2X Artisan: Boilermaker (Slag & Smelter Processing)

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2X Artisan: Boilermaker (Slag & Smelter Processing)

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion.

• Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development.

• Based in Richard’s Bay, South Africa.

• Band: C2

About the role

We are looking for a 2X Artisan: Boilermaker to execute assigned or scheduled maintenance and related jobs in designated areas

Reporting to the Controller: Maintenance, you will:

• Inspects and repairs assets in accordance with best practice and records job statistics.

• Monitors, identifies, responds to and/or reports defects, sub-standard equipment performance and other improvement opportunities.

• Performs condition checks according to job-cards, checklists and condition monitoring procedures.

• Developing/fabricating engineering structures and components from standard engineering drawings

• Assumes “technical ownership” of breakdown situations and manage all aspects of corrective work.

• On-job training of Apprentices and up-skilling of Artisans.

• Maintains and improves safety, health and environmental standards and practices.

• Performs fair and reasonable tasks related to the job and working environment, at the discretion of the supervisor.

About you

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Grade 12 with Pure Mathematics and Physical Science and/or Mechanical N3 

• Artisan Trade Certificate (Boilermaker).

• 3 years in the heavy metal or mining industry, including workshop experience

• Must be multi-skilled in fitting discipline, with a strong ability to read and interpret drawings.

• South African driver’s license.

Your application should include the following:

• Updated Curriculum Vitae with copies of Qualifications, Identity document and Driver’s License

• Acceptance into the position is dependent on a successful interview and assessment.

• Only online applications will be considered, failure to provide any of the required documents will result in an automatic regret of your application.

(Please note that failure to satisfy all the requirements will lead to your application not being considered)

What we offer

Be recognized for your contribution, you’re thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority.

• Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions.

• Wellbeing benefits.

• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters.

Where you’ll be working

Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) is a world leader in heavy mineral sands extraction and refining and South Africa’s largest mineral sands producer. RBM produces predominantly ilmenite, rutile and zircon – materials used in everything from paint to smartphones to sunscreen.   
 

Salary Band

Band M

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.

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