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Industrial Technician General Engineering Production (Electronics)
Closes Monday 9 November 2026 at 17:00
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Industrial technician who repairs, tests and calibrates electronic hospital equipment at Groote Schuur Hospital. Suits people with an electrical or electronics National Diploma and hospital equipment
- Main duties: maintain and repair electronic hospital equipment, test equipment for safety, and calibrate medical equipment.
- Also write reports and specifications, keep department records, and answer everyday queries from hospital staff and private sector employees.
- Must have a National Diploma in Electrical, Electronics or Clinical Engineering (T, N or S Stream), or be registered as an Engineering Technician under the Engineering Professions of South Africa Act.
- Must have appropriate experience repairing and maintaining medical and related hospital equipment, and be able to fault-find down to component level.
- Based at Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory. Enquiries: Mr. B Williams, Tel (021) 404-4023. No payment is required to apply. The text does not give a closing date.
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Requirements
- Minimum educational qualification:
- National Diploma in Electrical, Electronics or Clinical Engineering (T, N or S Stream) or registration as an Engineering Technician in terms of the Engineering Professions of South Africa Act, (Act 46 of 2000).
- Experience:
- Appropriate experience in the repair and maintenance of medical and related hospital equipment.
- Inherent requirements of the job:
- Ability to work with hand tools and electronic test equipment.
- Competencies (knowledge/skills):
- Knowledge of medical equipment.
- Ability to fault-find and repair electronic hospital equipment down to component level.
- Knowledge of health and safety requirements within a technical environment.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Computer literacy.
- Ability to resolve technical problems with accuracy.
- Knowledge of and ability to use of various tools (hand and power), including dedicated test equipment to carry out functions.
Duties
- Carry out maintenance and repairs of electronic hospital equipment.
- Perform acceptance and safety testing on equipment.
- Calibrate medical equipment.
- General administration duties as required by Clinical Engineering, write reports, specifications and keep records of departmental activities.
- Inter-act with hospital staff and private sector employees with regards to services and repairs.
- Handle general, everyday departmental queries.
How to apply
Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).
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Enquiries
Mr. B Williams Tel No: (021) 404-4023
Notes from the department
No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post.
As printed in Circular 38 of 2026 · page 448 · open the PDF (opens in new tab)
POST 38/602: INDUSTRIAL TECHNICIAN GENERAL ENGINEERING PRODUCTION (ELECTRONICS) SALARY: R338 106 per annum CENTRE: Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory REQUIREMENTS: Minimum educational qualification: National Diploma in Electrical, Electronics or Clinical Engineering (T, N or S Stream) or registration as an Engineering Technician in terms of the Engineering Professions of South Africa Act, (Act 46 of 2000). Experience: Appropriate experience in the repair and maintenance of medical and related hospital equipment. Inherent requirements of the job: Ability to work with hand tools and electronic test equipment. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Knowledge of medical equipment. Ability to fault-find and repair electronic hospital equipment down to component level. Knowledge of health and safety requirements within a technical environment. Good verbal and written communication skills. Computer literacy. Ability to resolve technical problems with accuracy. Knowledge of and ability to use of various tools (hand and power), including dedicated test equipment to carry out functions. DUTIES: Carry out maintenance and repairs of electronic hospital equipment. Perform acceptance and safety testing on equipment. Calibrate medical equipment. General administration duties as required by Clinical Engineering, write reports, specifications and keep records of departmental activities. Inter-act with hospital staff and private sector employees with regards to services and repairs. Handle general, everyday departmental queries. ENQUIRIES: Mr. B Williams Tel No: (021) 404-4023 NOTE: No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post.