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Operating Division : TPT Port Elizabeth MPT
Position Title : Fitter
Employee Group : Permanent
Department : OPS, Eng MPT Mech Structural Maint, PTH
Location : Port Elizabeth
Reporting To : Technical Supervisor
Grade Level : I2
Reference Number : 20001674
Position Purpose :
Provides mechanical services to all bulk handling equipment by repairing, maintaining and improving its functionality to
ensure that they are safe, reliable and available to operations to eliminate operations downtime
Position outputs :
- Conduct post operation mechanical inspections on all bulk handling equipment to prevent faults re-occurrence during the
next operation
- Examine, assess and conduct regular preventative maintenance on all bulk handling equipment to ensure its reliability and
maintain a high level of availability#
- Examine, evaluate and monitor equipment for deviations in norm and functionality whilst in operation to detect and identify
early warning signals in order to rectify malfunction before a major breakdown
- Plan and prepare apprentices for On-The-Job training in order to train and develop them according to their development
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plans thereby ensuring skills are adequately transferred
- Assess and ascertain size of repair work and spares specifications required in order to inform and follow-up with Supervisor
for ordering of parts to plan for repairs in shortest time frame thereby making equipment available for operations
- Lock-out and switching to HT reticulation of Dry Bulk Terminal in order to maintain a safe and reliable working environment
- If fault is minor electrical malfunction, repair it or assist electrical staff to repair as soon as possible
- In the absence of the Supervisor, must be able to make decisions as required on breakdowns or normal maintenance
- Keeping the condition of conveyors as good as possible to get maximum lifespan out of conveyor(Doing splices and lagging
drive pulleys where and when necessary. Tracking conveyors.)
- Conduct rigging operation for the preparation of preventative maintenance and breakdowns
Qualifications Experience :
- Matric
- NTC3#
- Qualified Artisan #
- 2-3 years’ experience in the working environment
- 5 years’ experience with section 28
Competencies :
- Human relations
- Technical
- Fault-finding
- Technological aware
- Communication
- Systematic
- Fault elimination,
- Safe working practices,
- OSHAct,
- Schematic drawing interpretation.
- Code of Practice. Decision making.
- SAP
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