Maintenance Clerk: Operations at SARAO - South African Radio Astronomy Observatory

• To provide clerical support to maintenance function administration and data, to furnish administrative back-up for maintenance management and scheduling, to assist with procurement processes and to acquire approved publications for the on-site library. To provide clerical support to maintenance function administration and data, to furnish administrative back-up for maintenance management and scheduling, to assist with procurement processes and to acquire approved publications for the on-site library.

Key Responsibilities:

• Full and accurate task-by-task details to do the job
• All materials / parts are ordered to agreed delivery requirements
• WO is correctly prepared and fully specified whilst complying with SHEQ requisites
• Engineering and financial reports
• Identify system issues and reports.
• Set up physical organisation and cataloguing of physical publications and related resources
• Perform modifications analysis onto existing system.
• Record keeping of equipment failures, Inspections, available spares and service records.
• General clerical duties, e.g. taking notes during morning and operations meetings (e.g. internal and external audits and notes for department)
• Recording of work done by SARAO for SKAO

Key Requirements:
Qualification:

• Grade:12 or higher (Technical, Administration, Data Processing)
• Computer Literacy

Experience:

• 2-year working experience in Administration
• Planning, scheduling and administrative experience
• Experience in Log keeping systems

Knowledge:

• Maintenance practices and procedures
• Materials Controls
• Computerised maintenance management system exposure
• Understanding of work order and job card systems

Deadline:10th March,2026