Maintenance Technician

Role: Maintenance Technician. Location: Harrismith, Free State. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.

About This Position

The organisation is investing in its Harrismith operation, and this Maintenance Technician position reflects that commitment. The successful candidate will work across the engineering jobs function and contribute to the wider Free State business.

Day-to-day, the role balances focused delivery with the kind of collaboration that keeps things moving. The successful candidate is trusted to make sensible decisions inside the agreed scope, with line-management support whenever a sounding board is useful.

Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Harrismith teams, and the new Maintenance Technician will feel that from the first week.

Working in Harrismith

Harrismith continues to grow as an employment hub in Free State, with in the Welkom gold fields. This role gives you a foothold in one of its busier business communities, with access to the local services, suppliers and partners that keep the work moving.

Many candidates already living within reach of Harrismith cite the location as one of the role's quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Free State economy.

If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Harrismith, Free State.

What We Offer

Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Harrismith contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the engineering jobs space in Free State.

Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Harrismith teams.

Beyond that, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Harrismith keep progressing.

Equal Opportunity

On top of that, the organisation is committed to transformation and equal opportunity. Hiring is on merit, and applications are actively encouraged from women, youth, people with disabilities and other historically disadvantaged groups in line with the Employment Equity plan and B-BBEE objectives.

B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Harrismith.

Daily Duties

• Develop and maintain maintenance schedules for plant and equipment
• Maintain calibration, asset and plant maintenance records
• Prepare technical drawings, BOMs and specifications for production
• Support commissioning of new plant, equipment and process changes
• Conduct risk assessments and HAZOP studies on critical processes
• Liaise with regulatory bodies on permits, licences and inspections
• Manage technical procurement and evaluate supplier proposals
• Ensure full compliance with the OHS Act and applicable SANS standards

Essential Criteria

• Registered or working toward registration with a recognised engineering body
• Valid driver's licence and willingness to travel between sites
• Experience with project management tools and methodologies
• Working knowledge of CAD packages (AutoCAD, SolidWorks or similar)
• 3-5 years' relevant engineering experience in industry

Crucially, if your CV speaks to the points above, this role is worth a closer look.