Turner at Green Marble Recruitment

Join our established client in a fast-paced heavy machinery environment.


NON-NEGOTIABLE REQUIREMENTS:


Trade Test as a Turner.
Planned & unplanned maintenance.
Ability to read technical drawings.
Heavy machinery plant experience.
Lathe & milling machine experience.
Please note that only candidates who meet all the requirements will be contacted for this opportunity.


Minimum requirements:


Matric.
Qualified Turner with a recognised Trade Test.
N2-equivalent theory training in the Mechanical Trade.
Strong understanding of machining practices and materials.
Experience operating lathes, milling machines, and other workshop machinery.
Ability to machine components to tolerances of 0.01 where required.
English - speak, read, and write.


Duties and responsibilities:


Attend to planned and unplanned maintenance on machinery and respond to breakdowns with urgency.
Perform machining of components from mechanical drawings and supplied samples.
Operate lathes, milling machines, and other workshop machinery.
Carry out precision machining to tolerances of 0.01 where required.
Perform turning, milling, V-thread, Acme and square thread screw cutting, surface grinding, and basic fabrication.
Complete mechanical assemblies of new equipment manufactured in the machine shop.
Modify and improve existing equipment and plant to optimise capacity and performance.
Perform daily machinery checks and inspections.
Attend to mechanical repairs and breakdowns during standby periods as required.
Accurately record completed work on job cards and planned maintenance schedules.
Report mechanical issues on lathes, milling machines, and other equipment to the Mechanical Foreman or Engineering Manager.
Carry out safety inspections on equipment and plant as instructed.
Maintain high standards of safety and housekeeping in the workshop and work areas.
Perform any reasonable duties as instructed by the Mechanical Foreman or Engineering Manager.