Technician: Purification & Effluent MN 3868/25

REQUIREMENTS

-Grade 12. - National Diploma or NQF level 6 Qualification in Water Care, Wastewater treatment & Chemical Engineering. - B-Degree in Water Care, Wastewater treatment and Chemical Engineering will be an added advantage. - Technical Qualification in Water care, Wastewater treatment & Chemical Engineering will be an added advantage. - Registered candidate with ECSA will be an added advantage. - Valid Driver’s License. - Computer Literacy (MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint). - Excellent communication & interpersonal skills. - Skills & Competencies associated with vocation: analytical thinking, empowerment, adaptability, communication, leadership skills, presentation skills, conflict & stress management, negotiation skills & attention to detail. - Project & Financial management skills & experience. - Competent in interpretation, implementation & enforcement of relevant legislation & applicable policies. - 03 to 05 years’ relevant experience in Water Care & Wastewater Treatment. - Experience in Local Government/Authority will be an added advantage.

DUTIES

- Operational Function - Managing all municipal wastewater treatment Works by: - Ensuring that all treatment works are optimised to produce treated effluent that complies with legislations. - Daily optimisation, calculation and recording of chemical dosing and sludge wasted and flows. - Optimise sludge wasting, handling, dewatering and disposal for effective plant operation. - Ensure operational monitoring through sampling and analysis of various process parameters. - Ensure compliance monitoring is compiled to as per the Water Use Licence for the works. - Ensure daily and monthly works reports are compiled, submitted and recorded. - Monitoring and optimization of various unit processes and ensure necessary process changes. - Plant Maintenance and General House Keeping Function: - Ensure that maintenance team attend to breakdowns urgently. - Ensure that preventative maintenance of the plant equipment’s is conducted. - Ensure that maintenance record is in place. - Ensure effective housekeeping of the works and safety of all personnel. - Technical Functions: - Ensure green drop administration, implementation, compliance and reporting. - Industries inspection and trade effluent sampling and ensure industries compliance with municipal industrial effluent by-laws. - Verification and processing of wastewater quality data – Wastewater Treatment Process, Industrial Effluent and Treated Effluent. - General Administration. - Perform any other related Ad Hoc tasks and duties as requested or required by management from time to time.

SALARY:           R414 336.00 p.a. – R454 764.00 p.a. (Level 05 of a Grade 04 Local Authority)

Total package inclusive of all benefits: R610 689.04 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: 06 MARCH 2025 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.