VACANCY CIRCULAR 011/2023: PERMANENT GENERAL WORKER POSITIONS (300)
Date of the advert: 29 .11. 2023 Closing Date for application: 13.12.2023
Position : General Workers (Street Cleaning /Stacking/Sweeping/Lane Flushing/Carcass Removal/Bin Delivery)
Department : Operations Location : Various Depots
Remuneration: R 9 531,55. (Basic salary, excluding benefits) Reporting to : Team Leader
The purpose:
To carry out relevant cleaning and/or refuse bin delivery-related tasks. These tasks can include any one or more of Street Cleaning, Stacking, Sweeping, Lane Flushing, Carcass Removal and/or Bin Deliveries and other general duties.
Key Responsibilities:
✓ Street Cleaning and Sweeping. ✓ Collect all material and equipment needed to perform the day’s work ✓ Clean designated area/streets using a broom and shovel and place refuse in bags. ✓ Transport refuse bags to pavement using a trolley. ✓ Clean all bins. ✓ Report all incidences relating to safety, equipment and injuries to team leaders. ✓ Report complains and queries to the team leaders. ✓ Begin litter picking (including pavements) in same area, once street has been swept and cleaned. ✓ Litter pick one side of the street first and then the other side, using appropriate tools (bag and trolley); cleaning all litter: Clean one side at a time – do not criss-cross streets. ✓ Liaise with members of the public, service users and officials of other departments, ensuring prompt resolution of complaints and queries. ✓ Draw out the correct number of bags from the store and distribute them accordingly. ✓ Get acquainted with the designated area. ✓ Distribute bags to consumers, according to services. ✓ Collect refuse bags and place them on the trolley for stacking.
Auditor: Auditor General of South Africa
✓ Proceed to stacking point and offload bags; ensuring bag opening faces the road and bags are stacked in prescribed manner. ✓ Clear all spillage when bag breakage occurs. ✓ Stack all refuse bags and remove boxes. ✓ Collect new/replacement bins from central stores and load them on to the bin delivery truck. ✓ Check/ report damaged refuse bins before leaving central stores. ✓ Make an entry into the bin delivery register of all the refuse bin serial numbers. ✓ Offload new/replacement refuse bins at place of delivery. Collect damaged refuse bin(s) in exchange for the bin being delivered and load them onto the delivery truck. ✓ Ensure that customers sign for the delivery and are issued with a copy of delivery receipt. ✓ Repeat procedure until all refuse bins scheduled for delivery are delivered. ✓ Ensure daily tasks are completed ✓ And any other tasks as may be delegated by the supervisor
Minimum Requirements:
Grade 10 Must be physically and mentally fit No criminal record
Must be South African Police Clearance Reside within City of Johannesburg
Minimum Experience: 12 months relevant or similar experience