2 X Artisan Assistants (REF: TEC 279 & TEC 274), PA Hamlet, Op die Berg

Closing Date: 30 October 2026
Salary: R 141 830.03 per annum (Post Level T4 of a Grade 4 Municipality)

Requirements:

• Grade 9 (Proof from the relevant institution must be attached. If such proof is difficult to obtain, an affidavit commissioned by the South African Police Service (SAPS) may be submitted in lieu thereof.)
• Must be able to read, write, and recognize signs.
• Must be able to perform duties as part of a team.
• Basic reading and writing skills.
• 3 months of relevant experience
• Good sight, hearing, and speech ability; must be physically fit and healthy; ability to work under pressure.
• 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: Water and Sewerage-related activities; Maintenance and small construction 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.
• Receive verbal instructions on various non-discretionary tasks to be carried out during specific work-related operations.
• Assist in collecting and loading materials and equipment at collection points.
• Offload materials from vehicles at designated areas as instructed.
• Carry out manual labour activities including digging and backfilling of trenches; Mixing concrete; carrying out cleaning operations; Any other reasonable instruction falling within the ambit of the post and performing construction plumbing duties.
• Comply with specific instructions regarding the provision of labour sequences.
• Adhere to all safety procedures and attend to the application thereof.
• Clean the vehicle, equipment, and tools used at the end of each day to ensure proper care is exercised.
• Remove and wash off debris from tools and vehicles using pressurized cleaning systems where available (handheld hoses)
• Place and stack tools in designated storage areas.
• Verbally report the condition I status of tools to the immediate superior.