Job Description
The Statutory Operations Division has a vacancy for a permanent Technical Assistant to be appointed in Durban.
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Providing support to internal clients
- Primary function is to extract grain samples from rails trucks, road trucks and lorries with a double barrel probe.
- Extract grain & grain product samples from bags with a hand probe.
- Ensuring adherence to internal business processes, procedures and policies
- Assist with general tasks when insects are found to assist the Assessor in sieving for insects.
- To assist the Assessor in drawing samples from loading grain products.
- The carrying of samples from trucks and lorries to the inspection room for analysis
- Assist the Assessor with the inspection of grain products.
- Any other ad hoc functions under supervision of the Assessor to assist him/her with their duties.
- Assist wit calibrations: – place probes into fruit during COT shipments.
- See that the inspection room and other rooms which were used and apparatus are cleaned after inspections.
Job Requirements
- A Grade 12 certificate or equivalent qualification
- A minimum of 5 years relevant experience in the PPECB as a Technical Assistant on the Grain sector
- Certificates in computer training would be advantageous
- Proven track record of taking ownership enabled by responsible and accountable behavior
A valid code 08 drivers licence and a car would be advantageous
Closing Date: 31/1/2024