Mechanical Fitter (Shutdowns)

The packaging manufacturer in Boksburg needs an artisan who can fix a breakdown fast and machine a part when needed. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

You'll be based at a packaging manufacturer in Boksburg. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Follow the lockout procedure before any work on machinery
• Build and repair press tools, jigs and moulds
• Machine shafts, bushes and keyways on a lathe and milling machine
• Respond to breakdowns and get the line running again safely
• Help with electrical fault-finding on motors and sensors as a millwright

• Willing to work shifts, standby and weekend shutdowns
• N2 or N3 engineering subjects
• You read engineering drawings and measure with micrometers and verniers
• Basic understanding of the General Machinery Regulations
• At least 2 years as a qualified artisan in a factory or workshop

• Hydraulic and pneumatic courses
• Millwright trade test, since it covers both mechanical and electrical

• Tool allowance
• Shift and standby allowances
• Paid overtime on shutdowns

• 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.