Master Fitter and Turner

**Job Advert Summary**:
**PURPOSE**:

- To perform maintenance tasks on infrastructure and equipment
- To provide specialist support to the section and oversee work quality of maintenance personnel.

**Minimum Requirements**:
**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Grade 12/Standard 10 Technical (Essential/Minimum)
- N3: Engineering Relevant (Essential/Minimum)
- Trade: Fitter/Turner MQA/QCTO (Essential/Minimum)
- Certificate: Basic Management Program (Essential/Minimum)
- N4: Technical (Recommended/Desirable)

**EXPERIENCE**:
3 years Applicable technical and maintenance experience within a heavy industry/production/mining environment. Essential/Minimum Operational

**REQUIREMENTS**:

- Psychometric Assessment (Essential/Minimum) (To be conducted by Exxaro)
- Certificate of Fitness (Essential/Minimum) (To be conducted by Exxaro)
- Pub Driv Lic:Code C ( Essential/Minimum )
- Competence: Core MQA Modules Assessments (Essential/Minimum)
- Competence: On the Job MQA Modules Asses (Essential/Minimum)
- Competence: MS Office Relevant Package (Essential/Minimum)

**Duties & Responsibilities**:
**Administration and Support Services**
- Assist in compiling content of job cards
- Assist foreman in day-to-day maintenance operations
- Ensure delivery of service in alignment with agreed Company and external Service Level Agreement (SLA) standards

**Best Practice and Knowledge Management**
- Remain abreast of new innovations in equipment and methods, evaluate and aligned with process needs.
- Conduct applicable on-the-job training to coach and transfer knowledge to artisans.

**Compliance, Governance and Assurance**
- Adhere to Safety Health Environment and Community (SHEC) programmes at all times
- All incidents and accidents are reported immediately to foreman according to set procedures
- All work/maintenance work is done according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), regulations and standards
- All necessary SHEC precautions are taken when working on production equipment
- Tools and equipment are inspected daily prior to being used according to SHEC practices and statutory requirements
- Work area is cleaned and environment restored to its original state after completion of a job

**Continuous Improvement**
- Stay abreast of latest and new Technology in field of competence
- Develop and implement technology through analyses of current processes procedures and techniques and implement through Project process.
- Thorough knowledge of the theories, standard practices, materials and processes of the craft
- Expert working knowledge of the assembly, installation, alteration, repair and maintenance of applicable equipment and systems

**Equipment Operations and Control**
- Perform high level fault finding, generate alternatives and suggest economically viable alternatives
- Advise fellow artisans regarding the correct planning of tasks to expedite work more efficiently
- Conduct condition monitoring, testing, fault finding, problem solving and laser alignment
- Adhere to scheduled maintenance inspections on equipment.

**Routine Work Management**
- Ensure the execution of maintenance plans
- Balance workload between routine and scheduled maintenance and breakdown recovery
- Assist with Project planning in area of responsibility & expertise

**Safe and Healthy Work Environment**
- Adhere to all health and safety practices and promote good housekeeping on an ongoing basis
- Address all unsafe practices and potential hazardous situations and rectify/ report to superior
- Comply with SHEC and technical requirements
- Wear applicable Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) at all times.

**Skills Management**
- Instruct new artisans on relevant equipment
- Quality assure work throughout the section and address deviations through training and instruction
- Report all skills deficiencies as well as required/provided training to the foreman.

**Technical Support**
- Aid in simulator at training centre (where applicable)
- Aid in competency declaration of operators and artisan aides (where applicable)
- Introduce new innovations, evaluate and align with process needs
- Test new and reconditioned equipment

**Behavioural Alignment**

Demonstrates the following:

- Creativity, collaboration, sociable and awareness to the ecosystem
- Stewardship, accountability, ability to develop trust, safety conscious and ethical
- Ability to respond quickly to business needs/agility, flexibility, continuous learning, innovation and proven ability to experiment on creative business solutions
- Ability to be inclusive, eagerness for multiple skills, embraces multiple cultures, accepts different approaches and be human-centric/empathetic
- Results oriented, quality driven, excellence, entrepreneurial abilities, efficient and effective

The appointment will be made in accordance with Exxaro’s Employment Equity policy.