GENERAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANT (BOILERSHOP) - SA STEELWORKS
AIRPORT INDUSTRIA - CAPE TOWN

Company Profile:
SA Metal Group is South Africa’s oldest and largest metal recycling company. For more than 107 years, the Group has purchased, collected and processed all forms of scrap metal sourced throughout Southern Africa. In more recent times, the Group has developed and expanded its recycling and manufacturing operations, by melting, refining, casting and rolling all forms of scrap metal into higher value products for the domestic and export markets. Our facilities are located in and around Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria. For more information, please visit www.sametal.co.za.

The SA Steelworks Boilershop department requires a committed, hardworking and motivated individual to join their team. The successful applicant will be responsible for but not limited to General Assistant functions.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

•Housekeeping on a daily basis
•General workshop duties i.e. maintaining the cleanliness of the workshop and tool store
•Cleaning of tools
•Identify and able to select appropriate hand tools
•Able to use basic power tools
•Able to do to minor/ basic welding tasks
•Demonstrate appropriate knowledge of workshop safety
•Complete basic task using oxygen/acetylene cutting process under supervision
•Assisting Artisans with various tasks as and when required

Qualifying requirements

•A minimum Grade 12 certificate
•Exposure to a Boilershop environment (advantageous)

Qualifying attributes

•Ability to cut various thickness of steel with gas cutting equipment
•Experience in operating grinding and drilling portable tools accurately
•Ability to work in a team environment
•Able to work independently
•Willingness to work overtime and weekends as per operational requirements if and when required
•Ability to work under challenging physical and climatic conditions

Position
General Technical Assistant

Type
Permanent

Benefits include
Provident fund
Group life Cover
Funeral cover
15 working days leave per annum

Standard hours
07:30 – 17:00 Monday - Thursday
07:30 – 16:00 Friday

May be required to work overtime as per operational requirements

Please note that the successful candidate will receive a formal, written offer of employment after all applicable pre-employment checks have been completed. This offer will only be valid if it is signed by a company representative authorised to make such an offer. Representations made on behalf of the company in any other form do not constitute valid offers of employment and should not be construed as such.