OHS Inspector x2 - Department of Employment & Labour

SALARY: R321 543 per annum

Labour Centre: Jane Furse-Ref No: HR4/4/6/112 (1X post)

Labour Centre: Phalaborwa-Ref No: HR4/4/6/113 (1X post)

DUTIES:

• To plan and independently conduct inspections with the aim of ensuring compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 85 of 1993, Regulations and incorporated Standards.
• To confirm registration with the Unemployment Insurance Act and the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act.
• Plan, investigate and finalize independently incidents and complaints reported pertaining to the OHS Act and the relevant regulations and enforce as and when necessary, appear in Court as State witness.
• Plan and conduct allocated proactive inspections as per schedule to monitor compliance with the relevant labour legislation including compiling and consolidating reports emanating from such inspections.
• Plan and Conduct advocacy campaigns on all labour legislations independently, analyse the impact thereof and consolidate and compile reports.
• Contribute at a higher level to planning, drafting and maintenance of regional inspection plans and reports including the execution of analysis and compilation of consolidated statistical reports on regional and allocated cases. 

REQUIREMENTS:

• Senior Certificate plus a three-year recognized qualification in the relevant field i.e. Mechanical Engineering; Mechatronics Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Chemical Engineering; Chemistry; Construction; Occupational Hygiene or Environmental Health.
• Registration with the relevant, recognized professional body is an advantage but not compulsory and a valid driver’s license

KNOWLEDGE:

• Departmental policies and procedures, Occupational Health and Safety Act as amended, Regulations (21), South African National Standards (Codes_ - incorporated Codes become regulations, Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act,
• Unemployment Insurance Act SKILLS: Planning and Organizing, Communication skills, Computer literacy, Facilitation skills, Interpersonal skills, Conflict handling skills, Negotiations skills,
• Problem-solving skills, Interviewing skills, Presentation skills, Innovation skills, Analytical skills, Verbal and written communication skills

ENQUIRIES: Mr M Makgobola Tel 015 290 1664

FOR ATTENTION: Sub-directorate: Human Resources Management, Limpopo

NOTE/ Instruction:

Applications quoting the relevant reference number must be submitted on the new form Z83, obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.gov.za/documents. Received applications using the incorrect application for employment (old Z83) will not be considered. Each application for employment form must be fully completed, duly signed and initialled by the applicant.

Failure to fully complete, initial and sign this form may lead to disqualification of the application during the selection process. ONLY a fully completed, initialled and signed new form Z83 (Section A, B, C and D compulsory and (Section E, F and G ignore if CV attached) and recently updated comprehensive CV (with detailed previous experience) is required.

Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of qualifications and other related documents on or before the day of the interview following the communication from Human Resources and such qualification(s) and another related document (s) will be in line with the requirements of the advert. The foreign qualification must be accompanied by an evaluation report issued by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) (only when shortlisted).

Applicants who do not comply with the above-mentioned instruction/ requirements, as well as applications received late will not be considered. The Department does not accept applications via email or fax. Failure to submit all the requested documents will result in the application not being considered.

Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. 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, citizenship, credit record checks, qualification verification and employment verification). The Department reserves the right not to make any appointment(s) to the above post.

A pre-entry certificate obtained from the National School of Government (NSG) is required for all SMS applicants. The course is available at the NSG under the name Certificate for entry into SMS and the full details can be obtained by following the below link:https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entryprogramme/.

All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to a technical competency exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which be communicated by the Department. Following the interview and technical exercise, the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS competency assessment tools. The successful candidate will be expected to sign an Internship performance agreement.