Technical Assistant - Durban at PPECB

Job Description

• The Statutory Operations Division has a vacancy for a permanent Technical Assistant to be appointed in Durban.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Providing support to internal clients
• Primary function is to extract grain samples from rails trucks, road trucks and lorries with a double barrel probe.
• Extract grain & grain product samples from bags with a hand probe.
• Ensuring adherence to internal business processes, procedures and policies
• Assist with general tasks when insects are found to assist the Assessor in sieving for insects.
• To assist the Assessor in drawing samples from loading grain products.
• The carrying of samples from trucks and lorries to the inspection room for analysis
• Assist the Assessor with the inspection of grain products.
• Any other ad hoc functions under supervision of the Assessor to assist him/her with their duties.
• Assist wit calibrations: - place probes into fruit during COT shipments.
• See that the inspection room and other rooms which were used and apparatus are cleaned after inspections.

Job Requirements

• A Grade 12 certificate or equivalent qualification
• A minimum of 5 years relevant experience in the PPECB as a Technical Assistant on the Grain sector
• Certificates in computer training would be advantageous
• Proven track record of taking ownership enabled by responsible and accountable behavior
• A valid code 08 drivers licence and a car would be advantageous