General Worker (Mechanical)

The Role

To assist the Fitters and Maintenance Manager with daily maintenance activities, ensuring equipment, facilities, and workspaces remain safe, functional, and fit for purpose.

What you?ll be doing:

Maintenance and Repairs

You will roll up your sleeves and:

• Perform general maintenance tasks such as spray-painting shelving, basic welding repairs, grinding of tiles, and other ad hoc maintenance activities as requested.
• Assist with routine and preventative maintenance, including:
  • Fixing air and water leaks
  • Replacing bearings
  • Inspecting silos for leaks, water pressure, and drainage
  • Assisting with repairs to extruders, dryers, and Nerak elevator buckets
  • Cleaning and maintaining coating machinery

Hygiene, Housekeeping & Occupational Health and Safety

Safety and cleanliness are non-negotiable. You will:

• Adhere strictly to Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) and Food Safety standards (FSSC 22000).
• Identify health and safety hazards and implement corrective and preventative actions.
• Report hazards and risks promptly to Management.
• Maintain high personal hygiene standards at all times.
• Keep work areas neat, organised, and compliant by:
  • Cleaning and sorting tools and equipment
  • Safely storing materials in the workshop
  • Applying clean-as-you-go principles consistently

What you?ll bring:

• Grade 12 (NQF Level 4)
• Valid Driver?s Licence (Code B) will score you extra points
• 1?2 years? experience in a maintenance or similar hands-on role

Someone with

• Good manual dexterity
• Ability to operate a variety of tools and machinery
• Clear communication skills
• Practical problem-solving ability

And is

• Accurate and detail-focused
• Vigilant and observant
• Reliable team player with a positive work ethic

Knowledge of

• Painting techniques
• Maintenance tools and materials
• Production machinery such as compressed air silos, hammermills, extruders, dryers, and coating machinery
• Safe working procedures and best practices

About Montego

Montego Pet Nutrition, a family business established in 2000 in the Karoo region of South Africa, is a well-loved and innovative pet care brand committed to establishing Africa as an important player in the global pet industry. For 26 years, our genuine love of pets has been at the heart of our business and supports our promise of ?Better Every Day?. Today, pet owners in more than 39 countries across multiple continents trust us to produce world-class products with the health and wellbeing of pets in mind.

Closing date for applications will be Tuesday, 18 August 2026.