5 Mechanical Assembly jobs in South Africa

Mechanical Assembler

Eastern Cape, Eastern Cape Jendamark Automation

Posted 7 days ago

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Basic Educational Requirements

  • Formal Schooling: Grade 12
  • Formal Tertiary Education: Qualified Artisan (Fitter and Turner/Toolmaker/Millwright) or Mechanical Engineering Diploma
  • Languages:
    • English: Read, Write and speak
    • Afrikaans - Read, write and speak (optional)
  • Driver's License: Code 8
Requirements And Experiences

  • 5 Years' experience in a Jendamark Related mechanical industry/ working environment
  • Experience in testing of tooling, sub-assemblies and complete facilities to ensure it meets project, marketing, safety, product and customer requirements
  • Experience in fault finding and its root cause identification, in the mechanical industry and on Jendamark-related facilities
  • Comprehensive experience with mechanical assembly hand tools
  • Comprehensive experience with all relevant measuring, levelling and alignment equipment
  • Comprehensive experience in measuring and alignment procedures of various applications within the machine assembly process
  • Experience and ability to read and interpret details and requirements from mechanical design drawings, and from mechanical soft-copy designs.

Job Objectives

  • To assemble special purpose machinery as per the design requirement using accurate and concise assembly techniques in order to achieve the required assembly tolerance
  • To functional test special purpose machinery to ensure the machine meets the design requirements as planned.

Main Tasks And Responsibilities

  • Time Management:
    • Assemble facilities on time as per project requirement
    • Acknowledge and accommodate the requirements to have to work additional hours to achieve project milestones
  • Quality Management:
    • Understand and comprehend facility purpose and objectives.
    • Comprehensively read, understand and transform Mechanical designs into assembled functional machines/facilities, exercising and applying mechanical knowledge and best assembly practises achieve high accuracy as per drawing specifications
    • Correctly identifying components for the purpose of the assembly application
    • Work together with Mechanical and Control System Engineers to achieve facilities functional requirements
    • Manage and assist testing of facilities and tooling to conform to mechanical design specifications. Identify non-conformances and establish root cause.
  • Personnel Development:
    • Liaise confidently and constructively with specialist consultants e.g. Design Consultants/Suppliers
    • Install facilities on site if and when required
    • To operate within the safety regulations of the company/OSH ac
    • Exercising and maintaining high standards in: housekeeping, organizing and controlling issued parts and drawings.
    • To comply with ISO procedures
    • Related JMS-system updates
Preference will be given to employees from the designated groups in line with the provisions of the Employment Equity Act, No. 55 of 1998

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Assembly Instrumentation Technician

Johannesburg, Gauteng BIC

Posted 7 days ago

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Job Summary

MAIN PURPOSE: Sets and maintains all machines to obtain their optimum efficiencies, ensures that all planned maintenance work is done according to the schedules and that all records are kept up to date, liaise with QA personnel and strives to maintain high quality standards. Will, when necessary, assist with new projects deemed and work overtime when required. Manage, diagnose and maintain digital PLC equipment.

Main Responsibilities / Tasks

ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE:

  • Production manager
  • Technical Foreman
  • Technician

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

  • Millwright
  • Electrician
  • N4 Mechanical/N4 Electrical or above
  • Formal PLC training

REQUIRED WORK EXPERIENCE:

  • With at least 5 years maintenance and setting experience of high-speed packaging, assembly, printing, and manufacturing machines with a thorough knowledge of the implementation and the successful running of a machine maintenance schedule.
  • PLC Diagnoses and coding:

Will need to be able to understand, read and program PLC controllers (Preferably OMRON). PLC experience is a must.

  • Machine setting:

Technicians must develop the skills for the setting of all assembly machines (Mechanical and electrical)

  • Machine overhauling:

Will do running and preventative maintenance according to a planned maintenance program: liaise with the foreman to ensure that all machines and equipment are mechanically sound with adequate lubrication. Technicians will ensure that the necessary schedules are filled in at the end of each shift and have been signed off by their supervisor.

  • Production:

Technicians must be aware of the outputs of various machines and equipment, to achieve the highest possible output figures. Will strive to maintain optimum settings, will report any problems related to the non-performance of machines/ equipment and/ or both to the foreman. Will assist with operator and supervisor training on Assembly Machines and inform them of any standard procedural changes. Technicians are to ensure that all machines on plan should be in running order before the end of their shift.

  • Quality Assurance:

Will consider quality as a key component of all work that is done and products that are manufactured on the machines/ Equipment under his care, will have a thorough knowledge of the product and its components. Will continually seek to meet the standards required for all products and will advise the QA Department of any non-performance of the product and or its components.

  • Safety and housekeeping:

Prevents and minimizes hazards, ensures that the areas around the machines and equipment are kept clean and tidy by the operatives at all times and that they meet with BIC’s requirements. If these requirements are not met he will report this to his foreman / or the Safety Representative for that area. We are an ISO 14001 compliant company and technicians are required to prevent and minimize any environmental hazardous and report any possible risks to the foreman and or HSE manager. Safety must be the priority and near miss reporting is required. Good 5S knowledge and implementation.

  • Working hours

Assembly Technicians are required to work shifts, including weekends and overtime when required and as per shift rosters.

  • Security:

The incumbent will be aware that the removal of any company property from the premises (Manufactured product and equipment) without prior written permission is a criminal offence. He will report any suspicious removal of the same to the engineering foreman or security personnel. The incumbent will understand that he is indirectly responsible for security in and around his work areas.

  • Employee Relations:

The incumbent will be aware of the importance of having good working relations with his colleagues. All the operatives in his work areas and all persons he may have to deal with during the course of a day.

  • Confidentiality:

The incumbent must be aware that he will have privileged information regarding the manufacturing and all processes which is the property of BIC SA. He is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this information is strictly prohibited.

Qualifications

  • Red seal Qualified Fitter & turner or Qualified Millwright
  • National senior certificate N4 or higher (Mechanical or electrical)

Additional Information

  • Technicians may be required to take additional responsibilities as required by the engineering department, as well as any other duties that would enhance and improve the services of this department.

Note: Your application for this position does not guarantee an offer. The skills and experience required for this job will determine the success of your application.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please contact your line manager and your HR representative before applying.

Applications (CV + cover letter) including Job Requisition Number should be sent to @bicworld.com by no later than xxx 2023

Equal Opportunity Employer

Males, Females, Disabled, and Veterans strongly encouraged applying

BIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly commit to hiring people with different backgrounds and experiences to help us build better products, make better decisions, and better serve our customers. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status, or similar characteristics. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

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Assembly Instrumentation Technician

Johannesburg, Gauteng BIC

Posted 18 days ago

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Job title : Assembly Instrumentation Technician

Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg

Deadline : May 30, 2025

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JOB SUMMARY

MAIN PURPOSE :

  • Sets and maintains all machines to obtain their optimum efficiencies, ensures that all planned maintenance work is done according to the schedules and that all records are kept up to date, liaise with QA personnel and strives to maintain high quality standards. Will, when necessary, assist with new projects and work overtime when required. Manage, diagnose, and maintain digital PLC equipment.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES / TASKS

ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE :

  • Production manager
  • Technical Foreman
  • Technician
REQUIRED EDUCATION :
  • Millwright
  • Electrician
  • N4 Mechanical / N4 Electrical or above
  • Formal PLC training
REQUIRED WORK EXPERIENCE :
  • At least 5 years maintenance and setting experience of high-speed packaging, assembly, printing, and manufacturing machines with thorough knowledge of the implementation and successful running of a machine maintenance schedule.
  • PLC diagnoses and coding: Ability to understand, read, and program PLC controllers (preferably OMRON). PLC experience is essential.
Machine setting :
  • Develop skills for setting all assembly machines (Mechanical and electrical)
Machine overhauling :
  • Perform running and preventative maintenance according to a planned maintenance program. Liaise with the foreman to ensure machines are mechanically sound with adequate lubrication. Fill in schedules at the end of each shift, signed off by supervisors.
Production :
  • Be aware of machine outputs to achieve high production figures. Maintain optimum settings, report issues, and assist with operator and supervisor training. Ensure all machines are operational before shift end.
Quality Assurance :
  • Prioritize quality in all tasks, have thorough product knowledge, and communicate non-performance issues to QA.
Safety and housekeeping :
  • Prevent hazards, keep areas clean, meet ISO 14001 standards, report risks, and implement good 5S practices. Safety and near-miss reporting are mandatory.
QUALIFICATIONS :
  • Red seal Qualified Fitter & Turner or Qualified Millwright
  • National senior certificate N4 or higher (Mechanical or electrical)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION :

Technicians may be assigned additional responsibilities to support departmental improvements and services.

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Integrated Assembler - PCBs into Mechanical Housings

Cape Town, Western Cape FM Staff

Posted 5 days ago

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We are looking for someone experienced in assembling PCB's into mechanical housings (Integrated Assemblies).
br>Specific experience in the Aerospace or Aviation Industry will be highly beneficial.
A Technical qualification might be beneficial, but relevant experience will be considered before qualifications for this role.
Experience in ESD-controlled environments will be highly beneficial.
RSA Citizens only.
No criminal record.
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Integrated Assembler - PCBs into Mechanical Housings

Cape Town, Western Cape FM Staff

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We are looking for someone experienced in assembling PCB's into mechanical housings (Integrated Assemblies). Specific experience in the Aerospace or Aviation Industry will be highly beneficial. A Technical qualification might be beneficial, but relevant experience will be considered before qualifications for this role. Experience in ESD-controlled environments will be highly beneficial. RSA Citizens only. No criminal record.

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