Millwright

Profile Personnel; Durban; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a qualified Millwright in Durban to conduct mechanical and electrical maintenance. Candidates must possess a Grade 12 with Maths and Science and have a Red Seal Millwright certification with at least 5 years in heavy industry. The role involves repairing plant equipment and working with various mechanical tools. To apply, email your CV to the provided contact.

Qualifications

• 5 years' experience in heavy industry.
• Experience with moulds, carousels, and gears is required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct mechanical and electrical maintenance and repairs on plant and equipment.
• Plan maintenance and repair work according to schedules and instructions.
• Attend to machine breakdowns and update progress on repairs.
• Commission and refurbish machines and equipment.

Skills

Siemens PLC

MIG / TIG welding

Basic electrical maintenance

Mechanical cutting and fabrication

Education

Grade 12 with Mathematics and Science

Section 13 Red Seal Millwright trade tested

N4 electro-mechanical certificate

Job description

A very well established client in the Automotive industry, located in Durban , is looking for a Millwright to join their team.

Job Purpose

To conduct mechanical and electrical maintenance and repairs on plant and equipment in a safe and efficient manner.

Requirements for Applicants

• Must be in possession of a Grade 12 with Mathematics and Science.
• Section 13 Red Seal Millwright trade tested.
• N4 electro‑mechanical certificate.
• 5 Years’ experience in heavy industry.
• Siemens PLC.
• Experience with moulds, carousels and gears.

Key Performance Areas

• Receive Maintenance Schedules, interpret instructions and plan maintenance and repair work.
• Inspect the tooling and determine spares and consumables requirements.
• Generate Job Requisitions for scheduled maintenance work (type of repair or maintenance, spares, quantities, time, etc.).
• Transport tools, equipment and spares to the work site.
• Attend to machine breakdowns of a mechanical / electrical nature for all equipment under engineering functional control.
• Update the responsible person on progress of repairs.
• Escalate the problem to the next level if it cannot be resolved successfully.
• Capture all information related to the breakdown to aid in determining the root cause.
• Commission and refurbish machines / equipment.
• Operate and monitor a drilling machine to produce simple components.
• Operate and monitor a lathe to produce simple components.
• Operate and monitor a milling machine to produce simple components.
• Operate and monitor a surface grinding machine to produce simple components.
• Operate the Electrical Discharge Machine (EDM) to seal moulds.
• Perform basic and MIG / TIG welding of metals.
• Grind tools and drill bits.
• Construct, commission and do fault tracing on low voltage reticulation networks (220Vac, 110Vac, 24DC).
• Install or replace and commission electrical equipment (lighting systems; electrical cables and conductors; earth leakage unit in a low voltage circuit; metering units or measuring instruments; low and medium voltage transformers; batteries; electrical wire ways; direct current (DC) machines three phase AC electrical circuits, machines and control gear).
• Wire and commission three phase electrical circuits.
• Inspect and clean (electrical machines; enhanced safety apparatus; electrical motors).
• Mechanically cut, drill, punch and assemble fabrication materials using powered machinery.
• Cut materials using the oxy‑fuel gas cutting process (manual cutting).
• Contribute to project initiation, scope definition and scope change control and work as a valuable team member.

If you feel that you are the right candidate for this position, kindly email your CV to Alana Botha 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.