Millwright / Electrician (AC Whitcher)

Location: Eastern Cape and South Africa
Sector: Sawmilling
Contract Type: Permanent

Millwright / Electrician

Company: AC Whitcher
Job Title: Millwright / Electrician
Sector: Sawmill
Job Type: General
Job Location: Tsitsikamma, Eastern Cape
Date Posted:  21 July 2026
Closing date for applications: 31 July 2026

We hereby invite suitably qualified persons to apply for this vacancy at A.C. Whitcher, a sawmill situated in Tsitsikamma, Eastern Cape.

Job description:

Installation, maintenance, manufacturing and repair of sawmill and power station equipment, motors, gear boxes, machinery, tools, conveyor systems, control systems, kilns, buildings, vehicles, trailers, pumps ,  water (reticulation) and sprinkler systems; Setting of frame saws and machines; Replacement of blades; Fit grinding wheels and stones; General welding, cutting and grinding work; Attend to fault finding, maintenance, re-setting and repairs of hydraulic and pneumatic systems; Turning and milling of spare parts; General maintenance of firefighting equipment and assist in fire prevention; General maintenance and repairs of company assets, including buildings, houses, vehicles and/or any other property the company is liable to maintain.

Electrical installation, fault finding, maintenance and repairs; PLC programming and fault finding (experience on Panasonic and Siemens S7-200, 300 and 1200 will be advantageous); Automated switchgear (sensor) installations; Programming of V.S.D’s and AC servo drives and process controllers.

Minimum requirements:

South African citizen.

Qualified as a Millwright or Electrician.

Practical experience in a sawmill environment will be advantageous.

Prepared to work shifts, willingness to learn and the ability to work and take rational decisions under pressure.

On the job training will be provided to the successful candidate.

Remuneration will be based on skills and experience and will include membership to a retirement fund as well as company housing.