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Boilermakers are in demand!

Boilermakers work in the heavy engineering industry and make boilers, engines and pressure-vessels.

They work with large sheets of metal to make parts for machines and equipment. If you imagine yourself as a metal worker and practically skilled, then a career in Boiler Making is for you! Boilermakers build or repair containers made with steel plates and pipes which are used in many industries ranging from boilers for steam engines, vats, tanks and to pressure vessels like the ones used at power stations and petrochemical plants. Their work can also be quite varied and Boilermakers can work in factories: making containers, doing repairs or work at power stations, on oil rigs, in petrol refineries, on the mines and in the shipbuilding industry.

In some ways they are like specialist welders and must be very skilled and Responsible when they work: reason being – containers they make or repair are used under high pressure or may contain chemicals or poisonous gases, so any fault in the seams and joints can cause accidents and serious injury.

Welders work with metal and know its strengths and weaknesses. If you like the idea of working with metal and building, then welding may be the career path for you! Welding is the process of joining pieces of metal together. Heat is applied to metal pieces and this causes the metals to bond together.

An Electromechanician/Millwright is a craftsman or specialized tradesman.

They install, maintain and repair stationary industrial machinery and mechanical equipment.

They may work on production machines, electrically driven machines and/or electronic control gear. Millwrights usually work in the manufacturing section of factories, government agencies, Eskom, Sasol, and other large corporations, but they can also work for themselves.

Mechanics are like machine doctors. They have the fun, and sometimes-puzzling job, of diagnosing the problem(s) with cars/motorcycles.

Customers bring broken-down and damaged motor vehicles to Mechanics to have them determine the cause of the problem, estimate cost for repairs, and then perform the repairs.

Customers will also bring their vehicles to Mechanics for regular service. The Mechanic will then perform maintenance inspections.

Motor Mechanics may specialize:

Some Mechanics focus only on electrical issues, only in diesel motors, while others may choose to specialize in the mechanical aspects. For the particularly gifted Mechanic, the world of professional racing is also a potential career.