Maintenance Technician (Electro-Mechanical)

You'll keep machines turning and parts in spec at the cement plant in Richards Bay. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

Home base is a cement plant on the Richards Bay side of KwaZulu-Natal.

• Replace bearings, seals and couplings on pumps, gearboxes and motors
• Machine shafts, bushes and keyways on a lathe and milling machine
• Help with electrical fault-finding on motors and sensors as a millwright
• Follow the lockout procedure before any work on machinery
• Build and repair press tools, jigs and moulds
• Respond to breakdowns and get the line running again safely
• Record work and spares used on the job card or CMMS

• Own basic hand tools, or willing to build up a set
• N2 or N3 engineering subjects
• At least 2 years as a qualified artisan in a factory or workshop
• You read engineering drawings and measure with micrometers and verniers

• CNC programming experience
• Food safety awareness for food and drink plants
• Millwright trade test, since it covers both mechanical and electrical

• Tool allowance
• Paid overtime on shutdowns
• Chance to study further toward a technician diploma

• 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.