Artisan: Millwright at Rio Tinto

• We are looking for an Artisan Millwright, to perform preventative electrical and mechanical maintenance and process control to achieve optimal plant availability by reducing downtime and breakdowns.
• This is a great opportunity for a candidate that has a sound knowledge of in driving mobile equipment to transport, move, hoist, excavate, etc. This developed through a combination of practical experience and formal training and can demonstratively apply this knowledge in the workplace. A candidate that is safety driven and consistently looks for new initiatives and ways of working, while preparing the organisation to accept change.
• In addition to paying competitively and providing great benefits packages, we want you to live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family. And because of our size and scale, there are many opportunities to learn, grow and do more than you ever thought possible.
• Every hour of every shift, your safety and wellbeing is our number one priority. We do the work only if it is safe, and we invest to make sure every member of the team has the quality tools they need to do their job.

Reporting to the Maintenance Controller, you will

• Inspect, repair and maintain assets and mechanical equipment to minimize adverse impact on production.
• Oversee, assist and support maintenance jobs of all Servicepersons.
• Perform condition monitoring, fault finding and problem solving on mechanical equipment.
• Perform fair and reasonable tasks related to the job and working environment, at the discretion of the Maintenance Controller / Supervisor.
• To record job statistics including non-hours, duration, failure mode, failure root cause, parts used important observations etc on the specified documentation, with utmost tidiness, care and accuracy.
• To accept “technical ownership” of breakdown situations and to manage all aspects corrective work up to the point of resolution or escalation.
• Comply with SHEQ- and technical requirements, in line with Plant availability targets.
• Monitor, identify and respond to defects and / or sub-standard equipment performance and other improvement opportunities.

What You’ll Bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Matric (with Pure Maths and Physical Science)/ N4 (with all four subjects) – (attach certificate).
• Millwright Trade Test (attach certificate)
• Valid South African Drivers’ License (attach certificate)
• 3 Years practical work experience within a Heavy industry environment
• Basic exposure to maintenance of general plant equipment