Maintenance Technician (Electro-Mechanical) – Permanent

Bearings, gearboxes, pumps and lathes: this cement plant in Soweto needs your hands on them. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

The work is in Soweto, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Replace bearings, seals and couplings on pumps, gearboxes and motors
• Build and repair press tools, jigs and moulds
• Help with electrical fault-finding on motors and sensors as a millwright
• Machine shafts, bushes and keyways on a lathe and milling machine
• Maintain hydraulic and pneumatic systems on production lines
• Program and run CNC machines from engineering drawings

• 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
• 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

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

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

• Expect a practical test. Measure twice and work cleanly, because the assessor watches your habits as much as the result.
• If you can machine parts as well as fit them, say so clearly. Many factories want both skills in one person.