SUMMARY:
To perform welding, fabrication, repair and maintenance activities on racecourse infrastructure, stabling facilities, maintenance equipment, fencing, gates, barriers, horse-walk systems, starting stalls, trailers, utility vehicles and associated racing assets to ensure their safe operation, structural integrity and availability.
POSITION INFO:
Welding, Fabrication and Infrastructure Repairs
Maintenance Support and Asset Preservation
Workshop Operations and Equipment Care
Racecourse Operational Support
Health, Safety, Environmental and Housekeeping Compliance
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
WELDING, FABRICATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS
- Performs welding repairs on racecourse infrastructure and facilities
- Repairs and fabricates fencing, gates, rails, barriers and steel structures.
- Performs welding repairs on horse-walk systems and stabling infrastructure.
- Repairs starting stalls and related racing equipment.
- Fabricates brackets, supports, frames and replacement components.
- Repairs damaged steel structures and equipment.
- Performs cutting, grinding and preparation work
- Ensures that all welding work meets required quality standards
- Assists with infrastructure upgrade projects
MAINTENANCE SUPPORT AND ASSET PRESERVATION
- Supports preventative maintenance programmes
- Conducts inspections of metal infrastructure and equipment
- Identifies structural deterioration and damage
- Repairs worn, damaged or unsafe components
- Assists the maintenance teams with infrastructure improvement projects.
- Supports race-day readiness initiatives
- Contributes to asset preservation and lifecycle extension
WORKSHOP OPERATIONS AND EQUIPMENT CARE
- Operates welding and fabrication equipment safely
- Maintains welding machines, grinders and cutting equipment
- Inspects tools and equipment before use
- Reports equipment defects
- Maintains welding consumable stock levels
- Ensures the proper storage of materials and equipment
- Assists with workshop organisation
RACECOURSE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
- Supports race-day infrastructure preparation
- Assists with the setup and maintenance of racecourse equipment
- Repairs emergency infrastructure defects
- Supports special projects and events
- Assists the track and facilities teams during operational requirements
- Responds to urgent repair requests.
HEALTH, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND HOUSEKEEPING
- Complies with all safety requirements
- Wears and maintains PPE
- Conducts work safely in workshops and operational areas
- Maintains clean and organised work areas
- Handles welding gases and consumables safely
- Reports hazards and incidents
- Complies with environmental requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Grade 12 (NQF Level 4) OR
- Welder Occupational Certificate /recognised trade-related Welding Qualification / Certified Welding Training Programme
- 3 years’ welding and fabrication experience
- Experience in structural steel welding
- Experience in maintenance and repair environments
- Experience using Arc, MIG and Gas Welding processes
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
- Arc welding
- MIG welding
- Gas welding
- Metal fabrication
- Structural steel repairs
- Welding schematics and drawings
- Welding standards and procedures
- Cutting and grinding equipment
- Metal forming techniques
- Preventative maintenance practices
- Workshop safety standards
- Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Fault identification
- Measurement and alignment
- Blueprint interpretation
- Equipment operation
- Time management
- Communication
- Problem solving
- Flexible availability / ability to work weekends, race days and after-hours if required
PREFERRED / ADVANTAGEOUS REQUIREMENTS:
- Experience in facilities maintenance
- Experience in agricultural / racecourse /construction / fleet / industrial environments
- Experience repairing equipment and infrastructure
4RACING VALUES:
- Trust Above Everything
- Everything is Possible
- Speed as a Standard
- Quality without compromise
- Customer Obsession
- Racing at our Heart
- Winning Together
- Transformation as a Commitment
APPLICATIONS:
If you are interested in applying for this position and have the necessary qualification, experience, knowledge, and skills, please forward your CV including credentials to
Please note that applications are strictly submitted online.
Please consider your application unsuccessful if you have not received a response within three-weeks of submission.
It is 4Racing intention to promote equity (race, gender, and disability) through the filling of this post with a candidate whose transfer / promotion / appointment will promote representivity in line with the numeric targets as contained in our Employment Equity plan.
