Machine Shop Assistant, Cape Town

MACHINE SHOP ASSISTANT – 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 .

The SA Steelworks Division has a position for a, committed, hardworking and motivated Machine Shop Assistant at our SA Steelworks plant in Cape Town. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting our senior machinists by ensuring the shop floor remains organized, materials and tools are neatly packed away and assisting artisans with jobs.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Material Handling: Receive, mark, and prep raw materials for machining.
• Shop Maintenance: Maintain a clean and safe work area, including sweeping and clearing metal chips/ coolant from Machine shop floor.
• Post-Processing: Deburr, polish, clean and pack finished parts before it is issued to the relevant department.
• Assisting artisans: Marking off, drill holes, etc.

Applicants must have the following qualifying experience

• Ability to stand for long shifts and lift up to 25kg.
• Basic familiarity with hand tools and measuring equipment like tape measures - callipers is a plus.
• Strict adherence to safety protocols and the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Matric certificate or equivalent, technical vocational training is preferred but not required.
• Ability to work under challenging conditions
• In good health, physically fit

Position
Machine Shop Assistant – Machine Shop Department

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 you will be required to pass a skills test to secure an interview slot.

•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.