Boilermaker at Tharisa

Purpose of Role

The Boilermaker is responsible for Installing, maintaining, and repair structural mechanical equipment and fixtures. Ensures that work is in accordance with MHSA and relevant COP’s and SOP’s

Role Context

• Safely execute critical daily maintenance tasks
• Execute shutdown activities as per plan, according to scheduled time
• Ensure continuous improvement of asset care management
• To give direction to Assistant and contractors under their area of responsibility
• Support asset care and optimisation for ensuring customer needs are met
• Assist engineering foreman to ensure health and safety of employees it is taken care of through safely maintaining equipment
• Maintain good housekeeping standards
• Stop and report any contraventions of the MHSA, regulations, and codes of practice, Mine standards and instructions promptly to the engineering foreman
• Obtain job card and permit to work before any task execution
• Conduct pre-work risk assessment for every task
• Assemble, install, test, and maintain structural mechanical equipment, appliances, apparatus, and fixtures, using hand tools, power tools and gas cutting equipment
• Diagnose malfunctioning systems, apparatus, and components, using test equipment and hand tools, to locate the cause of a breakdown and correct the problem
• Inspect plant equipment components and systems to identify hazards, defects, and the need for adjustment or repair, and to ensure compliance with the relevant standards;
• Advise management on whether continued operation of equipment could be hazardous
• Plan layout and installation of equipment and fixtures, based on job specifications and relevant standards
• Ensure safe execution of the task
• Test the unit
• Ensure that the equipment handed back to the operation is in a safe and operable condition

Requirements

Minimum Requirements 

Qualifications:

• Grade 12 and Minimum N2 Certificate;
• Relevant Boilermaking Technical Qualifications: Red sealed Engineering Trade certificate or SAQA Verified Trade Certificate);
• Studying towards N6 National Diploma in Electrical Engineering would be advantageous

Job specific experience:

• Minimum of 5 years Solid experience in a Mining environment as a Boilermaker;
• Valid driving license (code 08)

Inherent requirement:

• Must be medically fit

Closing date: 27 September 2023