Superintendent: Solid Waste at Langeberg Municipality

Qualifications/ Experience:

• Relevant tertiary qualification preferable a Nat Dipl or B Tech in Environmental Health
• Computer literacy: MS Office, 2-5 years relevant experience;
• Code B driving licence

Key Performance Areas:

• Direct responsible for planning and management of solid waste;
• Manage vehicle fleet, dumping site and transfer station;
• Responsible for Waste Management inside municipal area;
• Manage, motivate staff and apply disciplinary code;
• Respond to complaints from public with regards to cleansing & waste;
• Undertake administrative functions including statistics, staff records and report writing;
• Responsible for environmental hygiene and neatness;
• Responsible for air pollution.

Competencies:

Professional -

• Problem Solving; The ability to gather information, analyse issues and deal with complexity and ambiguity.
• Shows long- term thinking, follows through in a logical manner, aware of consequences and implications. Is able to see the ‘Bigger Picture’;
• Planning and Organising; The ability to plan and organise the work unit using goal setting, objectives, targets, creating work schedules and work plans with associated resources and budgets, according to the municipality`s procedures to achieve the tasks, functions, results of the work unit;
• Organisational Awareness; Drives equitable service delivery taking into account how political and service issues, program, policies and decisions impact public interest / concerns;
• Discipline Specific Skills; Having achieved a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill or knowledge in position related areas; keeping up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise;
• People Management; Manages and encourages people, optimises their outputs and effectively manages relationships in order to achieve municipal goals;
• Task Management; Plans, manages, monitors and evaluates specific activities in order to deliver the desired outputs and outcomes ;
• Work Place Safety; The ability to assess the needs of employees and linking that to the municipality’s policies on health, safety and wellness;
• Budgeting; Maximises the municipalities’ business sense and displays a sound business understanding in applying the most effective management practices to achieve municipality and department financing goals and objectives;
• Interpersonal Relationships; The ability to establish and maintain productive relationships with people within and outside of the Municipality;
• Communication; The capacity to listen attentively, grasp issues, present information in a clear manner and respond appropriately to verbal and written communication of others;
• Service Delivery Orientation; The ability to explore and implement new ways of delivering services that contribute to the improvement of municipal processes in order to achieve municipal goals;
• Action and outcome;
• Orientation; The display of high work ethic in setting and achieving challenging goals, meeting deadlines and keeping promises. It manifests itself in one’s ability to stay focused on tasks, to be energetic, persistent and reliable;
• Resilience; The ability to respond constructively to pressure / stress situations and the ability to persist with goals despite obstacles and setbacks;
• Ethics and Accountability; The ability to innovate and challenge the status quo and the ability to cope with change driven by others;
• Direction Setting; The ability to motivate and inspire others to voluntarily give off their best in working towards a common vision or goal.
• Impact and Influence; The ability to inspire a positive attitude in others and be able to influence others effectively;
• Coaching and Mentoring; The ability to assess skills, performance, and potential of subordinates and to encourage their development with the view of optimising their talent and potential;
• Team Orientation; The capacity to promote a cooperative climate, understand group dynamics and apply appropriate facilitation techniques in working with others to achieve a shared goal.