Boilermaker Plater Underground at Implats, North West
Implats · North West, South Africa
Overview
Implats is looking for a skilled Boilermaker Plater to join their underground mining team in North West. If you have a trade qualification and 3 years of boilermaker experience in a mining environment, this permanent role offers the chance to work on metal fabrication, welding, and maintenance in a safety focused setting. Bring your expertise to a major mining company and grow your career underground.
About the role
As a Boilermaker Plater UG at Implats, you will be responsible for safely developing, cutting, fabricating, assembling, welding, and maintaining metal components in an underground mining environment. You will work closely with the team to ensure all work is completed to mine standards and safety regulations.
Key duties include:
- Adhering to safety regulations and reporting non compliance
- Participating in safety meetings and recommending improvements
- Performing regular inspections and reporting hazards
- Building and maintaining positive internal and external relationships
- Providing support to stakeholders to achieve team objectives
- Applying knowledge of health and safety principles, fabrication, welding, and engineering materials
- Interpreting engineering drawings and using hand tools
- Welding workpieces using MIG, TIG, oxy acetylene, and gas metal arc welding processes in all positions
Requirements
- Grade 12 with Mathematics and Physical Science, or NQF Level 4
- Recognised relevant Trade Qualification or NTC 2 specialised course
- 3 years of Boilermaker experience in a mining environment
- Knowledge of basic health and safety principles in the workplace
- Knowledge of engineering materials, characteristics, and applications
- Knowledge of fabrication principles
- Ability to use welding definitions and symbols
- Knowledge of welding principles and weld testing
- Ability to draw and interpret simple engineering drawings
- Ability to identify, inspect, use, maintain, and care for engineering hand tools
- Welding skills in shielded metal arc welding (MIG), gas tungsten arc welding (TIG), oxy acetylene gas welding, and gas metal arc welding processes in all positions
Responsibilities
- Safely develop, cut, fabricate, assemble, weld, and maintain metal components
- Adhere to safety regulations and mine standards, procedures, and practices
- Report non compliance and hazards to ensure a safe working environment
- Participate in regular safety meetings and make recommendations
- Perform regular inspections in the area of work
- Recommend remedial action where necessary
- Build and maintain healthy diverse internal and external relations
- Provide relevant support to stakeholders to achieve team objectives
- Weld workpieces using MIG, TIG, oxy acetylene, and gas metal arc welding processes in all positions
- Interpret engineering drawings and use hand tools
Job details
- Organisation
- Implats
- Location
- North West, South Africa
- Job type
- Full time
- Experience level
- Mid (3+ years)
- Education
- Matric
- Category
- Trades & Artisan
- Application Method
- Apply online
Success Guide
This is a great opportunity if you have hands on boilermaking experience in mining. Make sure your CV clearly shows your trade qualification and at least 3 years working underground. Highlight the welding processes you are competent in, especially MIG, TIG and oxy acetylene, and mention any safety training or certifications. In the interview, be ready to talk about how you handle safety hazards and work with a team. Implats is a big player in mining, so showing you understand mine standards and can work safely is key. Good luck!
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