Apprenticeship Programme at Astral 2024

Astral, a leading South African integrated poultry producer, currently has 10 vacancies for Millwright and Boiler-making apprenticeships at their Meadow Feeds operations in Randfontein, Gauteng.The key performance areas of these Apprenticeship positions are:

• Participate in the formal training plan for the apprenticeship; make reasonable progress to achieve the competencies in this regard; attend the necessary training or assessments related hereto;
• perform duties required and make reasonable progress to achived the competencies in the training plan;
• As instructed, undertake and attend any training or assesment related to the training plan;
• Keep the training record (logbook) in possession, and produce it to the employer and/or training organisation, when requested;
• Acknowledge that all workplace instructions and other material that comes into the apprentice’s possession, as a result of training, remains the property of employer;
• Maintain, repair and optimise plant and associated devices under guidance of qualified Artisans/Technicians;
• Obey all workplace health and safety (including dress and equipment) and code of conduct workplace rules;
• The successful candidate will be required to enter a formal learnership agreement with the company and Agriseta.

The successful candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Obtained Grade 12 (Matric) with Mathematics and Science, or Technical Matric;
• National Technical Certificate – N3 or higher in the relevant engineering discipline;
• He/she must be ambitious and dedicated, making full use of the opportunities the industry has to offer;
• Must be a team player;
• High energy level and action orientated;
• Mental alertness, analytical and problem solving skills;
• Attention to detail;
• Conceptual skills: