Maintenance Technician (Electro-Mechanical)

You'll keep machines turning and parts in spec at the sugar mill in Mamelodi. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

This post is in Mamelodi (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Help with electrical fault-finding on motors and sensors as a millwright
• Maintain hydraulic and pneumatic systems on production lines
• Replace bearings, seals and couplings on pumps, gearboxes and motors
• Program and run CNC machines from engineering drawings
• Machine shafts, bushes and keyways on a lathe and milling machine
• Record work and spares used on the job card or CMMS
• Respond to breakdowns and get the line running again safely

• You read engineering drawings and measure with micrometers and verniers
• N2 or N3 engineering subjects
• Willing to work shifts, standby and weekend shutdowns
• Basic understanding of the General Machinery Regulations
• Trade test as Fitter and Turner, Fitter, Millwright or Toolmaker

• Shift and standby allowances
• Tool allowance
• 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.