Toolmaker (Press Tools & Moulds)

Bearings, gearboxes, pumps and lathes: this beverage bottling plant in Benoni needs your hands on them. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

Location: Benoni, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Follow the lockout procedure before any work on machinery
• Maintain hydraulic and pneumatic systems on production lines
• Record work and spares used on the job card or CMMS
• Build and repair press tools, jigs and moulds
• Align shafts with a laser alignment tool after every drive change
• Respond to breakdowns and get the line running again safely

• N2 or N3 engineering subjects
• At least 2 years as a qualified artisan in a factory or workshop
• Own basic hand tools, or willing to build up a set
• Trade test as Fitter and Turner, Fitter, Millwright or Toolmaker
• You read engineering drawings and measure with micrometers and verniers

• Food safety awareness for food and drink plants
• Forklift licence for moving heavy parts

• Shift and standby allowances
• Tool allowance
• Chance to study further toward a technician diploma
• Paid overtime on shutdowns

• Expect a practical test. Measure twice and work cleanly, because the assessor watches your habits as much as the result.
• Write your trade and trade test year first, then the machines you know, like "Filling lines, pumps, gearboxes".