CLOSING DATE: 05.09.2024
JOB TYPE: Permanent
LOCATION: Pretoria
SCALE: R149 736,00 – R180 288,00 per annum
POSTS
JOB PURPOSE
To dig and backfill trenches, break and mix concrete, remove sewer blockages, clean vehicles, tools, equipment and work areas, and act as personal assistant to the artisan under whom he/she will function.
REQUIREMENT
- Relevant experience in a municipal water network maintenance environment will be an added advantage
- Physical fitness and health with no back problems
- Ability to do physical work related to operation and maintenance activities for continuous periods
- Willingness and ability to work shifts and standby
ATTRIBUTES AND COMPETENCIES
- Positive attitude
- Good health
- Good communication skills;
- Dependability and trustworthiness;
- Ability to understand and execute the supervisor’s instructions;
- No fear of heights
- No serious physical disabilities
- No back problems
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS
- Handling applicable equipment and tools in the execution of duties
- Digging and backfilling trenches and abiding by set safety rules when digging trenches, including placing shoring where necessary or prescribed
- Unblocking municipal and private sewer blockages with the use of the correct sewer tools
- Preparing safe working area
- Digging for connections and breaking concrete where construction work must be done
- Filling and compacting trenches
- Loading and offloading material, equipment, etc for specific tasks
- Mixing and placing concrete
- Handling building material
- Cleaning and maintaining vehicles, tools and equipment
- Cleaning properties and work areas after completing tasks
- Assuming responsibilities of the team supervisor in absence of artisan