The posting
Job Description
Job Purpose:
To perform activities associated with testing, safety and maintenance inspections.
Key Responsibility Areas:
• Testing of poles using hammer and pole tester in accordance with the code of practice Operates handheld machines and tools. • Undertakes general duties such as; excavation, grass cutting, cleaning floors and toilets. • Undertakes maintenance functions such as; tightening gland bolts, replacing lamps, cutting of trees etc. • Keeping all specialised tools and materials required to for tasks at hand. • Ensure that the vehicle and truck stock are in a neat and tidy condition.
Competencies:
• Managing work. • Planning and organising. • Workplace safety. • Discipline specific skills. • Communication. • Action orientation. • Learning orientation. • Team orientation.
Essential Requirements:
• Grade 10 or National Certificate N3. • 3 Months relevant experience. • Preferred Requirements: • 6 Months relevant experience.
Special Conditions:
• Hours of Work:40 Hour-5 Day week. • Special Allowance: Dirt allowance where applicable. • protective Clothing: As per PPE schedule. • Overtime category: - 11. • Standby allowance where applicable.
Physical Requirements:
• Must be physically capable of carrying out the duties of the post.
This post reports to HV INSPECTOR
About Us
The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality, created in 2000, that includes the city of Durban and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.



