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SOUTH AFRICAN NUCLEAR ENERGY CORPORATION (NECSA)
 
Internal/External Advertisement
 
DIVISION: Operations
DEPARTMENT: Nuclear Liabilities Management (NLM) 
(Vaalputs, Springbok-Northern Cape)
VACANCY: Section Head: Maintenance 
SALARY BAND:C3
REF NO: C3G10NE005V2
            
About Vaalputs 
Vaalputs established in 1986 as the national, near surface, radioactive waste disposal facility that serves South Africa’s needs for disposing of low-level radioactive waste generated by nuclear industrials. It is situated in the Northern Cape about 100km south of Springbok and is currently managed and operated by Nuclear Liabilities Management department (NLM) of Necsa. The National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute (NRWDI) is in the process of obtaining a nuclear installation license for Vaalputs and, once this has been accomplished, the incumbent will be reporting within the NRWDI structures.
 
Job Profile: 
Responsible for the day to day electrical, civil and mechanical maintenance of the facility, equipment and machinery. 
 
 
Key Performance Areas: 
  • Schedule, implement and maintain a preventative maintenance system for Vaalputs; 
  • Supervise the Vaalputs Maintenance team; 
  • Report maintenance status in monthly and quarterly reports; 
  • Supervise activities of maintenance staff; 
  • Train personnel in maintenance procedures and applicable regulatory and statutory requirements; 
  • Control maintenance budget expenditure; 
  • Perform scheduled inspections and maintenance on statutory equipment according to OHS Act requirements; 
  • Execute preventative maintenance on facility buildings, plant and equipment; 
  • Develop and review work instructions for maintenance activities; 
  • Participate in Safety and Integrated Management meetings; 
  • Serve as a member of Vaalputs Emergency Team and Accident Investigation team; and 
  • Ensure compliance with all instructions, NNR License and applicable SHEQ requirements. 
 
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Competencies 
  • Analytical Thinking & Attention to Detail. 
  • Mechanical Reasoning. 
  • Problem Solving. 
  • Drive (Results Orientation). 
  • Excellence / Quality Orientation. 
  • Motivation to Learn. 
  • Rule Orientation. 
  • Teamwork. 
  • Safety Orientation. 
  • Ability to work independent. 
  • Good leadership and communication skills. 
  • Be able to work individually. 
  • Good supervisory skills. 
 
Key Knowledge and Skills: 
  • Knowledge of maintenance systems. 
  • Computer literacy. 
  • Preferably a valid code EC driver’s license. 
  • Medically fit to be registered as an occupationally exposed worker. (Noise, chemical, working on heights, working in confined spaces, etc.) 
 
Qualifications and Experience: 
  • Minimum N3 qualification and Trade Test. 
  • Qualified Artisan (Electrical/ Millwright/ Mechatronics/ Mechanics). 
  • Minimum 5 years’ working experience in a technical environment.
  • Wireman’s license for electrical installations will be an added advantage.
  • Minimum 2 years’ supervisory experience. 
  • Experience as Competent Person: Machinery in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993. 
  • Experience in planning, scheduling and executing tasks and projects efficiently and cost-effectively. 
  • Experience in writing procedures, instructions and reports.
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Closing date: 29 October 2021
 
CONTACT PERSON
Ms. Lydia Lebona
Tel: 012 305 4150
Building: G1
Room: 116 (first floor)
Please forward your updated CV with certified copies of your educational qualifications to lydia.lebona@necsa.co.za
 
GENERAL:
Should you not hear from us within 30 days of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. 
 
Necsa Group is committed to Employment Equity when recruiting. Therefore, priority will be given to African Females, African Males and people with disabilities, in support of achieving our Employment Equity targets. 
 
For more information about Necsa, please visit our website at www.necsa.co.za
For more information about NRWDI, please visit the website at www.nrwdi.org.za; email info@nrwdi.org.za