Sappi Careers Barberton – Millwright

Job Description:

Sappi Southern Africa requires Millwrights to provide first line breakdown maintenance on a shift basis in order to maximise production and minimise plant downtime

Job Responsibilities:

• Perform mechanical repairs by removing and replacing mechanical equipment such as pumps, valves, fans, gearboxes, pulleys, bearings, couplings and other mechanical equipment
• Understand and comply with safety, health , environmenbt and Quality standards and procedures
• Perform fault finding on PLC’s and VSD’s and effect required repairs where necessary
• Utilise SAP to create and edit notifications as well as to search and order spare materials from stores
• Trace electrical faults in electrical motors and control circuits by using relevant testers and meters
• Rewire burnt componants or panels as required
• Assist with commissioning mechanical and electrical equipment after shutdowns, breakdowns and new installations
• Perform electrical repairs by removing and replacing electric motors and driven machinery
• Diagnose, fault find and repair all mechanical and electrical breakdowns and defects millwide
• Overhaul equipment and change seals and bearings where required
• Perform alignment on rotating equipment and rigging of equipment up to 1ton
• Perform basic arc welding on low pressure pipes and support brackets as well as flame cutting of bolts, flanges etc
• Perform replacement, installation and termination of new or damaged LT cables where required

Job Requirements:

• 2 years of post trade test experience as a Millwright in a heavy industry environment
• NQF level 4 Qualification (Grade 12 / N3 Engineering) coupled with a Millwright Trade Test

Job Details:

Company: Sappi

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Barberton, Mpumalanga, SA

Application Deadline: N/A

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