Plumber at Tsebo Solution

• Tsebo Facilities Solutions is looking for a Plumber to provide skilled plumbing maintenance and technical support through planned, preventative, reactive, and emergency work on water supply, sanitary, drainage, and sewer systems. The role is responsible for diagnosing faults, repairing and replacing plumbing components, supporting statutory compliance and water-efficiency initiatives, maintaining accurate maintenance records, and ensuring all work is completed safely and in accordance with applicable standards.

Duties & Responsibilities    
Reactive Plumbing Maintenance

• Attend to leaks, blocked drains, faulty sanitary fittings, water-supply failures, and other plumbing-related callouts within agreed service levels.
• Diagnose root causes before undertaking repairs.
• Safely isolate affected systems where required.
• Repair or replace authorised plumbing components, including pipework, valves, taps, toilets, basins, traps, and fittings.
• Test repairs for correct pressure, flow, operation, and leakage before completion.

Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM)

• Conduct scheduled inspections and preventative maintenance on plumbing systems and fixtures.
• Identify corrosion, leaks, pressure irregularities, poor seals, and developing defects.
• Recommend replacement or corrective maintenance before system failure occurs.
• Record condition assessment findings accurately.

Drainage and Sewer Systems

• Clear drainage and sewer blockages using approved methods and equipment.
• Investigate recurring blockages and identify underlying causes.
• Recommend specialist investigations such as CCTV inspections where appropriate.
• Escalate recurring or major drainage failures requiring project intervention.

Water Loss and Efficiency Management

• Respond promptly to water leaks to minimise property damage and water loss.
• Assist with water consumption investigations and meter-related queries.
• Identify abnormal water usage patterns.
• Recommend practical water-saving initiatives and replacement of repeatedly failing components.

Installations, Alterations and Quality Assurance

• Perform minor plumbing installations and alterations within authorised scope.
• Ensure workmanship meets applicable plumbing standards and regulations.
• Use appropriate materials, fittings, supports, and sealing methods.
• Escalate major works requiring specialist certification or technical approval.
• Reinstate and clean work areas following completion.

Work Orders and Technical Documentation

• Complete job cards and work orders accurately.
• Record faults, root causes, repairs completed, materials used, and follow-up actions required.
• Maintain photographic records and test results where applicable.
• Support audit requirements through accurate record-keeping.

Tools, Equipment and Contractor Support

• Maintain tools and equipment in a safe and serviceable condition.
• Identify required materials and spares.
• Minimise material wastage and cost.
• Support and monitor specialist plumbing contractors when required.
• Report contractor quality concerns to management.

SHEQ and Safe Work Practices

• Apply all required isolation procedures and permit-to-work requirements.
• Use PPE and implement barricading and hazard controls where necessary.
• Manage hygiene, slip, and water-related safety risks.
• Work within trade competence limits.
• Escalate specialist or regulated systems work, including gas, fire, and backflow installations.

After-Hours Support

• Attend urgent after-hours plumbing and facilities maintenance emergencies.
• Coordinate specialist support where required.
• Follow site-specific escalation and emergency procedures.

General SHEQ, Governance and Company Responsibilities

• Comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, client requirements, and applicable company policies.
• Support ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 management system requirements.
• Report hazards, incidents, environmental events, service failures, and non-conformances immediately.
• Maintain accurate and audit-ready records.
• Protect confidential client and company information.
• Participate in audits, investigations, training programmes, emergency drills, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Perform any other reasonable duties consistent with the position.

Skills and Competencies    

• Water supply, drainage, sanitary, and sewer system maintenance.
• Leak detection and fault-finding.
• Pipework installation and repair.
• Valve, tap, toilet, basin, urinal, trap, and fitting maintenance.
• Pressure and flow troubleshooting.
• Basic pump and pressure-system understanding.
• Drain clearing and root-cause analysis.
• Reading technical drawings and specifications.
• Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) execution.
• Job card and maintenance management systems.
• OHS Act compliance and safe isolation procedures.
• Plumbing standards and building regulations.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 / Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent.
• Recognised Plumbing Trade Test / Red Seal qualification (strongly preferred and required where trade-regulated work is performed).
• PIRB registration advantageous where applicable.
• Valid driver's licence where travel is required.

Experience

• Minimum 3 years' plumbing maintenance and installation experience.
• Experience within commercial, industrial, healthcare, hospitality, or facilities management environments preferred.

Deadline:27th October,2026