Current Openings at South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)

Purpose Statement

• To conduct testing, generate test report and participate in other laboratory activities in support of the attainment of the divisional and business objectives and ensure the maintenance of the laboratory QMS and relevant SANAS and ISO Accreditation requirements.

Minimum Requirements    

• National Diploma / Diploma in mechanical engineering Diploma (NQF Level 6)
• Technical signatory status is essential
• 3 years work experience Fire extinguishing. 
• Fire performance testing and insulation materials testing  work experiance is essential.
• Work exposure in specific SANS Civil is essential.

Duties and Responsibilities    
Functional Management

• Oversee and conduct manual or automated tests and generate results as required.
• Receive and record all samples from clients before testing.
• Plan and prepare to conduct tests.
• Analyse recorded or generated test results.
• Compile and verify the technical correctness and completeness of the test reports.
• Conduct quality verification on all test reports generated in the laboratory.
• Interpret test standards and methods and generate reports.
• Develop and coordinate testing schedules with the team.
• Research, develop and validate new testing methods.
• Conduct witness testing for internal and external clients to demonstrate and verify testing processes.
• Conduct proficiency testing for industry benchmark purposes as and when required.
• Prepare and apply calibration and maintenance procedures and ensure that all equipment is calibrated and maintained.
• Conduct root cause analysis within laboratory and ensure the effective implementation of corrective and preventative measures.
• Apply appropriate maintenance and basic trouble shooting requirements.
• Calibrate and verify test equipment.
• Ensure all Laboratory assets are accounted for in area of control and participate in asset verification.
• Ensure that commissioning reports of equipment are compiled and asset registration and capitalization is done timeously as per SABS policies.
• Process samples and participate in proficiency schemes (including intra and inter Laboratory comparisons).
• Participate in in-house test validations as required to confirm the results.
• Conduct all activities assigned to maintain the Quality Management System and Accreditation and participate in the maintenance of the quality management system in accordance with the Quality Manual and the laboratory’s accreditation to the relevant technical standards.
• Prepare for internal audits and maintain alignment to audit processes.
• Provide advocacy and assist with technical specifications and requirements to generate quotations.
• Analyse customer requirements and check alignment with technical(testing) specifications
• Provide customer advice on interpretation and application of technical(testing) specifications
• Conduct training on equipment used for testing to stakeholders as and when its required.
• Document and alert Standard Writers on identified errors in the specifications or Standard documents.
• Conduct training and coaching sessions for other Test Officers and mentor them (Test Officers) who are in the process of acquiring Technical Signatory status.
• Maintain a safe working environment by adhering to all safety principles and procedures.
• Keep abreast of all the changes in Occupational Health and Safety requirements.
• Keep abreast with developments in the technical committees, working groups and industry trends.
• Complete the Competence Development Ladder (CDP) for the next level.

Risk and Compliance Management

• Assist in identifying and adhering to fraud controls, risk prevention principles, sound governance and compliance processes, and tools to identify and manage risks.
• Assist in the preparation and support and provide evidence to all internal and external audit requirements.
• Maintain quality risk management standards in line with legislative and accreditation requirements.
• Adhere to all relevant laws, policies and Standard Operating Procedures throughout the organisation.

Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain effective internal and external stakeholder relationships for the purpose of expectations management, knowledge sharing and integration, and to manage the organization’s reputation.
• Represent and participate in the organization’s committees and tasks teams when required.
• Convene and attend meetings (e.g., technical committees, working groups etc.) and present relevant information stakeholders when required.
• Ensure the provision of excellent customer service.
• Resolve queries and problems within span of control and within agreed time frames.
• Follow up on unresolved queries and complaints where required.
• Liaise with relevant stakeholders regarding follow-up of information, as required

Deadline:1st September,2025

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Purpose Statement

• To implement preventative, corrective and breakdown maintenance to the physical assets within scope of responsibility according to the required trade, best engineering practices and other legislative and compliance standards.

Minimum Requirements    
Qualifications 

• National Diploma / Diploma in Mechanical Engineering and  National N Diploma in Fitting and Turning 
• Completed Trade Test Certificate (Mechanical Engineering) is essential.  

Work experiance 

• 3 years’ work experience in Heavy Industry. 

Duties and Responsibilities    
Functional Management

• Assess assigned and new equipment for comprehensiveness of planned and unplanned preventative, corrective and breakdown maintenance aimed at complying to regulations governing engineering equipment, maintaining its condition and functional performance to minimise downtime.
• Execute the chosen preventative corrective and breakdown maintenance approach with its required quality and safety precautions, execution tasks or activities and people and physical resource requirements as an example.  
• Assess assigned tasks for adequacy of problem definition and resolution and initiate further investigative work if required.
• Assess assigned tasks for most efficient and effective method to maintain or restore to functional requirements.
• Assess assigned maintenance and quantify the physical resource requirements regarding tools, equipment, parts and consumables.
• Assess assigned maintenance and quantify people or skill resource requirements necessary and notably where other disciplines are required and escalate any requirements.
• Assess assigned maintenance for safety and health precautions including mechanical equipment isolations, execution method, risk assessment and mitigation as examples.
• Ensure that all allocated tools of trade including but not limited to spanners, screwdrivers, hammers, cell phone, electrical equipment etc, are safe for use and correctly used. Verify that all resource requirements are available for the maintenance execution and if not, redirect to resource providers.
• Verify that all health, safety and environmental precautions have been taken or are in place prior to execution and if not ensure these are implemented.
• Execute required engineering maintenance (i.e. isolate, inspect, overhaul, test, calibrate, acceptance test, repair, install, replace etc.) without supervision to the required trade standards, original equipment manufacturer specifications and other good practices, standards and applicable legislation.
• Continually and comprehensively perform quality control throughout the maintenance procedure and upon completion of trade work.
• Comprehensively record as required the resources consumed, tasks executed and other defined failure and repair data on the facilities management system.

Risk and Compliance Management

• Assist in identifying and adhering to fraud controls, risk prevention principles, sound governance and compliance processes, and tools to identify and manage risks.
• Support and provide evidence to all internal and external audit and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain quality risk management standards in line with ISO and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain and enforce all related Service Level Agreements to minimise business risk and ensure business continuity. 

Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain effective internal and external stakeholder relationships for the purpose of expectations management, knowledge sharing and integration, and to manage the organisation’s reputation.
• Represent and participate in the organisation’s committees and task teams when required.
• Convene and attend meetings and present relevant information to stakeholders when required.
• Ensure efficient communication to all auditors and other finance team members.
• Ensure the provision of excellent customer service.
• Resolve queries and problems within span of control and within agreed time frames.
• Follow up on unresolved queries and complaints where required. 
• Liaise with relevant stakeholders regarding follow-up of information, as required.

Deadline:1st September,2025