Maintenance Fitter

Profile Personnel; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 50,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-regarded staffing agency is seeking a qualified Fitter for a maintenance role in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. The position requires a minimum of 5 years of experience, with responsibilities including machine maintenance, steel fabrication, and adherence to health and safety standards. Candidates must be detail-oriented, reliable, and able to work well both in teams and independently. If you're passionate about maintenance and engineering, apply now.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years post qualification experience.
• Experience in a maintenance environment and steel fabrication.
• Own transport required.

Responsibilities

• Carry out maintenance functions to ensure machines & factory upkeep.
• Document weekly checklists for maintenance tasks.
• Comply with health and safety procedures.

Skills

Qualified Fitter

Maintenance experience

Steel fabrication

Arc welding

Problem-solving skills

Hydraulic knowledge

Injection moulding experience

Teamwork

Detail-oriented

Education

Qualified Fitter certification

Job description

Role Purpose

The position reports directly to the Engineering & Maintenance Manager.

Minimum Skills & Knowledge Required

• Qualified Fitter
• Minimum 5 years post qualification experience
• Experience in a maintenance environment
• Experience in steel fabrication and sketch up own design
• Arc welding experience
• Own transport required
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as individually
• Attentive to detail
• Results driven and has initiative
• Reliable
• Good problem-solving skills
• Accountable
• Hydraulic experienced (Read and interpret drawings)
• Injection moulding experience advantageous

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out maintenance functions to ensure that the machines & factory remain well looked after
• Where necessary live documents are to be kept at certain machines
• Maintenance checks on chillers, cooling towers & compressor
• Repairs, maintenance alterations when required or requested
• General upkeep of the grounds & structure
• Carry out all items timeously
• Carry out all other reasonable instructions to the best of your ability, bearing in mind that these secondary to the mandatory scheduled maintenance items.
• Welding and fabrication of new equipment and machinery
• Documented weekly checklists to be filled in
• Follow the health and safety procedures as stipulated by the company - ensure you and all you see are acting in a manner of compliance.
• Comply with PPE requirements
• Adhere to uniform requirements as stipulated by the company
• Report any detected health and safety concerns immediately
• Factory is permanently clean and tidy
• Clear evidence of good house-keeping practices are to be visible upon entering the maintenance dept. With all like type items to be stored in a traceable & organised manner.
• Factory running efficiently and effectively as a result of a highly maintained factory
• Continuously try to seek out methods to help preventative maintenance be a solution to root causes of breakdowns
• Comply with all company policies and procedures
• Maintain a good relationship with colleagues and management and an attitude of continuous improvement
• Work in collaboration with other members of staff to allow for smooth planning of both your department requirements to fulfil its maintenance duties, which simultaneously allows for the production plan to continue as undisturbed as possible.
• Carry out standby
• Work shifts
• Carry out duties any ad hoc duties as and when required

Should you wish to apply please email your CV through to Meriek Robinson at [e-mail]

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive a response within 14 days please consider your application unsuccessful. We will keep your CV on our database for any other relevant roles that may arise.