Artisan Assistant (REF: TEC 30) Ceres

Closing Date: 08 April 2026
Salary: : R 135 398.60 per annum (Post Level T4 of a Grade 4 Municipality)

Requirements:

• Grade 10 (Proof of relevant school and institution must be attached)
• 12-18 months relevant experience.
• Must be able to perform duties as part of a team.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Sight, hearing, and speech ability.
• Must be physically fit and healthy.
• Required to work in all weather conditions.
• Required to work overtime and/or outside normal working hours during emergencies and planned overtime.
• Must perform duties in the whole municipal area.
• Fluent in 2 of the 3 languages spoken in the Western Cape: Afrikaans, English or IsiXhosa.
• Please note: A performance agreement is also applicable to this position, whereby the employer reserves the right to institute a performance management program.

Duties:

• Undertake specific activities associated with providing a support service regarding: Bricklaying; Small construction I repair work and performing manual labour activities.
• Carry out operational support activities of a varied nature
• Perform activities to contribute to achieving preset standards in the provision of service to the broader community
• Perform activities and sequences associated with maintaining the manholes, water ducts, kerbing, and other related brick works
• Remove broken building works (brick and mortar) at damaged areas.
• Clear obstructing material from existing manholes, ducts, kerbing, and similar building works before commencing with preparatory work.
• Repair affected areas after the building work by the Artisan has been completed
• Report all previously unseen damage to the Artisan for reparation purposes and to ensure the structure is sound and functional
• Perform preparatory activities associated with the building of structures of a varied nature
• Do site clearing activities and provide materials and tools at the site for the Artisan
• Operating handheld equipment (Jackhammer, power drills, etc.) to cut through concrete and tarred surfaces
• Monitor and participate in the preparation by marking and pegging out areas where building activities are to be performed
• Stack and mix cement according to instructions from the Artisan.
• Hold and align building lines to ensure that the structure is built according to prescribed methods and standards
• Conduct cleaning sequences by removing excess cement from newly built surfaces
• Receiving instructions/ guidance from the immediate superior and attending to the preparation of the work site. (e.g., placing road signage, loading/ off-loading equipment, tools, etc) and/ or fastening slings/ ropes and guiding/   holding material/ equipment during the loading/ off-loading sequence.
• Preparing requisite quantities of materials (e.g., concrete, mortar, etc.) and proceeding with mixing sequences.
• Excavating and backfilling trenches and ancillary roadworks to defined levels and widths using hand-held tools (e.g., spade, picks, etc.).
• Supporting the Supervisor with the placement of pre-cast concrete products (e.g., kerbs, pavers, etc).
• Assist in the collection and loading of materials and equipment at collection points
• Offload materials from vehicles at designated areas as instructed
• Comply with specific instructions regarding the provision of labour sequences
• Adhere to all safety procedures and attend to the application thereof
• Supporting the Supervisor with the marking and mounting of signage on supporting structures.
• Placing stencil boards as a guide for lettering, numbering, and marking in marked-out areas on road surfaces and painting in the applicable lines and signage.
• Cleaning and removing blockages, debris, and alien vegetation from drainage systems (manholes, pipes, canals, etc.) using hand-held tools (e.g., cleaning rods, spades, etc.)
• Laying and compacting materials (e.g., crusher run, asphalt, etc.) using hand-held tools (e.g., hand-stamper, spade, etc.).
• Clean worksites, equipment, and tools, and load materials on the vehicle before departure from the work site
• Place and stack tools and equipment in the vehicle, observing sequences and procedures supporting safe transit.
• Physically load materials and other products and guide plant and equipment during the hoisting and placement.
• Remove debris and rubble, etc., and clean worksites

Verbally report the condition/status of tools to the immediate superior.