Toolmaker (Press Tools & Moulds)

The packaging manufacturer in Newcastle needs an artisan who can fix a breakdown fast and machine a part when needed. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

This post is in Newcastle (KwaZulu-Natal). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

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

• At least 2 years as a qualified artisan in a factory or workshop
• N2 or N3 engineering subjects
• You read engineering drawings and measure with micrometers and verniers
• Trade test as Fitter and Turner, Fitter, Millwright or Toolmaker

• Millwright trade test, since it covers both mechanical and electrical
• Hydraulic and pneumatic courses

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

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