Trade Tested Fitter – Mine (Rustenburg)

About the role

Trade tested fitter position in the mining sector, based in Rustenburg.

Key responsibilities

• Capture history and complete the notification to the required standard.
• Confirm work order with the correct time and details to the required standard.
• Provide feedback to the Maintenance Supervisor on any tasks where there is a difference between the task instruction and the job requirements.
• Communicate if spares, equipment or other factors were not available for the job on the work order and to the Maintenance Supervisor.
• Conduct fault finding on defective equipment where required.
• Ensure adherence to health and safety, environment, quality and housekeeping in section.
• Apply fault‑finding techniques, conduct root cause failure analysis and regular plant inspections.
• Maintain and repair mechanical parts, components and equipment.
• Comply with OHSA and MHSA standards, ensuring installations meet statutory regulations, safety standards and planned maintenance requirements.
• Attend to breakdowns effectively and safely.
• Ensure availability of spares by adhering to the Rotables procedure where applicable.

Required profile

• Grade 12 Certificate.
• Qualified with trade papers.
• Minimum 5 years of fitter experience on mine winders.
• Valid certificate of physical fitness.
• Ability to read and write in English.
• Willingness to work shifts and respond to call‑outs.

Required skills

• Mine winder fitting.
• Fault‑finding techniques.
• Root cause failure analysis.
• Mechanical maintenance and repair.
• Adherence to Rotables procedures.