Requirements

• Appropriate Trade Test Certificate in Plumbing, Carpentry and Bricklaying.
• Five (5) years post qualification experience as an Artisan.
• A valid driver’s license (Attach a copy).
• Relevant experience will serve as an added advantage.

Skills & Competencies

• Must be physically fit and willing to work overtime, stay away from home and travel throughout the Eastern Cape Province.
• Must have experience in all building trades.
• Be conversant with the requirements of the Machinery and Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• Competent with hands-on practical work.
• Good written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage the civil maintenance teams and carpenter shop and ensure compliance to prescribed standards to ensure safe and serviceable infrastructure on Eastern Cape Government Water Schemes through planned maintenance, scheduled- and unscheduled repairs and refurbishment projects.
• Manufacture items from own planning and drawings.
• Source, liaise and obtain quotations from suppliers and ensure product compliance to specifications and standards.
• Manage and evaluate staff performance on an ongoing basis.
• Work requires traveling to remote areas and to overnight away from home on a regular basis.
• Standby and occasional overtime work, including weekends and public holidays, will be expected from time to time.
• NOTE: Applicants may be subjected to skills testing as part of the recruitment process, to prove technical competence for the post.

Additional Information

• Please e-mail your application quoting the post reference number.
• Interested applicants must submit their applications for employment to the e-mail address specified to each post.
• Applications must be submitted on a signed and dated Z83 form, obtainable from any Public Service Department, and should be accompanied by a comprehensive CV as well as copies of qualifications and Identity document.
• No late, applications will be accepted.
• Original/certified copies must be produced by only shortlisted candidates during the interview date.
• A SAQA evaluation report must accompany foreign qualifications.
• Applications that do not comply with the above mentioned requirements will not be considered. All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to a technical and competency assessment.
• A pre-entry certificate obtained from the National School of Government (NSG) is required for all SMS applicants.
• Candidates will complete a financial disclosure form and also be required to undergo a security clearance.
• Foreigners or dual citizenship holders must provide the Police Clearance certificate from country of origin.
• The Department of Water Sanitation is an equal opportunity employer.
• In the filling of vacant posts the objectives of section 195 (1) (i) of the Constitution of South Africa, 1996 (Act No: 108 of 1996), the Employment Equity imperatives as defined by the Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No: 55 of 1998) and relevant Human Resources policies of the Department will be taken into consideration.
• Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only.
• If you do not hear from us within two (2) months of this advertisement, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful.
• The department reserves the right not to fill these positions.
• Women and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply and preference will be given to the EE Targets.
• Preference will be given to African, Indian, Coloureds, White females and persons with disabilities.

Ref No

• 301020/11

Salary

• R304 263 per annum (OSD)

Application Form

• Cofa apha

Download Full Vacancy

• Cofa apha

Enquiries

• Mr. JM Viljoen
• Tel No 041 508 9703

For Attention

• Ms. B Gqokoma

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