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 heave 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
