Mechanical Fitter (Shutdowns)

Planned maintenance and breakdown work on shift at the beverage bottling plant in Sandton. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

You'll report in Sandton. Relocation is not covered for this one. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Inspect and adjust conveyors, chains and sprockets
• Machine shafts, bushes and keyways on a lathe and milling machine
• Replace bearings, seals and couplings on pumps, gearboxes and motors
• Respond to breakdowns and get the line running again safely
• Record work and spares used on the job card or CMMS
• Program and run CNC machines from engineering drawings
• Help with electrical fault-finding on motors and sensors as a millwright

• N2 or N3 engineering subjects
• Trade test as Fitter and Turner, Fitter, Millwright or Toolmaker
• You read engineering drawings and measure with micrometers and verniers
• At least 2 years as a qualified artisan in a factory or workshop

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

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