Pump Fitter (Slurry Pumps - Mining) – Randfontein at MECS (Pty) Ltd

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience installing and maintaining various pumps on Mines.
• The Pump Fitter will install, maintain, repair and assemble various pumps.
• As a Pump Fitter work may include working on site at various Mines, Installing, Maintaining, and troubleshooting pumps and offering solutions to customers.
• Must live in or close to Randfontein.
• Red Seal Trade Tested Fitter
• Minimum 5 years’ experience installing and maintaining various pumps on Mines.
• Warman, Weir, Environtech - must be able to assemble pumps from scratch.
• Valid driver’s license
• In good health and able to pass Mine Medicals.
• Must be immediately available

Key Responsibility Areas:

Maintenance/trouble shooting:

• Take apart each pump as it is assigned, to diagnose what repairs are required. Ensure that the repair is viable and if not, advise the Workshop Manager / Foreman and report any findings.

Assembling:

• Assemble the pump as per the drawing specs, if a problem arises then the workshop foreman needs to be notified.

Fault finding:

• Ensure detection of any faults as early as possible, to improve quality of all work and report finding immediately.

Quality:

• All repairs and builds are to be done with “built to last” in mind.

Site Work and Call Outs:

• When on site, always remember that you are a representative of Southern Pumps and conduct yourself accordingly. Follow the orders of the manager/ foreman as required.

Correct PPE and SPSA attire to be worn.

• Site vehicle to be kept clean and logbook to be completed.
• Health and Safety - Ensure compliance to all health and safety regulations whether on site or at the various mines.
• Report any health and safety concerns and hazards to the Workshop Manager. Also report any accidents, no matter how small, to the Health and Safety Officer or Workshop Manager.

Housekeeping

• Ensure that your work bench/ workstation and toolbox is kept neat and clean as you work. Tidy up at the end of each day, both at your workstation and the broader workshop.
• Dispose of all waste properly, following the guidelines for hazardous substances.
• Return any power tools to the storeroom and sign the logbook accordingly.