Maintenance Technician (Electro-Mechanical)

Bearings, gearboxes, pumps and lathes: this plastics injection moulding factory in Komani needs your hands on them. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

The work is in Komani, Eastern Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Build and repair press tools, jigs and moulds
• 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
• Program and run CNC machines from engineering drawings

• Own basic hand tools, or willing to build up a set
• At least 2 years as a qualified artisan in a factory or workshop
• You read engineering drawings and measure with micrometers and verniers
• Trade test as Fitter and Turner, Fitter, Millwright or Toolmaker

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

• Shift and standby allowances
• Paid overtime on shutdowns
• Tool allowance

• 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.