Technician Assistant

**Title**:Technician Assistant

Weir Minerals AME Region

**Location**:Steelpoort, South Africa

Weir has been in business since 1871 and our sustainability and success has been built on attracting, retaining, and developing exceptional people.

As a global company, we reflect the diversity of our customers in the diversity of our people and ensure everyone is given the opportunity to flourish regardless of their gender, race, beliefs or background.

We offer a wide range of career opportunities across a variety of technical and business roles in engineering, manufacturing and service locations worldwide.

Enabling our people to unleash their full potential is central to ‘We are Weir’, our vision, mission, and strategic priorities. We aim to be the most admired engineering business in our markets and we'll achieve that ambition by being the employer of choice in our markets.

Weir is an inclusive and innovative organisation where you can be your authentic self. We continually develop our talent and diversity of thought to keep our business relevant, innovative and successful for the future.

**Business Need/Purpose of Role**:
**Job Requirements**:
**Minimum Qualifications**:

- Grade 12 / N3 Certificate
- Valid driver’s licence

**Minimum Experience**:

- 2-3 years’ experience in Minerals Processing Plants

**Key Tasks**:
Including but not limited to:

- Assist Service Technician/s with maintenance and repair work on site or in branch
- Assist with installation and assembly of pumps and other Weir products on site or in branch
- General assistance as and when required
- Cleaning and prepping of parts
- Dismantling of pumps and bearing assemblies
- Ability to identify solutions to improve equipment or processes on and off site
- Preparing Weir equipment for assembly
- Assembling and spray painting
- Load and unload trucks when required
- Delivery of Weir spares when required
- Help with implementing mine health and safety
- Work overtime and standby duties as and when required from time to time
- Adhere to company policies and procedures
- Ensure that working area and equipment is clean and safe at all times and in good working condition
- Adhere to legal and mine safety standards and procedures in all work performed according to the Mine Health and Safety Act
- Adhere to all Safety Health Environment (SHE) and housekeeping requirements at the branch and customer sites at all times
- Adhere to Duty of Care Policy at all times

**Minimum Skills/Abilities**:

- Clear communication at all levels
- Able to solve problems in a timely manner
- Able to read technical drawings
- Able to work in a team and respond to management direction
- Customer focused
- Safety and quality conscious

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