Millwright

Jobs2Day South Africa; KwaZulu-Natal; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobs2Day South Africa seeks a skilled Millwright to install, maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and improve mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and automation systems in an automotive component plant. Maximize machine uptime, production efficiency, and quality while following OHSA and safety standards.

Requirements include a Red Seal Millwright, 3–5 years in automotive manufacturing (press shop, robotics, PLC fault-finding, hydraulics and pneumatics), strong troubleshooting, and ability

Qualifications

• Qualified Millwright with Red Seal.
• 3–5 years in automotive manufacturing (Press shop, robotics, PLC fault-finding).
• Experience with hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Strong electrical and mechanical troubleshooting skills.
• PLC knowledge (Siemens, Omron, Allen-Bradley) advantageous.
• Ability to read technical drawings.
• MS Office literacy and maintenance systems.
• Analytical thinking and strong safety awareness.
• Valid driver’s license and own reliable transport.

Responsibilities

• Conduct scheduled preventive and predictive maintenance.
• Complete maintenance checklists and records accurately.
• Ensure equipment complies with OEM specifications and safety standards.
• Perform lubrication and routine inspections.
• Respond quickly to downtime to minimize impact.
• Diagnose electrical and mechanical faults.
• Repair and replace defective components.
• Conduct root-cause analysis on recurring failures.
• Escalate critical issues to management when needed.
• Electrical maintenance and safe lockout/isolation procedures.
• Welding and fabrication when required.
• Assist PLC fault-finding and machine-automation improvements.
• Support robotic and automated production systems.
• Assist with commissioning and upgrades.
• Ensure safe working practices and OHSA compliance.
• Participate in Kaizen and TPM activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Help reduce scrap, downtime, and maintenance costs.

Skills

Millwright Red Seal

Engineering studies (N3–N6)

Automotive manufacturing experience

Press shop equipment

Robotics

PLC fault-finding

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical troubleshooting

PLC knowledge

Reading technical drawings

MS Office

Analytical thinking

Safety awareness

Driver's license

Education

Engineering studies (N3–N6)

Job description

To install, maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and improve mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and automation systems within an automotive component manufacturing environment, ensuring maximum machine uptime, production efficiency, quality compliance, and adherence to Health, Safety and Environmental standards.

• Qualified Millwright Trade Test (Red Seal)
• N3–N6 Engineering Studies advantageous
• 3–5 years' experience in automotive component manufacturing on Press shop equipment, Robotic systems, PLC fault-finding, Hydraulic and pneumatic systems, Automated assembly lines
• Strong electrical and mechanical troubleshooting skills
• PLC knowledge (Siemens, Omron, Allen Bradley advantageous)
• Ability to read technical drawings
• Computer literacy (MS Office and maintenance systems)
• Analytical thinking
• Strong safety awareness
• Valid driver's license and own reliable transportation
  

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:-

• Conduct scheduled preventive and predictive maintenance
• Complete maintenance checklists and records accurately
• Ensure all equipment complies with OEM specifications and safety standards
• Perform lubrication and routine inspections
• Respond rapidly to equipment breakdowns to minimize downtime.
• Diagnose electrical and mechanical faults.
• Repair and replace defective components.
• Conduct root cause analysis on recurring failures.
• Escalate critical issues to management where necessary.
• Electrical Maintenance
• Perform lockout and isolation procedures safely
• Conduct welding and fabrication when required.
• Assist with PLC fault-finding and machine automation improvements.
• Support robotic and automated production systems.
• Assist with machine commissioning and upgrades
• Ensure safe working practices at all times
• Ensure Compliance with OHSA and Customer specific requirements, and Quality Standards
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives
• Participate in Kaizen and TPM activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability and efficiency.
• Assist in reducing scrap, downtime, and maintenance costs.
• Perform any other assigned reasonable duties and responsibilities