needs your hands on them. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

The work is in Kariega, Eastern Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Align shafts with a laser alignment tool after every drive change
• Follow the lockout procedure before any work on machinery
• Maintain hydraulic and pneumatic systems on production lines
• Help with electrical fault-finding on motors and sensors as a millwright
• Respond to breakdowns and get the line running again safely
• Program and run CNC machines from engineering drawings
• Inspect and adjust conveyors, chains and sprockets

• N2 or N3 engineering subjects
• Willing to work shifts, standby and weekend shutdowns
• Trade test as Fitter and Turner, Fitter, Millwright or Toolmaker
• Basic understanding of the General Machinery Regulations
• Own basic hand tools, or willing to build up a set

• Millwright trade test, since it covers both mechanical and electrical
• Food safety awareness for food and drink plants

• Chance to study further toward a technician diploma
• Shift and standby allowances
• Tool allowance

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