Millwright (Production Plant)

Bearings, gearboxes, pumps and lathes: this beverage bottling plant in Atlantis needs your hands on them. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

Home base is a beverage bottling plant on the Atlantis side of Western Cape.

• Maintain hydraulic and pneumatic systems on production lines
• Inspect and adjust conveyors, chains and sprockets
• Respond to breakdowns and get the line running again safely
• Record work and spares used on the job card or CMMS
• Align shafts with a laser alignment tool after every drive change
• Machine shafts, bushes and keyways on a lathe and milling machine
• Build and repair press tools, jigs and moulds

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

• 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
• Paid overtime on shutdowns
• Tool allowance

• 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.