Engineering Artisan Fitter

**Introduction**

This position will be based in the Saldanha Bay Municipality area in the Western Cape.

**Description**

The purpose of this position is to diagnose and maintain machinery and equipment according to technical specifications and sound engineering practices.

**Qualification Requirements**
- Valid Section 13 / Section 26 (D) Trade Test Certificate required.
- Valid driver’s license code B, EB or C1
- Own transport to attend to call outs

**Experience and Skills Requirements**
- A minimum of 4-5 years’ experience as a qualified Fitter in a mineral processing plant or similar environment is required.
- English language proficiency
- Time management skills

**Duties and Responsibilities**
- Investigate, diagnose and perform trade related maintenance and repair of equipment and machinery according to maintenance requirements, standards and specifications
- Perform daily inspections in accordance with the Mine Health and Safety Act regulations, operational and Company standards and report all defects and breakdowns on equipment and machinery to the Supervisor
- Develop, modify, construct and install all types of trade related equipment required for the safe operation of all engineering equipment
- Ensure that all installations and equipment are safe and in good working order after task completion
- Continuously monitor equipment failure and efficiency to improve trade specific equipment and systems
- Consult with production teams on maintenance activities that affect production
- Support the achievement of engineering availability and production performance levels
- Ensure that maintenance related information is recorded and reported timeously to the planning office to support the maintenance planning / asset maintenance system