Rigger (Shaft & Headgear)

Planned maintenance, breakdowns and shutdowns: steady artisan work at the platinum mine engineering department near Mbombela. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

This post is in Mbombela (Mpumalanga). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Help with rope inspections and shaft maintenance during scheduled stoppages
• Complete job cards and work orders in SAP after each task
• Guide and teach an artisan assistant on the job
• Maintain pumps, fans and compressors in shafts and on surface
• Order spares and track them through the engineering store
• Carry out planned maintenance on loaders, drill rigs and utility vehicles
• Fault-find hydraulic, electrical and engine faults on trackless machines

• Trade test certificate in your trade (diesel mechanic, fitter, electrician, boilermaker, instrumentation or rigger)
• Certificate of fitness for underground or surface work
• Willing to do standby and call-outs on a roster
• N3 certificate or Grade 12 with maths and science
• Able to read schematics, hydraulic circuits or wiring diagrams

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

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