POST 43/29 : GROUNDSMAN REF NO: 3SAI/02/43/25/19 (X2 POSTS)
SALARY : R138 486 – R163 131 per annum (Level 02)
CENTRE : 3 South African Infantry Battalion, Kimberley, Northern Cape

REQUIREMENTS : A minimum of ABET qualification. No experience. Special requirements (Skills needed): Knowledge regarding operating of garden equipment and machinery, basic gardening knowledge. Incumbent must be skilled in operating gardening machinery and equipment, physically fit. Follow instructions precisely, work well alone or in a team. Basic organising skills and communication skills.

DUTIES : Cultivation of garden areas, planting of trees, flowers, shrubs, etc. Prepare soil for the planting of plants, maintain flower and other beds by fertilizing, irrigating, weeding and pruning, mowing of lawns and cutting of edges. Loading and unloading of various articles and equipment needed on the grounds, irrigation of lawns, pruning of trees. Remove refuge from the terrain, load refuge on truck for transportation to refuge dump or burn refuge, and maintain neatness of unit areas. keep structures on grounds such as parking areas, sport grounds, shooting ranges, ditches, gutters, etc., assist with the preparation and cleaning of grounds before and after functions, measure poison and fertilizer and apply as instructed. Use, manage and maintain gardening equipment and machinery, operate equipment required to perform daily tasks, check serviceability of machinery and equipment, report faults on machinery and equipment, ensure that all safety precautions are followed when operating equipment machinery.

ENQUIRIES : Second Lieutenant T. Thejane Tel No: (053) 830 3528/Warrant Officer D.D. Arries Tel No: (053) 830 3527
APPLICATIONS : Department of Defence, 3 South African Infantry Battalion, Private Bag X5056, Midlands, 8325 or hand deliver at Department of Defence, 3 South African Infantry Battalion, Midlands Military Base, 8325 or email to 3saibn@dod.mil.za
NOTE : It is the Department’s intention to promote equity (race, gender and disability) through the filling of this posts with candidates whose
transfer/promotion/appointment will promote representivity in line with the numeric targets as contained in our Employment Equity plan.

CLOSING DATE : 12 December 2025 (Applications received after the closing date and faxed copies will not be considered).
NOTE : Applications must be submitted on the prescribed form Z83 (obtainable from any Public Service Department office i.e effective 01 January 2021 or on the DPSA web site link: https://www.dpsa.gov.za/newsroom/psvc/.