Toolmaker (Press Tools & Moulds)

Bearings, gearboxes, pumps and lathes: this beverage bottling plant in Gqeberha needs your hands on them. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

You'll report in Gqeberha. Relocation is not covered for this one.

• Replace bearings, seals and couplings on pumps, gearboxes and motors
• Record work and spares used on the job card or CMMS
• Program and run CNC machines from engineering drawings
• Inspect and adjust conveyors, chains and sprockets
• Maintain hydraulic and pneumatic systems on production lines
• Follow the lockout procedure before any work on machinery
• Align shafts with a laser alignment tool after every drive change

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

• Paid overtime on shutdowns
• Shift and standby allowances
• Tool allowance

• 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".