Boilermaker Plater: Plant

INTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT

Business Unit: Shafts

CLOSING DATE: 09 September 2025

PURPOSE OF THE JOB: To safely develop, cut, fabricate/assemble, weld, and maintain metal components.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Grade 12 (with Mathematics and Physical Science) or NQF 4 equivalent
• Recognised relevant Trade Qualification (Section 13/26D).
• 3 years Boilermaker experience in a mining environment.
• NTC 2 (relevant Trade Theory, specialised courses) is advantageous.

COMPETENCIES:

• Demonstrate knowledge pertaining to basic health and safety principles in the workplace
• Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of development.
• Identify engineering materials, their characteristics and applications and common metal tests used in engineering
• Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of fabricationUse welding definitions and symbols

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develops and fabricates from complex drawings.
• Marks off basic regular engineering shapes.
• Cuts, drills and punches, assembles and mechanically joins structural steel work.
• Cuts materials using the oxy-fuel gas cutting process (manual cutting) or hand tools (Cold Chisel and tin snips).
• Assembles and mechanically joins sheets, plates, tubes, pipes, and steel sections.
• Forms and shapes sheets, plates, pipes, and structural sections using power machinery.
• Performs heat treatment processes on engineering metals.
• Replaces steelwork in shafts.
• Welds workpieces with a variety of welding methods in all positions.
• Removes metals by means of gouging processes.
• Performs non-destructive tests on metal parts and components.
• Replaces conveyor belting and components on conveyor belt installations.
• Operates cranes (Gantry - limited tonnage).
• Performs routine maintenance on: Mills including all its auxiliaries, Compressors, Pumps, Crushers, Conveyors, Furnaces, spray and flash dryers, converters, and acid plant equipment.
• Completes logbooks and check sheets.
• Adheres to safety regulations and mine standards, procedures and practices and reports non-compliance.
• Participates in regular safety meetings and makes recommendations to ensure overall safety.
• Performs regular inspections in area of work and report hazards to ensure environment is safety and hazard free and recommends remedial action where necessary.

IMPORTANT: Short listed candidates may be subjected to a psychometric assessment. Preference will be given to candidates from the designated groups in line with the provisions of the Employment Equity Act, the Companys Recruitment Policy, and Employment Equity Plan.

IMPORTANT: Should you not hear from the human resources department within 30 days after the closing date of applications, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

POPIA DISCLAIMER: By applying for this advertisement, you agree to:

• The processing of your personal information and sharing it with third parties for verifications.
• The exercising of your rights provided for by POPIA.
• To acknowledge that Impala will keep the record of your personal information confidential.

Internal applications must be accompanied by a line leader's approval of your application.

Our people set us apart and make us a winning team we are excited to have someone new join our ranks