Electrician urgently wanted: Salary R376 596 per year
Electrician: Gough Island (Approximately fifteen months contract) (OC03/2019)
Salary R376 596 per annum (plus 37% lieu of Service Benefits)
Centre: Gough Island
Requirements:
An Electrician with a passed trade test or relevant comparable qualification with a minimum of three years post trade experience;
A wireman’s license, at least as 3-phase tester, would be required. The incumbent must be competent in low voltage 3-phase electrical plant maintenance, diagnostics and repairs with proven fault-finding capabilities;
Preferably have experience in a facility or plant environment. The incumbent has to be familiar with good workshop practices, correct use of basic workshop tools and an understanding of current work, health and safety policies;
Extensive knowledge of general domestic wiring, new electrical cable installations and control wiring, PLC installation and programming, fire detection installations would be an advantage;
The incumbent must be computer literate, have good verbal and written
communication skills and the ability to work in a team.
Duties:
The incumbent will be responsible for the maintenance, faultfinding on and repairs of the electrical services and equipment of our GOUGH Island base including the electrical systems of the power generators, air-conditioning,
refrigeration, water reticulation and waste water systems and cargo handling equipment;
The incumbent will be part of a technical team, led by a technical team manager that has to perform any additional base related technical functions;
Prepare of monthly and annual reports, do stock-takes to order spares and equipment and do other common “non-technical” duties performed by expedition members;
The incumbent could be tasked to lead and manage the whole technical group at the base.
NOTE: The incumbent will execute duties at a Sub/Antarctic Base and adhere to the health, safety and environmental requirements. The successful applicant will spend a full year (September 2019 to October 2020) at Gough Island. There is no option to return to South Africa before October 2020. The ability to work and live with small groups of people is thus essential. Although the base is well-equipped with e-mail, fax and satellite telephone facilities, the applicant has to be self-sufficient and self-motivated.
The location may affect both the physical and mental well-being of the incumbent, their family and close relationships. Candidates must be physically fit, mentally strong and prepared for physically challenging and satisfying work. In addition the successful candidates may often be called upon to work long hours in extreme conditions on duties unrelated to their function. Short-listed candidates will be subjected to screening and security vetting to determine their suitability for employment.
Appointment to these positions is subject to a rigorous medical examination, which will be arranged for at no cost to the applicants.
Attention: Human Resource Management
Closing Date : 24 June 2019
All applications must be submitted on a Z83 application form (click bold underlined text to download PDF form)
accompanied by certified copies of qualifications, identity document (ID) as well as a comprehensive curriculum vitae
(CV) and Driver’s License in order to be considered.
The National Department of Environmental Affairs is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.
It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority
(SAQA).
Correspondence will be limited to successful candidates only.
People with Disabilities are encouraged to apply
Short-listed candidates will be subjected to screening and security vetting to determine their suitability for employment,
including but not limited to: Criminal records; Citizenship status; Credit-worthiness; Previous employment (reference
checks); and Qualification verification. Candidates shortlisted for the SMS post will be subjected to a technical exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job.
Following the interview and the technical exercise, the Selection Panel will recommend candidates to attend a generic
managerial competency assessment in compliance with the DPSA Directive on the implementation of competency based assessments.
Furthermore, the person appointed to this position will be subject to a security clearance, the signing of a performance
agreement and an employment contract.
If you have not been contacted within three 3 months after the closing date of the advertisement, please accept that
your application was unsuccessful.
The dep artment reserves the right not to make an appointment.
Relaxation of qualification requirements may be considered for non-OSD posts
Applications must be forwarded to: The Director-General: Department of Environmental Affairs, Private Bag X4390,
Cape Town, 8000 or hand-deliver to 14 Loop Street, Cape Town. No faxed, e-mailed and late applications will be considered. Apply Now
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