Maintenance Technician (Electro-Mechanical)

Bearings, gearboxes, pumps and lathes: this beverage bottling plant in Pietermaritzburg needs your hands on them. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

You'll report in Pietermaritzburg. Relocation is not covered for this one. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Maintain hydraulic and pneumatic systems on production lines
• Replace bearings, seals and couplings on pumps, gearboxes and motors
• Build and repair press tools, jigs and moulds
• Record work and spares used on the job card or CMMS
• Help with electrical fault-finding on motors and sensors as a millwright

• Trade test as Fitter and Turner, Fitter, Millwright or Toolmaker
• Own basic hand tools, or willing to build up a set
• Willing to work shifts, standby and weekend shutdowns
• N2 or N3 engineering subjects
• At least 2 years as a qualified artisan in a factory or workshop

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

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