Artisan Assistant: Water Section MN 4084/26

REQUIREMENTS

- Grade 10. – Grade 12 will be an added advantage. - Driver’s licence (code 10). - Must be able to operate various hand, electrical and gas operated tools/equipment. – Excellent interpersonal & communication skills (must be bilingual). - Ability to follow & execute given instructions. - Good physical health, basic skills & know how of doing physical work. - Must be willing to perform overtime and standby duties. - A hard-working, self-disciplined person – Two (02) years’ work experience within water services environment in a local government authority.

DUTIES

-Assisting the artisan with daily tasks assigned by the supervisor: - By doing any physical work with hand tools on water and sewerage excavation sites and pump stations e.g. hands, picks, shovels, brooms, spanners, electrical equipment and various manual labour equipment tools. - Being responsible for loading and off-loading of material and equipment of the section with protected hands and safety tools. - Clean in and around the working area of responsibility with a broom and various manual labour equipment tools to ensure a clean environment. - Do any labour-related work when requested by either the supervisor or the superintendent of the section. - Executing all legal instructions from the supervisor to ensure productivity and smooth running of the water section. - To ensure that all complaints received are resolved to maintain effective service delivery. - Perform any other related ad hoc tasks and duties as requested or required by management (supervisor) from time to time.

PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO APPLICANTS RESIDING WITHIN MIDVAAL.

SALARY: R 174 012.00 p.a. – R 193 644.00 p.a. (Level 12 of a Grade 04 Local Authority)

Total package inclusive of all benefits: R 312 707.84 p.a

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO APPLICANTS THAT PROMOTE REPRESENTATIVENESS IN TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT EQUITY TARGETS

CLOSING DATE: 24 APRIL 2026 AT 12:00

Please note that the municipality does reimburse costs for traveling to and from the interview or any assessments related to the recruitment process for candidates traveling over 400km for job levels 1 to 4. Midvaal Local Municipality is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and is committed to the achievement and maintenance of representativeness (race, gender, disability).  Incomplete/Unclear or Illegible CVs and applications without CV’s will be disqualified. Candidates whose appointment will promote representativeness will be given preference. Candidates must apply for this vacancy via the Midvaal Local Municipality website www.midvaal.gov.za. For any queries kindly contact Human Resources (016) 360-7435, 7432, 7557, 7569. All shortlisted candidates will be subjected to background screening checks (verification of qualifications, criminal record checks and security vetting). Candidates with foreign qualifications must submit a letter from SAQA stating the equivalence of the qualifications. Midvaal Local Municipality, values privacy in terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act (Act No.4 of 2013 (POPIA) which is effective from 1 July 2021, personal information will not be disclosed to any third party, unless otherwise prescribed in the Act, following due process(es). Due to the large number of applications, we envisage to receive, applications will not be acknowledged.  If you do not receive any response within three (3) months, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

NB:  THE COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT NOT TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO THE ABOVE POSITION/S.