Current Openings at SGS

Job Description

• Is responsible to manage and/or carry out and take responsibility of testing for all tests that the employee is deemed competent strictly in accordance to prescribed methods.
• Workshop: The Support Services Supervisor will be responsible for the Managing of activities in the workshop and cost control.
• The Support Services Supervisor will facilitate maintenance and maintaining laboratory and other equipment.
• The Support Services Supervisor will maintain control over the Budget for activities.
• The Support Services Supervisor will manage and organize workshop personnel to ensure productivity and quality of maintenance done.
• Resources: The Support Services supervisor will be in charge of cost control.
• Liaise with project managers.
• Cost proposals and orders for hiring equipment.
• Facilitate establishments and de-establishments of equipment on projects.
• Facilitate maintenances of equipment on projects.
• Manage fleet of vehicles: Usage control, maintenance, acquisitions.
• Review and source of resources where necessary by following the SGS internal procedure.
• Channel instructions to applicable reporting staff.
• Ensure that purchased equipment meets specification, before bringing into system. Equipment tick list to be used.
• Assist the Support Services Manager with the implementation and management of the quality system.
• Carry out corrective actions and training as necessary for reporting staff
• Arrange, monitor and repair maintenance of equipment.
• Support Services Supervisor repairs and maintenance on sites.

Qualifications

• Grade 12,
• Mechanical, Electrical or similar Electronic qualification or skills and experience sufficient to be recognized as a qualification through - Recognition of Prior Learning.
• Language: Proficiency in English and Afrikaans (Read, write, speak)
• Computer literacy in Word, Excel, Outlook
• Competency : Competent to do maintenance
• Knowledge of Health and Safety
• Supervisory Skills
• Microsoft Word and Excel Skills
• Must be willing to travel, overnights and work overtime as and when required

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Job Description

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Designing, implementing, customising and maintaining Agriculture specific GIS. Production of high quality GIS based reports to enhance and serve as a sales tool for the intellectual property of the business.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Desk-based data capture (digitising) to convert paper maps to GIS datasets
• Undertaking data analyses and data conversion
• Manipulating GIS data to create information products to meet specific needs of Soil Scientists and Agriculturist
• Accurate and high quality production of Soil Maps
• Accurate and high quality production of Chemical Maps
• Accurate and high quality production of Yield Maps
• Accurate and high quality production of Recommendation Maps
• Download, convert and upload GIS data available from internal and external sources to make it usable.
• Perform GIS data quality control, including reviewing data for completeness and accuracy, identifying and correcting errors or omissions in the data.
• Production of NDVI maps from near-infrared aerial or satellite images.
• Perform any other reasonable tasks timeously as assigned by direct line managers.

Specific Authorities

• Cease the use of any equipment that may be deemed to constitute a safety hazard or entry to hazardous environments without the necessary knowledge and protection, and take action to address the hazard.
• Cease to carry on with work that may affect the quality (integrity) of services and take action to address the issue.
• Initiate a formal improvement request when a deviation of the system occurs, possible improvements are identified or when nonconformity is identified.

Qualifications

Education

• Tertiary or equivalent qualification in Geography

Experience

• Extensive knowledge of ESRI ArcGIS software
• Extensive knowledge of MS Office software, particularly Excel and Outlook
• Knowledge of Cartography /Geography
• Knowledge of Google Earth Pro Software
• Knowledge of MS Windows file systems and cloud storage (Dropbox, Google Drive)

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Job Description

Reporting to the Laboratory Supervisor / Laboratory Manager, 

• Materials Tester is responsible for cleaning the company equipment on a regularly basis and that all test equipment is cleaned after completion of any job. • A Materials Tester is responsible for cleaning up the work area where the job was carried out and will make sure its free off all consumables used to perform the job (masking tape, tins).
• A Materials Tester is responsible to adhere to all quality and safety requirements of the SGS management system.
• A Materials Tester is responsible to orally report deviations, irregularities and non-conformances
• A Materials Tester is responsible to perform any other reasonable tasks as assigned by the authorized site supervisor/laboratory manager and regional manager.
• Ensure that all procedures are followed at all times and report any possible deviations to the direct line manager as soon as possible.
• Complete timesheets accurately on a daily basis.

Qualifications

• Grade 12, and/or proven years of laboratory, knowledge, skills and experience sufficient to be recognized as a qualification through - Recognition of Prior Learning.
• Knowledgeable and familiar with the latest Civil Engineering Testing Methods (e.g TMH 1 and SANS etc)
• Language: Proficiency in English and Afrikaans (Read, write, speak)

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Job Description

• Senior Materials Tester is responsible to supervise and/or carry out and take responsibility of testing for all tests that the employee is deemed competent for strictly in accordance to prescribed methods. • A Senior Materials Tester is responsible for cleaning up the site or workshop after task is completed or at the end of the day which every comes first, where the job was carried out and will make sure its free off all consumables used to perform the job (masking tape, tins).
• A Senior Materials Tester is responsible to adhere to all quality and safety requirements of the SGS management system.
• A Senior Materials Tester is responsible to orally report any deviations, irregularities and non-conformances
• A Senior Materials Tester is responsible to perform any other reasonable tasks as assigned by the authorized site supervisor/laboratory manager and regional manager.
• A Senior Materials Tester is responsible to perform all field and laboratory work including sampling, calculations and performing test methods accurately
• Complete timesheets accurately on a daily basis.
• Ensure discipline within his/her assigned department,

Qualifications

• Grade 12 / NQF4 or an additional three years relevant experience for each year of schooling below grade 12
• Knowledge, skills and experience sufficient to be recognized as a qualification through - Recognition of Prior Learning.
• Language: Proficiency in English (Read, write, speak
• Computer literacy in Word, Excel, Outlook
• Must be competent and comfortable with the SANS and THM 1 test methods.

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Job Description

• An Assistant Laboratory Manager is responsible to assist with the accreditation and Health and Safety regulations requirements are adhered to in and around the laboratory. An Assistant Laboratory Manager is responsible for verifying that the correct test methods are followed and immediately report any deviations to the relevant reporting manager.
• An Assistant Laboratory Manager is responsible to adhere to all quality and safety requirements of the SGS management system.
• An Assistant Laboratory Manager is responsible to assist the technicians with any job whether it is on site or inside the laboratory as per instruction from the authorized site supervisor /laboratory manager.
• An Assistant Laboratory Manager is responsible to perform any other reasonable tasks as assigned by the authorized site supervisor/laboratory manager and regional manager.
• An Assistant Laboratory Manager is to ensure all functions continue as per procedure in the absence of the Laboratory Manager.
• Support the Laboratory manager to ensure all payroll instruction, leave forms and other administrative duties are carried out.
• Provide training to reporting staff as and when the need is identified.

Qualifications

• Relevant National Diploma or NQF 6 / Grade 12 or NQF4 equivalent or skills and experience sufficient to be recognized as a qualification through - Recognition of Prior Learning.
• Drivers License
• Relevant National Diploma and ten years relevant experience or NQF 6 and ten years relevant experience. OR
• Grade 12- and 3relevant experience or NQF4 and fifteen years relevant experience.
• Must be familiar with all Civil Engineering Test Methods under THM1 and SANS.