Browse live millwright jobs in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Salaries, top employers and how to apply. Updated regularly.

**Main Purpose of the Job**  

To install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair mechanical equipment and systems used in the processing of steel coils, ensuring optimal performance and minimal downtime. The Millwright is essential to maintaining operational continuity, safety, and product quality in a high\-paced, heavy industrial environment.


**Key Responsibilities**  

Installation and Commissioning  

* Assemble and install new machinery and mechanical systems used in steel slitting, recoiling, pickling, and galvanizing lines.
* Interpret and work from blueprints, technical drawings, and equipment manuals.


Maintenance and Repairs  

* Conduct preventative and corrective maintenance on gearboxes, pumps, conveyors, hydraulic presses, cranes, and coil\-handling systems.
* Diagnose faults and implement efficient repairs with minimal disruption to operations.


Alignment and Calibration  

* Perform shaft and coupling alignments using laser tools or dial indicators.
* Calibrate mechanical equipment as per manufacturer or operational specifications.


Safety and Compliance  

* Adhere to all safety procedures including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and permit\-to\-work systems.
* Ensure compliance with OSHA or equivalent industrial safety regulations.


Collaboration and Reporting  

* Work closely with electricians, operators, and engineers to solve complex issues.
* Maintain accurate records of maintenance work, parts used, and time spent.


Emergency Response  

* Be available for emergency repairs during breakdowns or unexpected shutdowns, including night shifts and weekends.

  

**Education/Qualification \& Experienc**e


**Education**:  

Trade certification or Red Seal as an Industrial Mechanical/Electrical (Millwright) or equivalent.


**Experience:**  

Completion of a recognized apprenticeship program.  

3\+ years of experience post trade test in a heavy industrial, metalworking, or coil processing environment


**preferred**.  

Experience with steel slitting lines, uncoilers, mandrels, shears and roller levellers is a strong asset.


**Languages**



English: Able to read, write and communicate

Millwright

Requirements:Trade Test Millwright Qualification, with strong knowledge and exposure in electricalMinimum 5 Years experience in the Automotive industry, preferably in a manufacturing environment.Ability to read machine blueprintsGood organisational and communication skillsIn-depth electrical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skillsAnalytical skillsAbility to work unsupervisedHydraulic experience would be an advantageResponsibilities:Attend to both mechanical and electrical breakdownsMachine…

Maintenance Millwright

BU2 Thermal and Fluid Systems
  
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Together, we move the world—we’ve been doing it for over 100 years. At MAHLE, as a leading international development partner and systems supplier to the automotive industry, we pursue the objective of making mobility more efficient, more environmentally friendly, more convenient, and more economical. As part of our dual strategy, we are working both on the intelligent combustion engine for the use of hydrogen and other nonfossil fuels and on technologies for fuel cells and e\-mobility.
  
  

MAHLE generated sales of €11\.3 billion in 2025\. Employing just under 65,000 people at 127 production locations and 11 technology centers, the company is represented in 28 countries. (as at: 12/31/2025\). Join our MAHLE team! \#weshapefuturemobility
  
  

Your Contribution
  
  

As a Maintenance Technician. reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will be responsible for delivering high performance maintenance within our Plant
  
  

Attendance of breakdowns.
  
Actively participation in the Preventative Maintenance System
  
Project participation in new machine installations and building changes.
  
Participation in Environmental, Health \& Safety activities
  
Upkeep of Plant Facilities
  
Completion of records in SAP.
  
Rotational shift work and overtime.
  
  

Your Experience and Qualifications
  
  

Trade tested Millwright or electrician with mechanical experience.
  
Post trade\-test Industrial experience an advantage
  
Environmental awareness
  
  

Meet targets according to budget, laws \& environmental guidelines
  
Adoption of Best Practices – MBPS
  
  

Our Offering
  
  

Do you have any questions?
  
  

\+27 31 719\-76 39
  
  

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**Facts about the jobEntry level:** Experienced hires
  
**Part\- / Full\-time:** Full Time
  
**Functional area:** Production
  
**Department:** BU2 Thermal and Fluid Systems
  
  

**Location:**  

Durban, KwaZulu\-Natal, ZA
  
  

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Your future at MAHLE
  
  

As a team player and someone who thinks ahead, you can deploy all your skills with us. In cooperation with colleagues from different countries and areas, you contribute in designing the mobility of the future. When selecting MAHLE, you choose trend\-setting technologies and strategies. Are you interested in working with us and developing efficient and environmentally\-friendly solutions, optimising existing products, and turning innovative ideas into reality? Then MAHLE is the right address for you.
  
  

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Maintenance Technician

Duties & Responsibilities Fault finding and ensure standard of all machinery. Replace defective parts of machine or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts. Align machines an equipment using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, and plumb bobs. Connect power unit to machines or steam piping to equipment, and test unit to evaluate its mechanical operation. Repair and lubricate machines and equipment. Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools. Inse…

Millwright - FMCG

Hendok has an exciting opportunity in our Maintenance Department. We are looking for a talented individual with relevant skills and experience based in **Durban** as a **Shift** **Mechanical Fitter.** The successful candidate will report directly to the **Maintenance Manager**.

**Key Purpose**

To use their tools and engineering techniques to maintain and repair mechanical plant machinery and equipment to operational standards

**Responsibilities**

* Maintain mechanical drives as well as hydraulic and pneumatic components
* Machine reliability and availability delivered as per regional targets \- preventative maintenance schedules executed, develop and upgrade maintenance schedules for plant and equipment
* Provide technical expertise and guidance to process teams \- operating procedures, fault finding
* Provide project support with regards to commissioning machines and equipment or pilot and test a new technical service
* Participate as functional problem solving
* Identify opportunities for innovation (Installation upgrades, enhancements and shared learnings)
* Control logistical flow of machine components and materials (Stores, materials)
* Address safety, health and environmental requirements and hazards.
* Monitor and control quality control practices in a manufacturing / engineering environment.

**Key attributes and competencies**

* Able to work under pressure and handle constructive feedback
* Accountability, Credibility and Integrity
* Fault Finding and Execution
* Perform Mechanical Maintenance
* Innovation and Continuous Improvement
* Ability to work shifts

**Qualifications / Experience**

* N3/N4 National Certificate in Mechanical Engineering
* Fitter Trade Test (or related Turner / Millwright)
* 5 Years’ experience within a similar environment

The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional or relevant information as criteria for short\-listing. Where possible, preference will be given to candidates from the designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act and in line with Hendok’s Employment Equity plan. Hendok reserves the right to defer or close a vacancy at any time.

Hendok is POPIA compliant.

Job Type: Full\-time

Application Question(s):

* Are you able to work shifts?
* Have you completed your fitters trade test?

Experience:

* Mechanical Fitting: 5 years (Required)

Location:

* Durban, KwaZulu\-Natal (Required)

Work Location: In person

Shift Mechanical Fitter

Reference: KZN000860-CK-1 MILLWRIGHT KZN - CATO RIDGE We are looking for a qualified Millwright with strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills to join our team in a permanent role. Duties & Responsibilities Key Duties and Responsibilities: Main Job Responsibilities: Attend to planned and unplanned maintenance and breakdowns on plant and machinery. Fault-find and repair mechanical and electrical equipment. Replace defective parts and carry out machine alignment, adjustments and repai…

Introduction We are seeking millwrights in the Durban/Maydenwharf/Bayhead area, with strong mechanical maintenance experience, together with electrical millwright experience. Candidates must have experience working on bobcats, FELs (Front End Loaders) and excavators. The ideal candidate must also have a good attitude, be reliable and dependable, trustworthy, show initiative, have good communication, have excellent people skills, have confidence, a professional attitude, able to handle pressure …

We are currently looking for a Maintenance Millwright to provide expert technical and maintenance support to the Maintenance and Production Teams. Requirements: Trade Test Millwright Qualification, with strong knowledge and exposure in electrical Minimum 5 Years’ experience in the Automotive industry, preferably in a manufacturing environment. Ability to read machine blueprints Good organisational and communication skills In-depth electrical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills Analytic…

We are seeking millwrights in the Durban/Maydenwharf/Bayhead area, with strong mechanical maintenance experience, together with electrical millwright experience. Candidates must have experience working on bobcats, FELs (Front End Loaders) and excavators. The ideal candidate must also have a good attitude, be reliable and dependable, trustworthy, show initiative, have good communication, have excellent people skills, have confidence, a professional attitude, able to handle pressure and solve pro…

Millwright Durban

Key Responsibilities Perform preventative and breakdown maintenance on production equipment. Troubleshoot and repair PLC-controlled machinery and robotics . Maintain and repair stamping and press equipment . Work with and maintain jigs, fixtures and production equipment . Diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical faults. Minimise production downtime through effective fault-finding. Support production with technical maintenance issues. Ensure machinery and equipment operate safely and effic…

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