Business Unit / Group Function: South Africa – Kumba Iron Ore
Area: Engineering
Location: Kathu, South Africa
Reference Id: REF66132F
Experience / Work Type:
Entry Level / Permanent Employee
Closing Date: 13 November, 2024
Overview
Company Description:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Fitter & Turner.The purpose of this role is to Perform mechanical maintenance on equipment and machinery safely and cost-effectively to maximise equipment reliability and availability.
We’re the best in the industry.
You’ll make us better.
Guided by our purpose and our values, we enable both high performance and purposeful action as we aim to “re-imagine mining to improve people’s lives”, delivering the metals and minerals that make modern life possible – from mobile phones to medicines.
Kumba Iron Ore
We produce high-grade iron ore, the key component in steel widely used in construction and manufacturing across the world. Our activities include all aspects – exploration; mining; processing and blending; shipping; marketing and selling. In South Africa, we have mining operations in the Northern Cape province, as well as a head office in Centurion, Gauteng, and a port operation in Saldanha Bay, Western Cape.
Job Description:
As our Fitter & Turneryour responsibilities will include but not limited to:
Safety and Health
- Adhere to all health and safety practices and requirements.
- Promote good housekeeping to ensure compliance and an environment where team members can deliver their outputs within a controlled risk environment.
- “Exemplify” all relevant safety standards and procedures as a positive example for learners to follow and prioritise in their work practices.
- Active participation in SLAMs, HPH, relevant Risk Assessments, and close-out of Safet Actions.
- Performance and Delivery
Maintenance Efficiency:
- Support plant personnel by ensuring that RCA and the necessary plant and equipment maintenance preparations and maintenance tasks are done following SMP (Standard Maintenance Practice) to improve work practices and operational targets.
- Continuously monitor maintenance progress and related preparation activities against planned schedules to meet operational targets, minimise downtime, enable timely reporting and enhance plant efficiency.
Fitting and Turning:
- Perform a variety of hand, bench, and tool machine work by machining differently shaped parts, computing angles of rake and clearance, computing from blueprints or specifications, and shaping cutting tools to specified tolerances to maximise production and throughput schedules.
- Inspect work on critical components, identify and report defects, equipment failures and time required to repair and escalate to the Supervisor, enabling applicable decision-making, action planning and problem resolution.
The Work: Key Outputs and Accountabilities
- Numerical Control Machine Programmes (where applicable):
- Accurately compile user-friendly and simplistic Numerical Control machine programs for the CNC machines and 3D designs from information on drawings/components to produce or manufacture the required elements.
- Compile programmes in such a manner that cycle times and operations required are kept to the minimum to ensure cost-effective processes whilst adhering to the quality requirements of the manufactured component.
Component Manufacturing:
- Manufacture components with a CNC machine using the Numerical Control (NC) programs following the programme specifications to meet demand and requests.
- Monitor machine operation and manufacturing time, report, and address deviations to ensure the correct quality and size of manufactured components.
Component Rigging:
- Inspect rigging equipment before lifting, moving, and placing heavy components to be repaired/manufactured with the overhead crane and ensure components are slung within safety standards and the set lifting capacity of the equipment to prevent possible damage and injury.
- Secure all equipment per specifications and ensure that safety limits are not exceeded to prevent damage or breakage.
Assistance:
- Assist the supervisor and co-workers according to their level/area of competence and follow company policies when instructed or during the absence of the responsible person to ensure the achievement of functional objectives.
- Handover: Ensure proper communication and handover of outstanding tasks between shifts and day-shift teams
- This role is in Engineering & Maintenance HME/Plant (ENG) department on a (J4) level reporting to the Engineering Supervisor CNC W/S Reconditioning
Qualifications:
- Grade 12 Certificate / N3 Technical
- Trade Certificate as Fitter & Turner
- SA Drivers Licence
- CNC Programming (Advantageous)
Technical Knowledge
- 2 Years’ operational experience as a Fitter & Turner.
- Essential skills and techniques used by artisans.
- Safety standards and regulations applicable to the work.
- Equipment used in the specific field of work.
- Various oil sampling methodologies and their applications.