Department: TOOLING DEPARTMENT
Type: Full Time/ Permanent
Ramsay would like to offer the opportunity to all employees who meet the requirements for the position that is available to apply. The above position for an external person has become available in our Tool Maintenance Department.
Job Requirements
- Matric Maths and Science .
- Min N2/N3 Mechanical (Fitting & Machining).
Roles and Responsibilities
- Machine high-quality precision tooling parts according to engineering drawings
- Ensure all specifications/tolerances are met
- Continuously improve efficiency when manufacturing parts
- Repair tools, fixtures, and gauges
- Maintain toolroom standards
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt in a challenging, fast paced environment
- Ensure tool repair is done on time according to maintenance schedule to reduce production downtime
- Ensuring Logbook is completed and maintained according to MERSETA Apprenticeship Requirements.
- Undertake appropriate off the job academic training and education to achieve the required industry standards of a modern apprenticeship, and any additional studies required to meet agreed qualifications.
- On time completion of any written records of achievement as required by any external body as part of the academic studies.
- To carry out other duties as may be required from time to time by your line manager and temporarily transfer to other departments as dictated by workload requirements.
- Report any problems or irregularities which are outside your control to your line manager or other appropriate person.
- Ensure adherence to drawing specification.
- Learn to set and operate various manual and CNC toolroom machinery including mills, lathes surface grinders, cylindrical grinders, EDM machines etc.
- Lean how to carry out problem investigation & identification on rubber & plastic moulds and MTDs.
- Learn how to operate other machinery as required (within training matrix qualification limits).
- Meeting & maintaining delivery objectives.
- Learn & adhere to routine machine maintenance schedules.
- Other duties as assigned
Health, Safety & Environment
- To ensure that the company Health, Safety and Environmental Policies and other safety regulations are upheld throughout the site and factory reporting any irregularities to your line manager.
- Report near miss accidents or incidents at the earliest opportunity in the appropriate report books.
- Be compliant with any machine instructions, & responsible for the proper use of all equipment assets within the work area.
- Ensure that your work area(s) are kept clean and tidy at all times.
- Ensure Health, Safety and Environmental compliance.
- Ensure correct use of PPE.
Competencies and Attributes Required
- Good team player
- Fluent in English, with good level of reading and writing skills
- Good attention to detail and strong ability to learn new systems and technologies
- Previous Toolroom/machining experience advantageous
- Must be able to Interpret Tooling Drawings
- Strong aptitude and interest in engineering
Preference will be given to employees from the designated groups in line with the provisions of the Employment Equity Act, No 55 of 1998 and any amendments thereto, Ramsay Engineering (PTY)LTD Internal Recruitment Policy as well as the Employment Equity Plan.
NB: If applicants have not received a response two weeks after the closing date, please accept that your applications have not been successful.