Trade Test Officer - Boilermaker and Welder - Casual

Trade Test Officer - Boilermaker and Welder - Casual


Company
Ntice Sourcing Solutions
Location
Mount Edgecombe
Posted
17 days ago
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Job Description
Duties & Responsibilities
Shukela Training Centre has an employment opportunity for a Trade Test Officer - Boilermaker and Welder - Casual, reporting to the Technical Training Manager, based in Mount Edgecombe, Durban.

The Shukela Training Centre (STC) is a well-regarded training institution established about 50 years. The STC delivers high agricultural and quality engineering training to learners in the sugar industry and other industries within and outside South Africa's borders.

The successful incumbent will be responsible for conducting trade tests to aspiring artisans. Tasks will include (but not limited to):
• Ensuring that the trade test Centre is clean and conducive to conduct trade test
• Monitor and assess trade tests
• Prepare and complete all trade test documentation as per NAMB requirements
• Ensure all machinery is in safe working order
• Induct candidates to the trade test
• Complying and ensuring compliance to the requirements of the OHS Act and STC Safety Standards
• Ensure all consumables are available for trade test
• Conduct moderations in the Boilermaker and Welder trade
• Conduct ARPL assessments and skills assessments

The successful candidate must meet the following requirements:
• In possession of a National Trade test Certificate as a Boilermaker and Welder
• Assessor and Moderator Certificate, registered with NAMB
• Effective communication skills in English are essential
• Computer literacy in MS Office

Application Procedures

SASA follows a comprehensive recruitment process that includes the formal assessment of cognitive abilities and preferred behavioural styles.

Important to note

Short-listed candidates will be required to participate in pre-selection competency and psychometric assessments and must have a clear credit and criminal record.

SASA's Recruitment Policy a) SASA supports the provisions of the EE Act and BBBEE Act. In recognizing the high level of unemployment in our country, our first priority is the provision of employment opportunities to South African nationals and more specifically our EE targets (including people with disabilities) based on alignment to national and provincial EAP's. We will only consider foreign nationals in the event that a comprehensive recruitment process has failed.

b) Short-listed candidates will be required to participate in pre-selection competency and psychometric assessments and will undergo credit and criminal record verifications.

Desired Experience & Qualification
Trade, Test, Officer, Boilermaker, Welder, Casual

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