Supervisor Driver – Solid Waste and Cleansing (REF: TEC 119) at Witzenberg Municipality

Requirements:

• Grade 10 (Proof must be attached from the relevant school or Institution).
• A Valid Code EC1 with PrDP.
• 3 -5 years of relevant experience.
• Basic Computer Literacy Certificate.
• Good supervision, human relations, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Sound mathematical and technical skills and ability to give attention to detail.
• High level of responsibility and ability to work under pressure and handle conflict.
• Sight, hearing, and speech ability, and must be physically fit and healthy.
• Must work overtime as and when required.
• Required to work in all weather conditions.
• Required to work overtime and/or outside normal working hours during emergencies and planned overtime.
• Must perform duties in the whole municipal area.
• Fluent in 2 of the 3 languages spoken in the Western Cape: Afrikaans, English, or IsiXhosa.
• Please note: A performance agreement also applies to this position, whereby the employer reserves the right to institute a performance management program.

Duties:

• Conduct planning exercises with the immediate superior to discuss daily schedules.
• Coordinate garden and domestic refuse removal duties.
• Instruct subordinate personnel to perform specific duties concerning the instructions received
• Ensure that all the materials required are available and at hand on the vehicle
• Give instructions to subordinate staff on the task at hand and ensure that instructions are followed
• Assist subordinates when there is uncertainty on how to solve problems
• See to it that all Health and Safety requirements are met by subordinate staff
• Conduct pre-trip inspections on the vehicle daily and report any faults to the immediate superior
• Ensure that all items, including tools and equipment, are safely locked away in the built-in toolbox on the vehicle
• Ensure that the vehicle is always in good condition and that services are kept up to date
• Extensive interaction with co-workers regarding obtaining and relaying information
• Interact with internal departments as well as members of the public on complaints and service-related problems
• Receive instructions from the immediate Superior regarding service-related problems
• Responsible for submitting statistical reports on daily activities, which include scheduled work carried out, details of complaints attended to; Exact actions carried out to rectify the problem; General functional feedback and keeping all skip loading and offloading on records.
• Ensured that all safety requirements were met during the execution of duties
• Provide training to subordinates in the interpretation of safety requirements and the implementation thereof
• Ensure that the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act have been met and are exercised in the execution of duties.

Deadline:13th March,2026