Technician at Durban University of Technology

Additional Recommendations:

• Experience in Soil, Concrete, and Structure laboratories.
• Honours degree in Civil Engineering.
• Good communication, effective people management skills, and adherence to workplace etiquette.
• Strong interpersonal skills in managing students of diversity and working with a diverse pool of staff.
• A strong passion for technical investigations, troubleshooting, repairs, and laboratory development.
• Aptitude to learn engineering application software and engage in professional development activities.
• Good track record or relevant experience and desire to advance technical development in the Department.

Summary of Duties:

• The successful candidate would be required to serve at all levels in the qualifications offered in the Department in the designated capacity.
•  Engaging in preparing soil and concrete samples for thorough analysis in a laboratory’s controlled environment.
• Compiling reports detailing the outcomes of tests and procedures conducted during the sampling and analysis process.
• Serve both undergrad and post-graduate students, and was actively involved in supporting both Research and Entrepreneurial activities in the Department.
• Assist with administrative duties such as venue set-up for seminars, lectures, and practicals and actively involved in the development of our laboratories, with state-of-the-art facilities, and carry out other duties as prescribed by the Head of Department or Representative.
• Serves under the guidance of the Senior Technician or assigned supervisor to discharge assigned duties including providing oversight of the assigned laboratory facilities in the Department.
• Ensures laboratories under management control, are maintained in fully functional state and safe working condition to facilitate a disciplined and efficient execution of students' practicals and projects.
• Assists academic staff in regularly assessing student's performance through practical assessment.
• Provide resources and technical support to students for their practicals and projects.
• Serve as Invigilator for examinations and Tests under the Chief Invigilator.
• Carry our maintenance of laboratory equipment, including repair and changing of components.
• Maintain an Inventory of all laboratory equipment and control the issuing of equipment and consumable stock usage, while updating stock registry of consumables and equipment.
• Undertake fault-finding and troubleshooting tasks on Departmental hardware facilities and software tools.
• Monitor consumable and equipment stock and coordinate the purchase of consumable and capital items,
•  Other such duties as may be assigned by the Senior Technician, Head of Department, or Representative as delegate
• Any other duties as assigned to by the line manager or representative as delegated.