Artisan: Painting (REF: COM 310)

Closing Date: 23 January 2026
Salary: R 267 989.35 per annum (Post Level T9 of a Grade 4 Municipality)

Requirements:

• Grade 10.
• Trade Test Artisan Certificate in Painting.
• A Valid Code EB Driver's License.
• 2 years of relevant experience.
• Must be fit and healthy to carry out duties.
• Good eyesight, hearing, and speech ability.
• Must be able to function effectively in difficult working conditions.
• Must be mentally fit and able to do the work.
• Work overtime and render standby duty if necessary or required.
• Required to work overtime and/or outside normal working hours during emergencies and planned overtime.
• Must perform duties in the whole municipal area.
• Fluent in 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:

• Do painting work on municipal rental stock and buildings.
• Compile lists of materials needed to provide the required service in the specified field.
• Make sure that tools, materials, and equipment are used properly and operate well.
• Ensure that tasks are done efficiently and timeously.
• Ensure that operational specifications and standards are met by inspection of works prior to commissioning and communicating with the immediate supervisor with regard to tests, adjustments, and functionality of work to be carried out.
• Ensure the safety of the incumbent as well as others who may come into contact with the work being carried out.
• Leave the work site clean and safe.
• Report IOD if necessary - or occurred.
• Consulting with vehicle users who use it is a key part of their daily job duties.
• Conducting pre-driving inspections before vehicles leave the site.
• To minimize the risks to those involved in loading and unloading.
• Reduce vehicle incidents in order to ensure that safety rules and regulations are adhered to.
• Ensure preventative maintenance in order to perform daily safety checks by drivers, as well as regular maintenance inspections.
• Completing the logbook.
• Ensure that daily vehicle checks are signed off at the start of each day.
• Transfers equipment and personnel from one project to another if necessary.
• Checking levels of oil, water, and tyres.
• Report breakages to the Superintendent of Housing.
• Ensuring that the vehicle has been filled with diesel or petrol and is ready to be utilized for operational use.
• Oversee general maintenance of the vehicle.