Job Description

Responsibilities will include, but is not limited to:

• Manage planned and unplanned maintenance on Stationary and Mobile machines
• Manage and assign tasks to Fitters and Diesel Plant Fitter
• Inspects work for completeness, accuracy and quality.
• Hydraulic and mechanical fault finding on equipment
• Commission machine after service provider repair work done
• Follows work assignments received in the form of verbal or written work instructions
• Determines the extent of the needed repair
• Improvises necessary solutions as and when needed
• Travels from one site to another often in remote areas and unusual work hours
• Report to Engineering office and works hand in hand with on-site Fitters
• Ensures that deadlines are met timeously
• Determines spares and equipment to be used
• Inspect Mobile and Stationary machines for defects, and report to Engineering.
• Interacting with employees and assisting employees with their concerns, questions or complaints.
• Ensures that staff take care of workshop equipment, hand tools and machinery, and is maintained and serviced regularly.
• Report to SA Metal Engineers, who will issue work instructions.
• Liaise and interact with other SA Metal department supervisors and managers

Qualifying Criteria:

• Red seal Trade test certificate or equivalent - Fitter
• Computer literate
• Code 08 Drivers Licence
• Experience on Industrial machinery a must
• Knowledge of machine maintenance required and maintenance planning
• Knowledge of production machinery and equipment
• Management and planning skills
• Adhere and enforce H&S regulations
• Good communication skills
• Self-motivated and work independently
• Work well under pressure
• Good leadership skills - ability to motivate and lead a team
• Good team player

We regret that it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful applicants. Applicants who have not been contacted within fourteen (14) days from the date of their submission should consider their application unsuccessful.

SA Metal Group