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JOHANNESBURG ROADS AGENCY (JRA)
75 Helen Joseph Street Cnr. Harrison Street Johannesburg 2001
P/Bag X70 Braamfontein South Africa 2017
Tel +27(0) 11 298 5000 - Fax +27(0) 11 298 5178
www.jra.org.za - www.joburg.org.za  
 
EXTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT FOR GENERAL WORKER POSITIONS
 
VACANCY CIRCULAR NO. 07/2021
 
THE JOHANNESBURG ROADS AGENCY IS THE ENTITY OF THE CITY OF JOHANNESBURG.
 
Interested applicants must submit their CV’s with a covering letter stating the reference number as well as attaching certified copies of qualifications i.e Grade 10 (Std 8) school report or Grade 12 (matric) certificate and certified copy of ID (Certified copies should not be older than 6 months).
 
NB: APPLICANTS WHO FAIL TO SUBMIT ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND WHO DO NOT MEET MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
 
“JRA, its employees or representatives never ask for a fee from job seekers. Any such requests are fraudulent. Please report any suspicious activities in this regard to the JRA anti-fraud line on 0800 002 587”
 
Closing Date: 13 April 2021 @ 15:00
 
JRA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMPANY AND COMMITTED TO EE PRINCIPLES: JRA is an equal opportunity company and committed to EE principles. If you don’t hear from us 60 days after closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. Whites, Coloured, Indians, Women and people with disability are strongly encouraged to apply. JRA reserves the right not to appoint. By submitting your application for a position, youacknowledge that the information is required for the purpose of processing and adjudicating your job application against requirements of the position and you consent to the processing and archiving of the said information.
 
 
POOL OF GENERAL WORKERS: REGION A – G DEPOTS, TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND TRAFFIC MARKINGS, RESURFACING DEPOT, FLEET AND PLANT DEPOT, MOTORWAYS DEPOT, ASPHALT AND LABORATORY (REF: 07/2021/36).
SALARY: R110 430.31 BASIC SALARY PER ANNUM EXCLUDING BENEFITS.
 
 
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 
Direct traffic around hazards or work taking place on the road, setting out temporary road signs, traffic cones, and barricades at work sites in line with standard operating procedures.
Build and/or repair concrete kerbing that forms an edge between the pavement and the roadway.
Work on building and/or repairing stormwater Kerb Inlets (KIs).
Assist the crane operator/s in pulling concrete slabs when necessary. Ensure that
KIs are cleaned and unblocked when required.
Clear the earth channel/open channel. Clean appropriate tools.
Complete all other activities in the inspection sheet.
Respond to citizen concerns and complaints at job site.
Perform manual labour as instructed by standard operating procedures including but not limited to the following: dig ditches; clean and install culverts; remove debris from roadway and shoulders; repair potholes and /or cracked and broken pavement for patching.
Install stormwater pipes and work on building and/or repairing road manholes where necessary. Building and/or repairing speed humps.
Repairing potholes and footways. Working on tarred and/or gravel surfaces etc. using relevant tools and machinery. Resurfacing.
Deep patching and skin patching. Road marking. Crack Sealing. Trim trees, shrubs, and other plants; mow, cut, stack, and chip vegetation; haul vegetation and other debris; load and apply sand and gravel a to roads.
Load and move road materials; excavate dirt and other materials, dig ditches, rip asphalt, install culvert pipes, back fill trenches, cut road grade, clear brush and debris and widen roads; spread paving materials, smooth and level gravel roadways, remove slides and contour roadways; spread rock chips for road bed; road sealing.
Ensure that sites, equipment and tools are clean, and that waste is removed and
loaded onto the trucks for dumping.
Complete all other activities in the inspection sheet.
 
REQUIREMENTS AND SELECTION CRITERIA
Grade 10 or NQF equivalent.
Six (6) months’ experience in handling road construction maintenance and/or building machinery or equipment.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
 
 
NB: Whites, Coloured, Indian, Women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Please note that should you not be contacted within 60 days after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. Johannesburg Roads Agency reserves the right not to appoint.

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INTERESTED APPLICANTS SHOULD HAND DELIVER THEIR APPLICATIONS AT THE NEAREST DEPOT OR HEAD OFFICE BETWEEN 08:00 TO 15:00 ON WORKING DAYS. PLEASE SEE THE ADDRESSES BELOW:
 
REGION: Region - A
CONTACT PERSON: Lindelani Netshikweta
CONTACT NUMBER FOR ENQUIRIES: 087 285 0010, 087 285 0015
AREA BASED: Midrand Depot
ADDRESS: No 6 Dale Road, Corner Glen and Austin, Road, Midrand near testing station
 
 
REGION: Region - B
CONTACT PERSON: Nomfundo Lushozi
CONTACT NUMBER FOR ENQUIRIES: 011 673 1253
AREA BASED: Waterval Depot
ADDRESS: Corner Johannes and Albert, Albertsville, Waterval
 
 
REGION: Region - B
CONTACT PERSON: Donald Lebeya
CONTACT NUMBER FOR ENQUIRIES: 011 699 5300
AREA BASED: Strydom Park Depot
ADDRESS: No 1 Hanschoeman Road, Corner Malibongwe Road, Strydom Park
 
 
REGION: Region - C
CONTACT PERSON: Patience Mohlauli
CONTACT NUMBER FOR ENQUIRIES: 011 672 6333
AREA BASED: Hamberg Depot
ADDRESS: 159 Albertina Sisulu Street, Florida
 
 
REGION: Region - D
CONTACT PERSON: Lusanda Mdluli
CONTACT NUMBER FOR ENQUIRIES: 011 989 2930, 011 989 0019
AREA BASED: Dobsonville Depot
ADDRESS: No 2 Jonas Moabi Street, Dobsonville near SAPS Station
 
 
REGION: Region - E
CONTACT PERSON: Washington Sehlaga
CONTACT NUMBER FOR ENQUIRIES: 011 727 5300
AREA BASED: Norwood Depot
ADDRESS: Corner William and Cydonai, Orchard
 
 
REGION: Region - E
CONTACT PERSON: Palesa Kekana
CONTACT NUMBER FOR ENQUIRIES: 011 444 5953
AREA BASED: Zandfontein Depot
ADDRESS: Commerce prescent, Kramville, Sundown – Sandton
 
 
REGION: Region – F
CONTACT PERSON: Juliet Zulu
CONTACT NUMBER FOR ENQUIRIES: 011 838 0310, 011 838 9001
AREA BASED: Traffic Signals and Traffic Markings
ADDRESS: No.1 Henry Nxumalo and Albertina Sisulu, Newtown
 
 
REGION: Region - F
CONTACT PERSON: Florence Moroape
CONTACT NUMBER FOR ENQUIRIES: 011 870 4200, 011 870 4221
AREA BASED: Benrose Depot
ADDRESS: 185 Main Reef Road, Fordsburg
 
 
REGION: Region - F
CONTACT PERSON: Lulama Mathebula
CONTACT NUMBER FOR ENQUIRIES: 011 298 2680, 011 298 2666
AREA BASED: Fleet and Plant
ADDRESS: 350 Albertina Sisulu & Parklane Street, Fordsburg
 
 
REGION: Region - F
CONTACT PERSON: Thobeka Baloyi
CONTACT NUMBER FOR ENQUIRIES: 011 298 5292
AREA BASED: Motorways Depot
ADDRESS: 20 End Street, Meikle Street, Johannesburg
 
 
REGION: Strategic Assets
CONTACT PERSON: Zanele Nhlapo
CONTACT NUMBER FOR ENQUIRIES: 011 493 7044, 011 493 7076
AREA BASED: Asphalt Plant and Laboratory
ADDRESS: 8 Spring Road, Ophirton, Booysens
 
 
REGION: Strategic Assets
CONTACT PERSON: Grace Lebepe
CONTACT NUMBER FOR ENQUIRIES: 011 556 5309
AREA BASED: Resurfacing Depot
ADDRESS: No 9 Stephen Road, Ophirton, Booysens
 
 
REGION: Region - G
CONTACT PERSON: Elias Mcakula
CONTACT NUMBER FOR ENQUIRIES: 011 947 1002
AREA BASED: Avalon Depot
ADDRESS: 1 Calendular Road, Klipspruit West, Eldorado Park, Soweto
 
 
REGION: Head Office
CONTACT PERSON: Precious Ngolele, Tebogo Thobejane
CONTACT NUMBER FOR ENQUIRIES: 011 298 5000, 011 491 5630, 011 298 5269
AREA BASED: Head Office
ADDRESS: No. 75 Helen Joseph Street, Cnr Helen Joseph and Harrison Street, Johannesburg
 
 
Alternatively, those who are unable to submit their CV’s in the above JRA depots, can submit via this email address: jrarecruitment@jra.org.za.
 
CLOSING DATE: 13 APRIL 2021 @ 15:00. NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE CLOSING DATE.
 
NOTE: IF YOU SUBMIT YOUR CV VIA EMAIL AND ALSO HAND DELIVER ANOTHER CV BOTH CV’S WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. ONE CV, ONE DEPOTAND ONE METHOD OF DELIVERY (HAND DELIVERY OR EMAIL). IF YOU SUBMIT YOUR CV AT TWO DEPOTS, IT WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.