Maintenance Technician (Electro-Mechanical)

You'll keep machines turning and parts in spec at the cement plant in Polokwane. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

This post is in Polokwane (Limpopo). 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
• Follow the lockout procedure before any work on machinery
• Align shafts with a laser alignment tool after every drive change
• Machine shafts, bushes and keyways on a lathe and milling machine
• Program and run CNC machines from engineering drawings

• At least 2 years as a qualified artisan in a factory or workshop
• Trade test as Fitter and Turner, Fitter, Millwright or Toolmaker
• You read engineering drawings and measure with micrometers and verniers
• Willing to work shifts, standby and weekend shutdowns
• N2 or N3 engineering subjects

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

• 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".