Boilermaker

In brief

**Overview** Country Bird Holdings Ltd (CBH) is a dynamic agricultural business with operations spanning across Africa, including South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Swaziland, and Nigeria. The company is distinguished by its innovation, diversity, and commitment to quality within the agricultural sector. This is a full-time, onsite Boilermaker position, based in Viljoenskroon, Free State. The successful candidate will be responsible for constructing, assembling, maintaining, and repairing plant and mechanical equipment to ensure safe and efficient operations within the Engineering / Technical field. **What you will do** Key responsibilities for this Boilermaker role include: * **Design/Development:** Developing and installing various components such as spouts, chutes, and square-to-round transitions. * **Maintenance:** Ensuring compliance with the Pragma maintenance system; installing, servicing, calibrating, and repairing all mechanical apparatus; attending to after-hours callouts; performing mechanical fault finding; conducting routine inspections on all equipment and reporting non-conformances; and executing all scheduled tasks on mechanical apparatus. * **Projects:** Identifying value-adding projects and actively participating as an effective member of a project team. * **Health & Safety:** Making safe any mechanical risks and communicating them to management; effectively utilizing all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); reporting non-compliance to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHAct); and assisting in drafting standard operating procedures and policies. * **Training & Coaching:** Supervising and monitoring mechanical apprentices and communicating training needs to management. * **Administrative Functions:** Maintaining all mechanical drawings; safekeeping and maintaining machine manuals and apparatus lists; and providing accurate and comprehensive feedback on completed job cards. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * N2 (Preferably N3) * Qualified Boilermaker * At least 2 years work experience in a similar production facility * Knowledge of ISO / OSHAct * Welding & developing **Who should apply** This role is suitable for a Qualified Boilermaker who holds an N2 (preferably N3) qualification, ideally within the National Certificate (NCV) framework. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years of work experience in a similar production facility, possess knowledge of ISO / OSHAct, and be proficient in welding and developing. Applicants should be capable of constructing, assembling, maintaining, and repairing plant and mechanical equipment, and be prepared to manage tasks across design/development, maintenance, project involvement, health & safety compliance, training/coaching of apprentices, and administrative functions. **Deadline** 13th October, 2026 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/boilermaker-country-bird-holdings-ltd-cbh-6 Source: myjobmag

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• At least 2 years of experience.

• Welding

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