Purpose of Role
The Millwright will be responsible for installing, maintaining, and repairing mechanical and electrical equipment and fixtures, ensuring that the work is in accordance with OHSACT and relevant COP's and SOP's
Role Context
- Safely execute critical daily maintenance tasks
- Execute shutdown activities as per plan, according to scheduled time
- Ensure continuous improvement of asset care management
- To give direction to Assistant and contractors under their area of responsibility
- Support asset care and optimization for ensuring customer needs are met
- Assist smelter foreman to ensure health and safety of employees is taken care of through safely maintaining equipment; Maintain good housekeeping standards
- Stop and report any contraventions of the OHSACT, regulations, codes of practice and standards promptly to the engineering foreman
- Obtain job card and permit to work before any task execution
- Conduct pre-work risk assessment for every task
- Assemble, install, test, electrical or electronic wiring, and maintain mechanical equipment appliances, apparatus, and fixtures, using hand tools and power tools
- Diagnose malfunctioning systems, apparatus, and components, using test equipment and hand tools, to locate the cause of a breakdown and correct the problem, Connect wires to circuit breakers, transformers, or other components
- Inspect plant equipment components and systems to identify hazards, defects, and the need for adjustment or repair, and to ensure compliance with the relevant standards
- Advise management on whether continued operation of equipment could be hazardous
- Plan layout and installation of equipment and fixtures, based on job specifications and relevant standards
- Ensure that the equipment handed back to the operation is in a safe and operable condition
Qualification
- Grade 12 (NQF 4)
- Red-sealed Engineering Trade certificate, Technical Qualifications: Red-sealed Engineering Trade certificate or SAQA-verified Trade Certificate
Job-Specific Experience
- Sound knowledge in Smelter or foundry environment
- Minimum of 5 years of Solid experience in a foundry/smelter environment
- Valid driving license (code 08) and own transport
Inherent requirement
Must be medically fit
Closing Date: 29 August 2025