Rigger (Shaft & Headgear) – Immediate Start

When production stops, the artisans get it going again. The diamond mine processing plant near Brits needs you on that team. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

This post is Brits-based, with most of your time spent at a diamond mine processing plant. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Guide and teach an artisan assistant on the job
• Maintain pumps, fans and compressors in shafts and on surface
• Complete job cards and work orders in SAP after each task
• Repair and align conveyor belt drives, pulleys and idlers
• Isolate and lock out machines under the site isolation procedure
• Test and maintain flameproof electrical equipment in coal sections
• Take part in weekend shutdowns for major overhauls

• Understands MHSA duties for artisans, including lockout and permits
• Able to read schematics, hydraulic circuits or wiring diagrams
• Trade test certificate in your trade (diesel mechanic, fitter, electrician, boilermaker, instrumentation or rigger)
• Certificate of fitness for underground or surface work

• Tool allowance or company-issued toolbox
• Housing support in the mining town
• Artisan allowance on top of basic pay

• State your trade and the machines or equipment you know best, for example "fitter: conveyors, crushers and pumps".
• Your trade test certificate must show the trade and the date. Keep a certified copy ready because mines verify it.