Recruitment Opportunities at MECS (Pty) Ltd

• Responsible for Mechanical and Piping Project Engineering, Design, Procurement, Construction site support and Commissioning locally and abroad which includes responsibility for the package engineering of all mechanical aspects of projects.
• Bachelor’s Degree / BTech – Mechanical
• Pr.Eng/Pr.Tech registered
• Post graduate qualifications highly advantageous.
• Minimum 5 years experience in Mechanical/Piping – EPC Projects and Package Management within Construction and Engineering environment.
• Exposure to Process Plant Design.
• Experience in Contract Management, Engineering, Costing/Cost Control, Hazop, Sherqc and multi-disciplinary construction of Process Plants.
• Development of mechanical equipment specifications, data sheets, design criteria.
• Development of Flow Sheets, piping and Instrumentation diagrams, equipment lists and technical descriptions.
• Project scheduling.
• Strong technical drawing review skills – 2D and 3D.
• Pricing, tendering and budgeting principles.

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Responsibilities:

• Minimum 5 years working experience in a similar senior role within the medical industry
• A pivotal role in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of 5 medical centres
• Manage and work closely with Centre Managers
• Oversee and support the business operations
• Advanced GoodX experience is essential
• Proficient in word and excel (advanced skills)
• Exceptionally organised
• Excellent leadership skills
• Brilliant verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Motivate and lead the team
• Optimise productivity
• Exceptional problem solving and decision making abilities in high pressure situations
• Analytical skills to identify, address and resolve challenges
• Solution focused
• Flexible and adaptable to change
• Co-ordinate, oversee and optimise operations
• Risk management and cost reduction strategies
• Supply chain management, forecasting, quality control and delivery management
• Provide leadership and guidance to the team (Centre Managers)
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with operations
• Formulate strategy, improve performance, procuring resources and securing compliance
• Identify areas for improvement in operational efficiency and review potential scope for business opportunities
• Maintain accurate records and generate reports on departmental activities, performance, progress and outcomes
• Develop and maintain strong business relationships with professionals

Education and Experience:

• Certificate or Diploma in Operations Management. 
• Minimum 5 years working experience in a similar senior role within the medical industry
• Valid drivers license and ability to travel

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• B Degree or equivalent in HR or related
• Payroll certification a must
• 8 years’ experience in end-to-end payroll
• Experience in remuneration and compensation is a must
• Experience in using Oracle system is a must
• Attention to detail
• Knowledge and application of BCEA and LRA
• Microsoft Office proficiency                                                                     

THE KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS OF THE ROLE IN FOCUS, ARE:

• Implements and maintains payroll processing system                      
• Accurate processing of payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, taxation, and other deductions.
• Runs a smooth and accurate payroll, prepare 3rd party schedules, monthly.
• Successful Oracle System testing when implementing enhancements to the operating system.
• Performs Payroll reconciliations – EMP201 and submits via SARS E-Filing before 7th of the month.
• Updates and reconciling of SARS statement and payroll tax submission schedule to prepare for year-end tax submission, monthly.
• Corrects Tax errors on payroll before importing on the SARS E-filing system.
• Reconciles IRP5’s on SARS Easy file system and submit to SARS via E-filing.
• Checks for IT88 notices for tax garnishee.
• Supplies IRP 5 requests from ex-employees.
• Completes UI19 and salary schedule for ex-employees.
• Assists with compiling certificate of service and Confirmation of employment letters
• Submits all statutory submissions on time.                                                                                                

Specialist services and administration of the compensation                                          

• Gatekeeper and ensure compliance to Remuneration Policy.
• Provides specialist advice and services regarding compensation.
• Conducts required best practice studies and benchmarking practices to recommend based on advice compensation tactics.
• Executes requests related to compensation administration.
• Conducts compensation surveys and complete same.
• Guides employees about package restructuring.
• Conducts remuneration analyses based on remuneration structure and best practice such as wage and race gap analysis.                               

Administration of the Operational and Salaries budget

• Co-ordinates and tracks the Operational against the procurement plan using a tracking report.
• Monitors and manages the salaries budget against monthly payrun supplying monthly reports.
• Prepares Divisional costing reports, interrogates same and submits to executives, monthly.
• Compiles annual salary budget, based on benchmarking and increases. 

Statistical Reporting

• Adheres to all relevant statutes, statutory bodies, rules and regulations, and organisational policies.
• Submits the SARS (RSA and Lesotho), UIF, COIDA, SDL, BBBEE, STATS SA statistical reporting by deadline

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Job Responsibilities:

• Maintain and administer computer systems and related computing environments. 
• Manage all system-related security.
• Maintain operational, configuration, or other procedure standards.
• Develop and maintain installation, configuration procedures, and documentation. 

Minimum Qualifications and Experience Required:

• Certificate in MCSA, MCSE & CCENT Information Technology.
• 6 years experience in Systems Administration.

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Qualifications, skills and Experience

• A Master’s degree in science, engineering, or information and communication technology or related fields with at least ten years’ experience in data science or research and data management;
• A Doctoral degree will be advantageous;
• Experience in research leadership and management in a large research organisation, including all aspects from strategy through to operations;
• Extensive experience in stakeholder management (external and internal);
• Experience in international collaborative research and management;
• Evidence of internationally recognized research activities equivalent to that of a principal or chief scientist, including publication record, human capital development and peer recognition;
• Significant post-qualification experience in research and research management.  
• A management qualification will be highly beneficial;
• Demonstrated experience in long-term strategy formulation on group, institutional and national levels;
• Proven track record in data governance, infrastructure and location as it relates to big data;
• Proven track record in attracting research grants;
• Ability to mentor people ranging from junior researchers through to senior scientists and managers.

Key responsibilities:

• Define, design, and provide the entire range of data services across the data lifecycle for the research, education and innovation communities;
• Establish close working relationships with the Data Sciences community;
• Provide and facilitate a robust network of recognised Tier 1 and associated Tier 2 and 3 infrastructures and services;
• Build Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) that will impact on the economy;
• Provide data intensive research leadership, practices and principles that will impact on innovation that stimulates socio-economic growth;
• Drive operational excellence for long-term sustainability;

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Qualifications, skills and experience

• A Bachelors’ Degree (NQF Level 7) or NQF 6 Diploma in computer science/engineering, or information technology.
• Certified Linux Administration.
• Certified Virtualisation or cloud Administration.
• 6 - 8 years of experience with server environments including the following:
• Microsoft 365 Cloud Administration, configuration, and support
• Linux operating systems; installing, configuring, and supporting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. x and 8. x, SUSE Enterprise Linux 12 and 15, Ubuntu 22.04.
• Windows operating systems: installing, configuring, and supporting.
• Virtualization technologies: Cloud and On-premises including VMware ESXi, Microsoft Azure, etc.
• Identity and user management
• Web and application support including, IIS, Apache, Apache Tomcat, Nginx
• Security: Configurations, patch management and vulnerability management.
• Expert knowledge in the following is required:
• Operating systems: Manage the whole life cycle of the instances.
• Automating tasks: Configuring and maintaining large number of instances with automation tools and scripting.
• Service Management processes (Problem Management, Capacity Management, Service Design, Incident Management, etc.)
• Storage solutions: SAN, Server storage, cloud storage
• Knowledge of Commvault backup and recovery
• Critical thinking/debugging skills from application to network layer.

Working experience and knowledge of the following is required:

• Architecture and Design, Data Centre, and Facilities.
• Governance and legislative practices.
• Best practice ICT standards and procedures.
• logical thinking to gather and analyse information, design, and test solutions, and formulate plans

Key responsibilities:

• Release Management: operational changes in the ICT infrastructure and applications
• System Availability and Compliance: Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and adhering to ICT best practice standards.
• Monitoring and Reporting: reporting of services/systems availability and capacity.
• Stakeholder Advisory: aligning business and systems requirements with new technology implementations.
• Maintenance Planning: Develop maintenance schedules for systems equipment.
• Support Services: for the swift resolution of incidents.
• Operational Analysis: for the improvement of IT systems.
• Configuration Management: Track changes in configurations and update associated documentation accordingly.
• Incident Response: Respond to outages and other infrastructure issues promptly in accordance with SLAs

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Requirements:

• Degree or Diploma in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• At least ten years practical experience on operating mines and/ or in a project environment as an appointed engineer with engineering management experience.
• Government Certificate of Competency (GCC) – Mines and Works.
• Construction, maintenance and engineering knowledge experience.
• Contractor Management experience.
• Underground experience
• Operating underground shafts and underground infrastructure including equipment.
• Strong focus on TMM and plant equipment.
• Knowledge of vertical shafts.
• Professional registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA).
• Operational Risk Management Programme (ORMP) training.

Responsibilities include:

• Pursuing and driving the culture of zero harm
• Lead and manage implementation of engineering deliverables
• Provide technical leadership
• People management