Assistant Superintendent (REF: COM 113) at Witzenberg Municipality

Salary: R 356 209.09 per annum (Post level T 11 of a Grade 4 Municipality)

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Diploma in Nature Conservation or Horticulture
• Code EB Drivers’ license with PRDP.
• Computer literacy (MS Office Applications).
• 2 -5 years of relevant experience.
• Good supervisory, control, human relations, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Sound mathematical and technical skills and a high level of responsibility.
• Ability to work under pressure and ability to handle conflict.
• Sight, hearing, and speech ability, and must be physically fit and healthy.
• Ability to give attention to detail.
• Required to work in all weather conditions and to work overtime and over weekends.
• Must perform duties in the whole municipal area.
• Fluent in at least 2 of the 3 languages spoken in the Western Cape, Afrikaans, English or IsiXhosa.
• Please note: A performance agreement is also applicable to this position, whereby the employer reserves the right to institute a performance management program.

Duties:

• Control and coordinate the work sequences established to render a public service.
• Develop and implement new schedules to improve service delivery and check budget votes and monitor spending and availability of funds.
• Study present scenarios and discuss methods to improvise with the immediate superior.
• Oversee and monitor the performance of subordinates with respect to cleaning and maintenance duties.
• Manage and coordinate the activities of the section Parks, Open spaces, sport fields, and amenities.
• Develop and implement operational plans for the section.
• Evaluate work procedures and coordinate activities to ensure the effective utilisation of personnel, plant, and equipment.
• Supervise subordinates and recommend payment to contractors and service providers to the Manager.
• Provide input on the drafting of the annual operational budget for the section.
• Calculate costs, quantities of materials, and equipment for specific jobs.
• Obtain quotations for materials and services and attend to correspondence and enquiries from the public.
• Provide all relevant staff with protective clothing and explain the necessity thereof.
• Ensures that staff adhere to health and safety regulations as contained in the act.
• Responsible for ensuring that procurement is in accordance with the Council’s policy, rules, regulations, legislation, and guidelines.
• Receive and analyze assigned purchase requisitions for compliance with Council standards, ensuring complete information, accuracy, and that order parameters are clear and understood.
• Delegate Instructions to subordinates on specific preparatory work to be carried out for sports events.
• Conduct meetings with Supervisors to obtain feedback reports and to discuss possible Improvements.
• Enforce the conditions of the Environmental Health and Safety and Order and the purchase of cleaning material and maintenance material.
• Conduct inspections at the various areas of responsibility to oversee work sequences and performance.
• Submit operational reports to the Manager for inclusion in official reports to Management.
• Plan and prioritize maintenance work to be carried out at the various parks, sports fields, cemeteries and common grounds.
• Ensure that public facilities are clean and safe for public use and address any repeating complaints.
• Ensure that sports fields are well-maintained, grass cut and watered for optimal use and availability.
• Monitor that machinery and vehicles are clean and in good working condition.
• Control and update the Assets Register to make provision for new equipment and to write of irreparable items for sale at public auction.
• Monitor the usage and bookings of municipal halls and discuss functional problems with employees and caretakers.
• Attend to enquiries from the public and seek solutions to problems experienced.
• Control the use of vehicles and monitor the daily log sheets for repairs and I or problems that need to be addressed.
• Obtain quotations for items and work needed and follow sequences according to Supply Chain Management requirements.
• Ensure that broken locks, doors, and windows are repaired in the Interest of public safety.
• Plan and organize maintenance and preparation at cemeteries and institute rehabilitation programs according to burials and usage.
• Conduct feedback meetings with all personnel to ensure departmental objectives and targets are met.
• Liaise extensively with internal and external parties in the provision of services to the public.