Maintenance Technician (Electro-Mechanical)

You'll keep machines turning and parts in spec at the sugar mill in Stellenbosch. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The work is in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• 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
• Respond to breakdowns and get the line running again safely
• Maintain hydraulic and pneumatic systems on production lines
• Follow the lockout procedure before any work on machinery

• You read engineering drawings and measure with micrometers and verniers
• Trade test as Fitter and Turner, Fitter, Millwright or Toolmaker
• Own basic hand tools, or willing to build up a set
• N2 or N3 engineering subjects
• Willing to work shifts, standby and weekend shutdowns
• Basic understanding of the General Machinery Regulations

• Forklift licence for moving heavy parts
• Hydraulic and pneumatic courses

• Chance to study further toward a technician diploma
• Tool allowance
• Shift and standby allowances

• 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.