Trackless Electrician

South Deep is recruiting!

This is an opportunity to bring your expertise to a dynamic and engaged team of professionals, working together to become the beacon of pride for our people, our communities, our stakeholders, and our shareholders. At South Deep, we value each person’s individual and collective contribution and support your ongoing development, helping you to achieve your career and our business aspirations. POSITION: Trackless Electrician

JOB GRADING: C – Lower DEPARTMENT: Engineering – TMM SITE: South Deep Gold Mine The Trackless Electrician is accountable for trackless equipment rebuild/overhaul and maintenance to restore equipment to OEM specifications.

The incumbent delivers scheduled and unscheduled tasks as assigned to ensure safe and optimal Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). A core accountability of the role is to maintain the highest possible safety standards in area of operation and influence.

Minimum Requirements:

  • Grade 12 or equivalent
  • Electrical/Auto Electrical trade certificate with medium voltage certification
  • Have 5 years’ experience as an electrician within an underground mechanized mining environment
  • Be declared medically fit for the position and environment, as determined by a risk-based medical examination at the Gold Fields Occupational Health Centre and pass a Heat Tolerance Screening test, and such other tests as may be required to assess the applicant’s suitability for employment
NOTE: All required documentation must be uploaded to your online application to be considered for shortlisting

Key Competencies:

  • Proven track record in safety leadership
  • Proven interpersonal, collaborative and communication skills
  • Independent, proactive thinker and ability to schedule and deliver work within tight deadlines
  • Extensive experience in working on Sandvik, Altas Copco and Aard machines
  • Demonstrated experience on 24V circuit fault finding, diagnosis and maintenance
  • Demonstrated experience with legal inspections of equipment
  • Proven track record of production achievements
Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Ensure health and safety of self and team members by applying relevant standards and procedures in all planning and execution of maintenance activities
  • Perform inspections in accordance with the Mine Health and Safety Act regulations, and Company standards
  • Contribute to a culture of zero harm by adhering to all requirements as laid down by legislation, health, safety, environmental, security policies, and procedures, and by the application of specific instructions to own work area and task completion
  • Actively collaborate with peer groups to promote and develop effective teamwork
  • Perform equipment over-inspection on work done by apprentices and operatives where appropriate and provide feedback and guidance/coaching as required
  • Ensure that condition monitoring of equipment, scheduled and planned maintenance are conducted effectively
  • Timely response to breakdown management and effectively conduct appropriate root cause analysis and diagnosis
  • Investigate, diagnose and perform specialist electrical/electronic and related maintenance and repair of equipment and machinery according to set maintenance requirements, standards and specifications
  • Exercise sound expert judgment with regards to repair versus replacement versus upgrade of components
  • Identify spares requirements and order according to departmental procedure
  • Work overtime, standby and be available for callouts and reassignment within department should the need arise
  • Communicate with clients and supervisors to inform on maintenance activities performed and availability of equipment
Closing Date: 02 July 2026 Please note that the Gold Fields code of conduct strictly prohibits the exchange of any payment as part of its recruitment process. Should you require any assistance or have any challenges in applying for a position, please contact the Recruitment hub on 011 411 1387 Creating enduring value beyond mining Gold Fields is committed to advancing its Employment Equity (EE) strategy through Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). All Historically Disadvantaged South Africans (HDSA) and differently abled candidates may apply.
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