Mechanical Engineer (Production) Grade A: Maintenance

Requirements

• Senior Certificate / Grade 12 plus (NQF Level 7) in Engineering as recognized by SAQA.
• A minimum (3) years’ experience post qualification.
• Current registration with Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as a Professional Engineer:
• Mechanical Engineer (2026).
• A valid driver’s licence.
• Computer literacy.
• Knowledge:
• PFMA / Treasury Regulations / Practice Notes / Instructions / Circulars.
• Provincial / Departmental Supply Chain Management Policies.
• National Building Standards Act of 1977 and Regulations.
• Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1993 and Regulations.
• Government Immovable Asset Management Act of 2007.
• Health Act and Regulations.
• Engineering Profession Act of 2000.

Duties

• Provide inputs to technical and functional norms and standards from an engineering perspective to be issued in terms of the Provincial Health Facilities Guidelines.
• Monitor that infrastructure projects implemented by Implementing Agent[s] comply with approved engineering functional and technical norms and standards and that the planning and design are according to sound engineering principles and code of practice.
• Monitor that planning and design completed through insourced engineering services is done according to sound engineering principles and according to norms and standards and code of practice.
• Update functional and technical norms and standards updated based on learning generated through Post Project and Post Occupancy Evaluation [POE] exercises.
• Maintain mechanical engineering norms & standards.
• Prepare reports stating the advisability, desirability, impact and legality of proposals for innovative service delivery mechanisms.
• Undertake feasibility studies and prepare reports detailing service impact, financial impact, infrastructure impact, constraints, alternatives and attainability.
• Develop cost effective solutions according to standards.
• Prepare reports on mechanical engineering investigations.
• Determine mechanical engineering proposals and design work for solutions, where necessary.
• Prepare reports on effectiveness of corrective measures.
• Provide mechanical engineering inputs to implement projects successfully.
• Provide mechanical engineering professional and technical advice in the form of verbal and written advice, reports, calculations, specifications and drawings.

How to apply

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Notes from the department

• N.B.
• Applicants are advised to apply as early as possible to avoid disappointments.
• Applicants are not required to submit copies of qualifications and other relevant documents on application but must submit the Z83 and a detailed Curriculum Vitae.
• In order to alleviate the administration burden on HR Sections as well as considering the cost for applicants, Departments are encouraged to request certified copies of qualifications and other relevant documents from shortlisted candidates only which may be submitted to HR on or before the day of the interview following communication from the relevant HR section of the Department.
• All posts, health/engineering posts that are advertised within the Department professional registration will be required from various statutory councils for shortlisted candidates.
• A complete set of application documents should be submitted separately for every post that you wish to apply for.
• Please ensure that you clearly state the full post description and the relevant Post Reference Number on your application.
• No fax applications will be considered.
• Applicants must ensure that they fully complete and sign form Z83, even if they are attaching a CV.
• Incomplete and/or unsigned applications will not be considered.
• If you are currently in service, please indicate your PERSAL number at the top of form Z83.
• Due to ongoing internal processes, the Department reserves the right to withdraw any post at any time.
• The Department reserves the right to verify the qualifications of every recommended candidate prior to the issuing of an offer of appointment.
• All short-listed candidates will be subject to a vetting process prior to appointment.
• If no response is received from the Mpumalanga Department of Health within 90 days after the closing date of the advertisement, applicants must assume that their application was not successful.
• Please quote the Correct references when applying and where possible the station / centre where the post is. www.mpuhealth.gov.za Only Online Applications will be accepted.
• NB:
• Candidates who are not contacted within 90 days after the closing date must consider their applications as having been unsuccessful.
• Please note the department reserves the right to amend / review / withdraw the advertised posts if by so doing, the best interest of the department will be well served.
• (People with disabilities are also requested to apply and indicate such in their applications).
• All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments.
• One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment.