Senior Artisan -Maintenance Fitter (NTP Maintenance) at NECSA

Key Performance Areas

Key responsibilities will include but will not be limited to the following:

Ensure Plant/Equipment Availability


Ensure plant availability within set parameters (>97%)
Avail spares required and repair equipment immediately.
Work according to work procedures and hand in documentation as soon as possible.
Keep workshops clean and available to do maintenance when required.


Corrective & Preventative Maintenance


Assess the work; evaluate what needs to be done
Job cards and work requests must be completed and handed in as soon as possible.
Liaise with Production personnel to schedule inspections in the plant.
Evaluate job requests; plan what is needed and complete job effectively.
Inspect the equipment to be maintained in terms of the scheduled inspections or performance test requirements.
Replace /repair equipment to prevent breakdowns.
Time spend on jobs is essential, therefore good planning and problem solving is needed.
Ensure that all tasks on the inspection list have been completed.
Obtain sign off the completed work from the requestor and submit to the Team Leader for processing.
Note and report on possible areas of concern, make suggestions for improvements and follow the correct process.


Manufacturing of spares and stock control


Check the consumable stock levels
Identify spares needed to be manufactured
Liaise with the drawing office to collect the drawings for manufacturing and submit to Section Head/Team Leader for processing
Manufacture small components for equipment repairs personally, as required, and ensure that sufficient spares are available on the shelf
Check all stock/components on the shelf to ensure that stock levels are maintained (as lead time from overseas can be extensive)
Document stock taken off the shelf and ensure that the Team Leader is informed of the minimum stock level, to allow for timeous ordering


SHEQ Management


Adhere to all safety aspects of NTP.
Do Lebo observations according to NTP schedule
TIR


Qualifications and Experience:


N6 Certificate/Diploma with trade test, Mechanical
At least 5 years' experience in production plants/facilities as a qualified artisan


Closing date: 22 April 2026