Title: Apprentice: Moulding (x4)
Weir Minerals AME Region:
Location: Weir Heavy Bay Foundry, Port Elizabeth
Weir has been in business since 1871 and our sustainability and success has been built on attracting, retaining, and developing exceptional people.
As a global company, we reflect the diversity of our customers in the diversity of our people and ensure everyone is given the opportunity to flourish regardless of their gender, race, beliefs or background.
We offer a wide range of career opportunities across a variety of technical and business roles in engineering, manufacturing and service locations worldwide.
Enabling our people to unleash their full potential is central to ‘We are Weir’, our vision, mission, and strategic priorities. We aim to be the most admired engineering business in our markets and we’ll achieve that ambition by being the employer of choice in our markets.
Weir is an inclusive and innovative organisation where you can be your authentic self. We continually develop our talent and diversity of thought to keep our business relevant, innovative and successful for the future.
Business Need/Purpose of Role:
Weir is contributing towards skills development in South Africa, by providing opportunities to school leavers and unemployed youth to enter a four-year apprentice programme in the following trade:
- Moulding
Job Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Matric with Maths and Science above 60%
- N3 in the Mechanical trade – passed all subjects above 60 percent
- Or NCV Level 4 in the mechanical trades, passed all subjects at 60 % and above
- Local Requirement: Applicants must have a letter from the Chief or municipal letter with accompanying affidavit that they reside no further than a 50 Km radius from the specific branch.
- Preference will be given to EE candidates in line with our EE and Skills plans
Key Tasks:
Including but not limited to:
- Moulding, stripping, painting and closing of copes and drags
- Prepare moulds, cores, core boxes and repair surface imperfections
- Insert applicable cores in the mould
- Ensure moulds are clean before closing
- Close moulds according to specifications
- Calibration of sand and chemicals
- Ensure that consumable stock items are maintained and report low stock levels to the Foreman
- Move assembled moulds to designated areas
- Stack items in allocated areas and in a safe manner
- Achieve set production targets
- Perform TPM checklists
- Always adhere to Company policies and procedures, standard operating procedures and work instructions (SOPs and WI)
- Operate machines / equipment in accordance with safe work instructions
- Always work according to efficiency standards
- Identify any potential hazards and risks and report to the Shift Leaders
- To adhere to required protective clothing rules and ensure appropriate PPE is worn at all times
- Attend compulsory safe start / green are meetings at the beginning of every shift
- Adherence to quality control as per work instructions
Minimum Skills/Abilities:
- Adhere to principles and values – Weir Values
- Maintaining of a high level of Integrity
- Agility / effectively dealing with change
- High level of enthusiasm and results driven
- Interpersonal skills
- Analytical thinking
- Accurate and reliable – attention to detail
- Effective decision-making skills
- Effective time management skills
- Good communication skills
- Computer literate
We take pride in providing a quality workplace and promoting equal opportunities for all. Interested candidates who meet the above minimum requirements are invited to apply
If you have not heard from the Company 10 working days after the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful
For additional information about Weir visit us at www.global.weir
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