Boilermaker
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
1. Financial Effectiveness
- Cost-consciousness: Demonstrates awareness of costs and actively contributes ideas to reduce waste and improve efficiency within the engineering department.
- Risk management: Appropriately escalates any financial, safety, or operational risks to supervisory staff.
- Compliance: Adheres strictly to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to avoid unnecessary losses or damages.
2. Carries Out Effective Plater/Welder Functions
- Technical proficiency: Understands and executes work based on blueprints/specifications safely and correctly, following SOPs.
- Tool handling: Efficiently identifies, operates, and maintains all necessary tools and equipment.
- Documentation: Keeps accurate records of work orders, repairs, and maintenance activities.
3. Personal Development
- Performance management: Takes responsibility for meeting individual performance targets and outputs.
- Skills improvement: Identifies gaps in skills and seeks opportunities for cross-skilling and upskilling.
- Mastery of role: Aims to deepen expertise in the role for continuous personal growth.
4. Contribution to Team
- Teamwork: Actively works towards shared goals, demonstrating strong collaboration.
- Respect and inclusion: Upholds respect for colleagues, fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.
- Knowledge sharing: Openly shares knowledge, experiences, and best practices to support team growth.
5. Manages Relationships
- Stakeholder negotiation: Engages effectively with both internal and external stakeholders to support business objectives.
- Stakeholder prioritisation: Ensures prompt attention to the needs of HODs, colleagues, suppliers, and other relevant stakeholders.
- Problem-solving: Collaborates across levels to coordinate activities, resolve issues, and support organizational goals.
Minimum requirements
· Matric
· N2 Plater/Welder qualification
· Valid Plater/Welder Trade test Certificate/Red Seal
· Valid drivers license
· Over 3 years of hands-on experience as a Plater/Welder, with strong proficiency in structural and mechanical fabrication and repair.
· Practical plant maintenance experience, with a focus on heavy-duty equipment and operational machinery.
· Proven expertise in the maintenance of jaw crushers, including liner replacements, grizzly maintenance, and structural repairs.
· Skilled in the maintenance of conveyor structures, chutes, and other material handling systems.
· Experienced in routine and breakdown maintenance of a wide range of plant equipment and machinery.
· Competent in the installation of new equipment, structural modifications, and performing repairs on existing plant infrastructure.