Mechanical Fitter (Shutdowns)

The sugar mill in Pretoria East 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.

The work is in Pretoria East, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Align shafts with a laser alignment tool after every drive change
• Replace bearings, seals and couplings on pumps, gearboxes and motors
• Maintain hydraulic and pneumatic systems on production lines
• Program and run CNC machines from engineering drawings
• Machine shafts, bushes and keyways on a lathe and milling machine
• Build and repair press tools, jigs and moulds

• You read engineering drawings and measure with micrometers and verniers
• Basic understanding of the General Machinery Regulations
• N2 or N3 engineering subjects
• Trade test as Fitter and Turner, Fitter, Millwright or Toolmaker

• Forklift licence for moving heavy parts
• Millwright trade test, since it covers both mechanical and electrical

• 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.