Maintenance Technician (Electro-Mechanical) – Experienced

You'll keep machines turning and parts in spec at the sugar mill in Prospecton. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

Home base is a sugar mill on the Prospecton side of KwaZulu-Natal. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Respond to breakdowns and get the line running again safely
• Maintain hydraulic and pneumatic systems on production lines
• Machine shafts, bushes and keyways on a lathe and milling machine
• Help with electrical fault-finding on motors and sensors as a millwright
• Record work and spares used on the job card or CMMS

• Trade test as Fitter and Turner, Fitter, Millwright or Toolmaker
• At least 2 years as a qualified artisan in a factory or workshop
• Willing to work shifts, standby and weekend shutdowns
• You read engineering drawings and measure with micrometers and verniers
• Basic understanding of the General Machinery Regulations

• Millwright trade test, since it covers both mechanical and electrical
• Forklift licence for moving heavy parts
• Hydraulic and pneumatic courses

• Chance to study further toward a technician diploma
• 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".
• If you can machine parts as well as fit them, say so clearly. Many factories want both skills in one person.