Description
Position: Core Maker
Weir Minerals AME Region
Location: Isando, Johannesburg
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:
To make cores according to specifications.
Job Requirements:
Minimum Experience & Minimum Qualifications:
- Matric (Grade 12); or 12 to 24 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Valid driver’s license. Valid forklift license. Overhead crane license.
Key Tasks:
- Make and cure cores
- Collect, inspect and prepare core boxes
- Inspect core boxes and make necessary repairs according to specifications
- Strip cores
- Ensure cores are reinforced properly
- Collect vent cord for venting
- Collect core irons for reinforcement
- Calibration of sand and chemicals
- Report damaged core boxes and other non-conforming items to Shift Leaders
- Ensure that consumable stock items are maintained and report low stock levels to the Shift Leader
- 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
- Adherence to all statutory EHS, housekeeping and 5S requirements
- Adhere to Duty of Care Policy at all times
Minimum Skills/Abilities:
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, SOPs
- Ability to print and speak simple sentences
- Ability to solve practical problems
- Mathematical skills
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