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Asset Verification

Annual verification  

• Hand out of verification lists 
• Receive verification lists
• Keep tabs of the verification list register 
• Highlight impaired assets to the relevant reporting manager for impairment
• Assist responsible persons with queries regarding their asset lists

Rolling verification

• Ensure that each list is reviewed and physically verified at least once a year
• Review and correct sub-accounts where applicable
• Ensure each asset is properly tagged.
• Prepare for and assist Internal and External audit with all physical verification requests

Asset Register Maintenance

• Process transfer of assets between sub-accounts
• Process transfer of assets between responsible person.
• Update the location, room and/or serial numbers of assets if required to.
• Filing of supporting documentation for changes to the asset register in a logical and neat fashion.
• Deal with all queries from Internal & External audit related to supporting documentation for all changes to the asset register.

Asset Write Off

• Administration of the write-off process, including:
• Assist the responsible person with completing the relevant form.
• Providing all financial information required for the form completion. 
• Verify the impaired asset where relevant.
• Process the write-off transaction accurately once authorized.
• Filing of supporting documentation for changes to the asset register in a logical and neat fashion.

Repairs and Maintenance Schedules

• Compile the monthly repairs and maintenance schedule for all repair and maintenance and small capital accounts by the 15th calendar day of the month. Schedules should be signed off and submitted for review to the senior Financial Manager.
• Conduct initial enquiries into transactions that may meet the policy requirement for capitalization and document results on the schedule.
• Assist in Senior Financial Advisor in any further enquiries to establish the correct accounting treatment of repair and maintenance or small capital items.

Annual Assessment Of The Remaining Useful Life And Residual Values Of Fixed Assets

• Assist the relevant reporting manager with enquiries to responsible people.
• Doing research with regards to the residual values of vehicles under the supervision of the relevant reporting manager.

Quarterly Capitalisation Of Assets

• Obtaining all information required for capitalization (responsible person, location, room and serial number) within the timeframe required by Necsa for non-componentized assets.
• Assist the relevant reporting manager with enquiries about assets to be componentized where required.
• Ensure that all new assets are appropriately marked with an asset number.

Capturing Of Stock Issues

• Collect store/stock issues from relevant SCM staff.
• Capture all stock issues into the financial system in inventory module.
• Assist will all queries on stock issues captured Assist in preparing stock count lists as and when required.

Qualifications and Experience:

Academic

• Gr 12 with subjects: Accounting and Mathematics.
• National Diploma in Financial Accounting or equivalent will be an added advantage.

Minimum experience required

• 3 years in an accounting environment of which one year in fixed assets and inventory.

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Key Performance Areas:

Adherence to calibration/ maintenance plans

• Develop and coordinate Schedule Maintenance and Calibration actions for each year.
• Ensure that plans are adhered to by completing tasks on time and hand over facilities to labs on time.
• Respond to logged calls by supported labs within 48 hours.
• Execute proactive procurement to ensure that all required spares are available on time.

Product and Service Development 

• Participate in research and development as well as implementation of the new laboratories, instrumentation, equipment, machinery, monitors and utilities when required.
• Perform activities stipulated in the project schedule for the implementation of new products and services.

Comply with protocols of the laboratory

• Update the Section head or team leader weekly in terms of status of work performed (maintenance or calibrations as per plan) including status of equipment or instruments downtime.
• Participate in the implementation and maintenance of a proper lab asset management system that adheres to the international best practice such as ISO 55001.
• Establish good relationships with suppliers to obtain quotes on time, follow up quotes and orders regularly and adhere to SCM procedures.

Adhere to internal laboratory requirements 

• Perform and document maintenance/ calibrations actions in compliance to all applicable instructions and procedures by adhering to the requirements of the quality system and OEM in the laboratory such as QM, Procedures and SANAS requirements.
• Ensure adherence to Health & Safety aspects.  Ensure that safety and housekeeping are maintained to the required standard as required and fulfil the role of BBS observer and perform observations as contracted.
• Assist section head with the review or updating information for development and implementation of calibration methods and spreadsheets on the new digital/analog monitors when requested.
• Adhere to actions identified to close out NCR’s.
• Develop and manage an equipment / asset register to demonstrate the age of all equipment and their replacement plan especially for the labs responsible.

Assist the laboratory to maintain a robust and efficient by acquiring more knowledge through continuous development.

• Adhere to the individual training matrix/plans to ensure that new knowledge is acquired.
• Attend identified courses to increase knowledge required in the laboratory.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• Diploma/ Degree: Electrical Engineering or Analytical Instrumentation, or Industrial Physics or equivalent.
• 5-10 or more years’ experience in development, manufacturing, maintenance and repair preferably on analytical instruments.
• 4 years practical experience of Microsoft Excel and MS Word.
• Trained in SANAS ISO/IEC 17025 Systems.
• Registered Radiation & Chemical Worker.

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Key Performance Areas:

Financial recovery and Sustainability 

• Apply scientifically accredited and acceptable process steps to interpret data and provide technical solutions that are of exceptional quality and cost-effective.
• Perform analysis of ad-hoc samples for which validated methods do not exist by using acceptable laboratory practices to provide solutions to new challenges.
• Report back accurately and clearly on assigned tasks within project framework.

Technology Development and Improvement

• Develop and validate methods and systems, in accordance with relevant standards to implement new applications to improve lab capabilities.
• Assist with funding proposals to ensure that appropriate actions (such as purchase of new instrumentation and hiring of staff) are implemented.
• Collaborate with support functionaries to diagnose and find solutions to technical problems.

Marketing

• Develop factsheets to promote products and services for NLS.
• Participate in the scientific panel, working groups and scientific conferences at a national level in order to promote LS capabilities to the market.

Product development

• Produce technical reports on projects or activities carried out.
• Contribute to product development activities assigned to the incumbent.
• Undertake product concept development activities assigned to the incumbent.

OHS, QMS and Regulatory Compliance

• Attest to the performance of methods and instruments by using annually condensed reports on quality control data to ensure the improvement of quality control measures and analytical results.
• Support the laboratory quality system (e.g. ISO/IEC 17025) accreditation and maintenance in accordance with activities allocated in terms of NLS Quality Resource Plan.
• Participate in BBS activities.
• Develop and revise procedures and protocols in line with national and international RC guidelines.
• Lead investigations of technical non-conformances for applicable management systems to the lab.

Human Capital Development

• Provide training on the theory and practical/experiments of techniques and methods in the areas of operation to ensure continued competence of technical personnel.
• Provide training and practical assistance to lab technicians/analysts in basic lab practices, routine analysis and newly developed methods.
• Prepare and supervise procedures for lab analysis, data handling and reduction, and the use of validated analytical methods.
• Acquire and retain professional certification up-to-date and valid on an annual basis.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• BSc Honours Degree in Chemistry, Microbiology or Equivalent.
• MSc will be an added advantage.
• 3-4 years or more years’ experience in lab operations.
• 3-4 years’ practical experience of Microsoft Excel, MS Word, Power Point, Share Point, and LIMS.
• Certificate in SANAS ISO/IEC 17025 Systems and ISO 9001.
• Be legible to be registered as Radiation & Chemical Worker.
• Professional Certification in Natural Sciences or legible for certification.

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Key Performance Areas:

• Liaise with all managerial / supervisory staff to implement and maintain a master schedule of Vaalputs activities.
• Advise the Manager: Vaalputs where schedules / scheduled activities fall behind.
• Make appropriate adjustments where target dates for scheduled activities cannot be met.
• Ensure security inspection schedule is implemented.
• Plan ad-hoc facility maintenance and shutdown activities.
• Maintain an overhead schedule for daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual tasks.
• Maintain an overhead schedule for addressing non-conformances and related action plans.
• Liaise with facility supervisors to set target dates for scheduled activities.
• Assist facility management and supervisors with planning and scheduling of activities.
• Plan preventive maintenance using the MP2 preventive maintenance scheduling system.
• Issue job cards for scheduled and un-scheduled preventive maintenance activities.
• Ensure that planned maintenance activities are performed in accordance with job cards and report deviations to the Manager: Vaalputs.
• Plan and schedule maintenance of auxiliaries (portable radios, vehicle fleet, fuel supplies, etc.)
• Plan and schedule maintenance of fleet vehicles and servicing of all mobile equipment and report deviations.
• Plan and schedule activities by means of planning meetings and progress reporting.
• Chairman of the weekly planning meeting.
• Oversee implementation of action plans addressing audit findings, observations and management walkthrough observations.
• Oversee implementation of all schedules.
• Oversee implementation of routine inspection schedules (firefighting equipment, hand tools, emergency alarm system, security control system, safety inspections, etc.)
• Oversee schedule for routine radiological and environmental monitoring programs.
• Oversee reporting and close out of safety inspections findings.
• Alert the Manager: Vaalputs where scheduled target dates will not be met.
• Compile monthly report on status of scheduled activities.
• Maintain a schedule of routine reports (monthly, quarterly, annual, etc.) and ensure they are written and submitted in time.
• Oversee implementation of routine inspection schedules (firefighting equipment, hand tools, emergency alarm system, security control system, safety inspections, etc.)
• Oversee schedule for routine radiological and environmental monitoring programs.
• Oversee reporting and close out of safety inspections findings.
• Alert the Manager: Vaalputs where scheduled target dates will not be met.
• Compile monthly report on status of scheduled activities.
• Maintain a schedule of routine reports (monthly, quarterly, annual, etc.) and ensure they are written and submitted in time.
• Plan and schedule training for Vaalputs staff:
• Implement and maintain a training register.
• Ensure that statutory and SHEQ appointments are up to date.
• Implement and maintain a register of appointments.
• Schedule skill development as per career path development matrix.
• Plan/schedule safety talks
• Raise early warnings where scheduled activities will not be met or have not been done.
• Oversee adherence to all schedules.
• Input with regard to budget.
• Emergency team member.
• Schedule and participate in SHEQ, Nuclear License and other statutory audits.
• Plan logistics behind Vaalputs visits to Pelindaba (annual medicals, etc.)
• Plan logistics and occupation of domestic facilities at Garing.
• Perform BBS observations.
• Do job observations and identify and address any gaps / improvements.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience:

• BA in Health and Social Sciences (NQF level 7) OR Post Graduate Diploma: Public relations / Public Administration (NQF level 7) or equivalent.
• 2-3 years’ experience in planning.
• Valid EB driver’s license.