Building Artisan Job at SABC Western Cape
Position : Artisan Building
Reporting line : Supervisor: Building/OHS
Division : Logistical Services
Scale Code : 404 (Peromnes 11,Paterson C1)
Position ID : 60017935
CLOSING DATE: 29 OCTOBER 2025
Purpose
To carry out the maintenance and repairs of the SABC Western Cape buildings and structures in line with maintenance schedule, ad-hoc repairs of building facilities.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
- Provide Line Manager with the descriptions and specifications for equipment and materials required for maintenance or repair on various items
- Carrying out minor changes such as modifications to various systems as instructed
- Assist with maintaining the performance and appearance of building offices to specification for optimal use.
- Instruct technical assistant as to assistance required.
- Transport tools, equipment and materials to worksite.
- Assemble and dismantle scaffolding as needed.
- Prepare tools, equipment and materials for use,
- Oversee minor and major projects
- Report unsatisfactory conditions to supervisor.
- Discuss problems encountered with supervisor and resolve them as instructed.
- Report back to supervisor once job is completed.
- In the absence of the supervisor, take leadership responsibility and supervise work on building to ensure that the work is carried out safely.
- Co-ordination role in contracts
- Organise, plan and control operational activities
- Carry out quality checks
- Set up and control Maintenance schedules and formulate daily routines
- Execute maintenance according to plan & Budget
- Fault finding repair work in line with developed repair methodology
- Conduct daily inspections and assessment of building structures (walls, doors, roofs floors etc)
- Compile lists of required material and control material
- Ensure cleanness of storerooms, workshops, parking facilities and general
- Produce daily, weekly and monthly maintenance activity reports
2. GOVERNANCE, RISK AND COMPLIANCE
- Carry out inspections of building
- Ensure adherence to Building Maintenance standards.
- Adhere to safety regulations and standard safe practices.
3. STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT
- Assist management in sourcing equipment and materials required
INHERENT/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
QUALIFICATIONS
- Qualified Artisan (Minimum of NTC3 or N3 & Trade Test
- Certificate/equivalent qualification)
EXPERIENCE
- 5 Years’ experience in a maintenance and building environment
KNOWLEDGE
- Knowledge of fire protection reticulation equipment
- Experience on plumbing systems for high rise buildings.
- Works effectively with others, co-operates with colleagues and is sensitive to people’s needs.
- Identifies problems and finds solutions to them.
- Isolates problem areas and uses appropriate techniques to solve them.
- Uses machinery and equipment safely.
- Doesn’t put self or others at risk of injury.
- Understanding of potential dangers in the workplace.
- Knowledge of hand and motor skills needed to perform essential work activities.
