Mechanical Fitter
SA Metal Group
- Cape Town, Western Cape
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Implementing Company maintenance procedures, including:
- Conducting inspections on all plant machinery
- Conducting routine planned and preventative maintenance
- Working through a computerised maintenance management system
- Attending to breakdowns when required
- Setup and adjustment of machinery/equipment
- General housekeeping
- Adhering to Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Fit and assemble metal parts, tools or sub-assemblies, including welding or brazing parts
- Set up and/or operate hand and machine tools and welding equipment
- Examine detailed drawings or specifications to advice with regard to job, material and equipment requirements
- Check accuracy and quality of finished parts, tools or sub-assemblies.
- Provide coaching to semi-skilled staff
- Industrial gearboxes, pinion boxes and flywheels
- Industrial shears
- Pinch rollers
- Bearing housing assemblies
- Belt conveyors, drives, pulleys and rollers
- Roller table conveyers
- Vibration tables
- Hydraulic and lubrication systems
- Automatic wire tying machines
- Elevators
- Electric, liquid and gas fuelled furnaces
- Evaporative coolers
- Mobile and driven machinery
- Ability to work in challenging conditions
- Able to work at heights
- Able to work in a team
- Able to work independently
- Good communication skills
- Safety conscious
- Working knowledge of OHSA
- Experience working in the steel industry will be advantageous
- Working knowledge of C-Works, SAP, API Pro or similar CMMS
- Red Seal Trade Test qualification in Fitting
- Minimum 5 years' post trade test work experience in a manufacturing or production environment
- Knowledge of typical power tools used in the trade
- Strength to handle materials, tools and machines
- Good hand-eye coordination
- Willingness to work overtime
- Perform standby and call out duties
- In good health, physically fit
- Own reliable transport