Maintenance Technician (Electro-Mechanical)

You'll keep machines turning and parts in spec at the sugar mill in Vanderbijlpark. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

This post is in Vanderbijlpark (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Inspect and adjust conveyors, chains and sprockets
• Program and run CNC machines from engineering drawings
• Build and repair press tools, jigs and moulds
• Help with electrical fault-finding on motors and sensors as a millwright
• Respond to breakdowns and get the line running again safely

• You read engineering drawings and measure with micrometers and verniers
• Willing to work shifts, standby and weekend shutdowns
• Basic understanding of the General Machinery Regulations
• Trade test as Fitter and Turner, Fitter, Millwright or Toolmaker

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

• Write your trade and trade test year first, then the machines you know, like "Filling lines, pumps, gearboxes".
• Expect a practical test. Measure twice and work cleanly, because the assessor watches your habits as much as the result.