Rebuild Technician - S3

Sandvik Group; Kempton Park; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 450 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mining and infrastructure provider in Kempton Park seeks a Technical Support Specialist to provide mechanical maintenance of equipment ensuring high reliability and performance. The ideal candidate should have a Trade Certificate of Competence in Electrical, with a minimum of 4 years experience in mechanised mining equipment, and knowledge of Sandvik’s underground product line. Excellent communication skills are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• 4 years’ experience with mechanised mining equipment.
• Experience on maintaining earth moving equipment.
• Knowledge of Sandvik underground product line.
• Understanding of engineering drawings, Sandvik product manuals and schematics.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical support in mechanical maintenance.
• Adjusts equipment and repairs/replaces defective parts.
• Inspects equipment for proper performance.
• Identifies additional repairs and compiles estimates.
• Tests repaired equipment for operational performance.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

Trade Certificate of Competence - Electrical

Job 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.

The role:

Provides technical support in mechanical maintenance of Sandvik equipment to achieve a high level of equipment reliability, availability, cost efficiency and performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Follows instructions of work within time constraints to meet established delivery targets.
• Adjusts equipment and repairs/replaces defective parts components or systems per instructions.
• Inspects equipment for proper performance and determines faults and malfunctions.
• Identifies additional repairs, compiles parts and labor estimates.
• Tests repaired equipment to ensure proper operational performance.
• Actively participates in continuous improvement initiatives
• Stays current with industry, customer and product developments and technical best practices.

Profile Required:

• Trade Certificate of Competence - Electrical, accompanied by proof of apprenticeship modules or apprenticeship contract.
• 4 years’ experience with mechanised mining equipment
• Experience on maintaining earth moving equipment
• Knowledge of Sandvik underground product line
• Understanding of engineering drawings Sandvik product manuals and schematics
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

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.