Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) Technician

Sandvik Group; Kempton Park; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mining equipment supplier is looking for a Pre-Delivery Inspection Technician to provide technical support and conduct machinery inspections. The role requires a Trade Certificate, 5 years of experience with Trackless Mobile Machinery and various technical skills. Responsibilities include ensuring quality standards, documenting findings, and improving operational processes and safety. The ideal candidate should be physically fit for the mining environment. This position offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic and diverse workplace.

Qualifications

• 5 years relevant Trackless Mobile Machinery (TMM) mining experience.
• Mechanized mining experience of 5 years required.
• Medically fit to work in a mining environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct checks on new and rebuilt machinery for quality and safety.
• Prepare technical reports and maintain inspection records.
• Perform evaluations to determine root cause and recommend corrective measures.
• Monitor instruments to collect data for calibration and inspections.
• Analyze malfunctions and resolve issues.
• Maintain process designs to optimize facility use.

Skills

Trade Certificate of Competence (preferably Millwright)

Experience with Opti mine modules

Location tracking

Remote monitoring

Aerials

DCU

Scheduler

Physically fit for mining

Education

Trade Certificate of Competence

Job description

Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) Technician

Description

Sandvik Mining is a global leading supplier in equipment and tools, parts, service and technical solutions for the mining and infrastructure industries. Applications include rock drilling, rock cutting, loading and hauling, tunneling and quarrying. We are proud to be recognized on the Forbes Top 50 Global Employers List.

Provides technical support to Production, Planning, Technical departments on a variety of technical tasks to achieve improvements in production and operational processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough checks on new and rebuilt machinery to ensure they meet quality and safety standards.
• Prepare technical reports, root cause analyses, and maintain inspection records.
• Perform technical evaluations of events to determine root cause and recommend corrective action.
• Monitor instruments and equipment to collect operating data about calibration, inspection, testing and repair activities to support online adjustments to instruments, equipment or products.
• Analyse and resolve malfunctions and deviations of instruments and control systems to identify & resolve problems.
• Maintain process designs to optimize process and facility use while conforming to SOPs and GMPs.

Profile Required

• Trade Certificate of Competence (preferably Millwright) accompanied by apprenticeship contract or apprenticeship portfolio of evidence.
• Experience on the following:
  • Opti mine modules on site
  • Location tracking
  • Remote monitoring
  • Aerials
  • DCU
  • Scheduler
• Physically and medically fit to work in a mining environment.
• 5 years relevant Trackless Mobile Machinery (TMM) mining experience and mechanized mining experience (5 years).

Please note that, should you not receive any response from us within 14 days, your application has been unsuccessful. We, however, thank you for your interest in our company.

Sandvik is an equal opportunity employer, striving for practices and programs that are bias free and in which employees are treated fairly to ensure fair opportunity with the best outcome for every individual securing no discrimination on grounds including but not limited to, age, gender, gender expression, race, ethnicity, language, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. To ensure an inclusive, equitable and diverse work environment where people can develop and perform well, our focus areas are: great leadership, lifelong learning & development, career opportunities & open job market and safe & fair work environment.