Job Summary
MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: • Gr. 12 (with Mathematics) • Trade Certificate as a Fitter and Turner or Maintenance Fitter i.e. red seal certificate • Working at Heights certification (preferred) • Mine Red Seal preferred MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE: • Minimum of 6 years’ experience in the mining industry • Experience in fitting & turning, sheave wheel fitting/maintenance • Regulatory inspections at customers SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES • Verbal and written Communication skills in English as a minimum. Afrikaans an advantage • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines • Excellent Attention to Detail • Strong numeracy skills • Be able to off site, work shifts and overtime • Dealing with Customers • Knowledge of Mine Health and Safety Act SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES: • Strip sheave wheels • Assemble sheave wheels on the ground and in the headgear at customer site and at KEW • Disassemble, repair and maintain sheave wheels and bearing housings • Client liaison • Inspection of installed equipment to regulatory requirements • Work under ground • Work at heights • Laser align sheave wheels (big to small) • Re-groove sheave wheels & ‘koepie’ drums • Strip bearing housings, check bearing clearances and re-assemble bearing housings • Replace inserts in the sheave wheels at customer site and KEW • Measure Sheave profiles • Operate lathes & milling machines • Work at customer site and outside of South Africa • Work in accordance with HR, Quality and SHE Procedures • Carry out instructions/duties, within reason, as instructed by Supervisor Female Applicants encouraged to apply. Applications not meeting minimum requirements will not be considered. Remuneration package depends on the successful applicant’s qualifications & experience. Should you not receive a response to your application, please consider it to be unsuccessful. Please send CV’s to Jill Lodder e-mail: jill@kewfoundries.co.za Cut-off date for applications is the 31st January 2026.About
KEW Foundries has over 100 years experience in the foundry and engineering industry, specialising in a wide range of small to large castings in Grey and SG Iron. The company offers an extensive range of hand-moulded castings with the production of sophisticated castings up to 7 000 kg and mass weight castings up to 7 500 kg. Additionally, KEW Foundries is the only supplier of cast headgear sheave wheels in Africa and can machine head gear sheave wheel assemblies up to 7,1 metre outside diameter. KEW Foundries has its own extensive foundry and engineering capabilities and offers an on-site laboratory, testing facilities, machine shop, design and draughting facilities, so that work can be completed efficiently and effectively. Occupying 60 000 m² of facilities on a 13 hectare (32 acre) property within the city itself, KEW Foundries’ factory site is strategically based on the national grid creating fast and efficient access to Johannesburg, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Durban, which ensures fast movement of exports. Operating its own fleet of vehicles also ensures timeous local deliveries. Besides good delivery times, KEW Foundries is well-known for its quality.
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