# Mechanical Technician

Business unit: iThemba LABS Post number: ITL300-0402 Town: Cape Town Province: Western Cape Type of position: Permanent Level: Skilled / Middle Management Closing date: 18 November 2026 About the unitiThemba LABS is Africa·s leading research facility for accelerator-based science that is committed to advance knowledge, transforming lives and, inspiring the nation through probing fundamental structure and the origins of matter; advancing the understanding of condensed matter; impacting the societal need through provision for the health and environmental sector. Position summaryiThemba LABS seeks to appoint a Mechanical Technician who will be responsible to provide a direct support to the end users and ensure the continuous functionality of the Vacuum Lab. The incumbent will also ensure the operational readiness, safety compliance and technical integrity of all vacuum systems and related infrastructure while providing the necessary technical documentation and support. Key responsibilitiesTo maintain, repair and install new vacuum systems on the beam lines, cyclotrons at the iThemba LABS facility, which includes but not limited to vacuum pumps, (Rotary Vane, Scroll, Turbo, Diffusion a

- **Id**: 3829773
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/tlabs-mechanical-technician>
- **Role**: Field & Service
- **Role family**: Field & Service
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Cape Town, South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T19:10:30Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-05T19:10:30Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 2
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- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 1897717
- **Name**: Tlabs
- **Domain**: tlabs.ac.za
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/tlabs-ac-za>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T19:10:30Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 26
- **Reasons**: seen:2, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

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