Job Description

• TWK Agri has the following vacancy available: Boilermaker within the Grain division at Mkondo/Panbult Silo in Piet Retief, Mpumalanga.

Job Summary

• This role involves fabricating, welding, and assembling metal components for grain silos and related equipment. The Boilermaker is responsible for installing, maintaining, and repairing silos, conveyors, and grain-handling systems, as well as conducting planned maintenance and implementing preventative maintenance programs.
• The role also includes compiling work procedures, training team members, and ensuring safe and efficient operations.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Fabrication, cutting, and grinding of metal components for grain silos and related equipment
• Conduct planned maintenance and mechanical installations on silos, elevators, conveyors, and related grain-handling systems
• Perform welding duties
• Assist in compiling work procedures and risk assessments for silo construction, maintenance, and repair
• Provide on-the-job training to team members and apprentices
• Build and install conveyors, chutes, spouts, and structural frames for grain-handling operations
• Implement and maintain preventative maintenance programs to ensure minimal downtime of silo operations
• Inspect, maintain, and repair existing silos, conveyors, and grain-handling structures

Qualifications and Skills

• Matric / Grade 12
• Trade certificate in Boilermaking
• 10 years’ experience as a Boilermaker
• Relevant experience in a grain-handling, milling, or bulk-storage environment (agriculture industry advantageous)
• Strong knowledge of welding principles and techniques
• Working knowledge of mechanical and grain-handling equipment (e.g., bucket elevators, augers, conveyors)
• Understanding of plant equipment and operational processes in grain storage and handling
• Knowledge of lockout and isolation procedures for safe maintenance work
• Knowledge of building and refurbishing bulk-handling grabs, hoppers, or similar equipment (advantageous)
• Computer literacy for maintenance logging and reporting
• Good communication and teamwork skills
• Practical problem-solving ability with excellent attention to detail
• Medically fit for working at heights and in confined spaces
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel between work sites