Engineering · Circular 36 of 2026
Artisan Grade A-C
Department of Health
Overview
Artisan needed at the ZF Mgcawu District Office to provide technical design, maintenance and repair services across building, mechanical or printing trades.
Requirements
- Grade 12/Senior Certificate.
- A valid Driver's License.
- The incumbent must be in possession of a prescribed level of qualification as determined by the relevant trade and meet the relevant statutory requirements by successful completion of a recognised trade test.
- Appropriate trade test certificate in the following identified fields; building environment, mechanical environment, printing environment, electrical environment, electrical environment, industrial environment and textile environment.
- Competencies Technical - Technical analysis knowledge, computer aided technical applications, knowledge of legal compliance, technical report writing, production, process knowledge and skills.
- Competencies Generic - problem solving and analysis, decision making, team work, analytical skills, creativity, self-management, customer focus and responsiveness, communication, computer skills, planning and organizing.
Duties
- To render technical design, production, operation and maintenance services.
- Inspect equipment and/or facilities for technical faults.
- Repair equipment and facilities according to standards.
- Test repair equipment and/or facilities against specifications.
- Service equipment and/or facilities against specifications.
- Service equipment and/or facilities according to schedule.
- Quality assure serviced and maintained equipment .and/or facilities.
- Perform administrative and related functions.
- Compile and submit reports.
- Provide inputs to the operational plan.
- Keep and maintain job record/register.
- Supervise and mentor staff.
- Maintain expertise - continuous individual development to keep up with new technologies and procedures.
How to apply
Applications must be e-mailed to nchealthhr-zfm@ncpg.gov.za or be hand delivered to 110 Schroder Street, ZF Mgcawu District Office (Old Gordonia Hospital), Upington or couriered via postal services to 110 Schroder Street (Old Gordonia Hospital) Private Bag X5900, Upington, 8801.
Enquiries: Mr. F. van Neel Tel No: (054) 337 0600
Notes
All applicants must complete an application register when an application is hand delivered. Applications must be submitted on the new prescribed application form Z83 obtainable from any Public Service Department or any Public Service Administration website. The fully completed and signed Z83 should be accompanied by a detailed/comprehensive Curriculum Vitae, indicating positions held, dates and key performance responsibilities. Only short-listed candidates will be required to submit certified copies of their qualifications and relevant documents on or before the day of the interview proceedings following communication from the Human Resource Management Recruitment and Selection Unit. Failure to submit the requested documents or information will result in your application not being considered. The employment decision shall be informed by the Employment Equity Plan of the Department. It is the Department’s intention to promote equity (race, gender and disability) through the filling of this post(s) with a candidate whose transfer/promotion / appointment will promote representivity in line with the numerical targets as contained in our Employment Equity Plan. If you have not been contacted within eight (8) weeks after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, qualification verification and employment verification). Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. All shortlisted candidates, including SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One must be a practical exercise, and the other must be an Integrity (Ethical Conduct) Assessment. Selection panels shall score both technical exercises as an additional criterion in the interview process. The Department reserves the right not to make any appointment(s) to the above post. The successful candidate will be expected to sign a performance agreement. The Department of Health is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. The request for certified documents will be limited to shortlisted candidates. The Human Resource Administration of the Department will inform shortlisted candidate for a post to submit certified documents on or before the day of the interview. Should an applicant wish to apply for more than one post, separate applications must be submitted for all posts. OTHER POSTS
Post 36/299, sourced from the DPSA Circular 36 of 2026. Apply directly to Department of Health by 23 October 2026, quoting reference NCDOH 91/2026. This is an unofficial index; the advert in the circular is authoritative.
- Location
- ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape
- Salary
- R253 341 – R345 342 p/a
- Closing date
- 23 October 2026
- Reference
- NCDOH 91/2026
Apply directly to the department, by the closing date, quoting the reference.