Special Workman (Team Leader): Water and Sewerage, Op die Berg (REF: TEC 501)

Closing Date: 06 March 2026
Salary: R 211 406.03 per annum (Post Level T7 of a Grade 4 Municipality)

Requirements:

• Grade 11 / A Proficiency Certificate / Equivalent N2 Level Certificate.
• Must have a valid code C driver's license with PRDP.
• 2-3 years’ experience.
• Good supervision, human relations, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Sound mathematical, technical skills, and ability to pay attention to detail.
• Must act responsibly.
• Ability to work under pressure and handle conflict.
• 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:

• Perform tasks and activities associated with general maintenance and repair work in the area of responsibility using handheld tools and equipment to carry out scheduled work sequences in defined areas,
• Operate small plant machinery to break, crush, and compact surfaces, and pressure cleaning devices to clear blockages and remove debris from work areas.
• See to it that Sewerage blocked pipes are unblocked and that the area is cleaned where the blockage has been removed. Also applicable to all pipe bursts and leakages
• Perform specific activities associated with the provision of support at work sites.
• Guide personnel with respect to the specific maintenance of the Supervisor applications through demonstrations and explanations through demonstrations and explanations on specific sequences, assessing requirements, communicating procedures, and applications to personnel.
• Clean work sites, equipment, tools, and load materials prior to departure from the work site
• Remove and wash off debris from tools and equipment.
• Place and stack tools in the vehicle, observing sequences and procedures supporting safe transit.
• Supervise the work carried out by subordinate staff to be according to set standards
• Provide in-job training to new and existing personnel to ensure that work is carried out correctly
• Monitor the performance of subordinate staff to ensure that work programmes are carried out according to schedule
• Enforce safety practices in the workplace and ensure protective clothing is worn
• Responsible for ensuring that all safety regulations are enforced by subordinate staff
• Carry out inspections on site to ensure requirements are complied with
• Monitor and control the issue of safety clothes and equipment for subordinate staff
• Prior to leaving the municipal premises, carry out a pre-trip inspection on the vehicle
• Keep the vehicle logbook updated and always maintained for costing purposes
• Submit log sheets once a week according to prescribed guidelines.
• Clean vehicle, clean and maintain tools, safekeeping of tools, Safekeeping and handling of chemicals, and keep work area clean and tidy, and execute all reasonable tasks as requested by the supervisor