• Must have matric, science and math
  • Must some type of metallurgic experience in steel. must have minimum five years’ experience as laboratory assistant in foundry.
  • Required to adhere to all relevant requirements, policies, procedures and legal regulations pertaining to health, safety, environment and quality, and any other regulations as required by the company and relevant to the level of the role and responsibilities of the function.
  • Perform other related duties as required.
  • Assists in inspection and maintenance of a safe and tidy working environment in work site
  • Assists in operating and maintaining tools and equipment.
  • Perform other related duties as required.

Behavioural Traits:

  • Teamwork
  • Bold initiative
  • Thinking safely
  • Upholding quality
  • Technical skill
  • Driving attendance
  • Flexibility and adaptability

Operational Requirements:

  • Standby and overtime where required.
  • Working on all plant equipment/installations in laboratory
  • Working shifts.
  • Working to meet target.

Other duties:

  • General housekeeping of the Lab and Lab storage area
  • Managing and maintaining of lab test equipment and tools
  • Maintaining documentation and indexing of Lab equipment and tools
  • Improve the technical department
  • Adhere Health and Safety regulations in and around lab area

Essential Competencies:

  • The ability to use scientific methods for measurement
  • The ability to maintain basic safety rules in a laboratory
  • Knowledge of health and safety practices and precautions applicable to a laboratory
  • Knowledge of scientific procedures and techniques used in a Physics/Electronics laboratory
  • Computer literacy in the Internet, Email and MS Office (Word, Excel)
  • Essential hand tool skills and knowledge

 

Behavioural Traits:

  • The ability to function under pressure and apply good time management
  • Ability to function as part of a team and also in a multicultural environment
  • Good communication skills
  • Willing to learn new skills, and fast

Please send detailed CV in Word format, provide the actual time frames worked at the companies, stipulate salary at current and previous company worked at, reasons for leaving, notice period at current company.

All applications are to be forwarded through to HR at United Steel on email: careers@unitedsteel.co.za or at the following company address: 40 Brown Street, Isithebe Area, Mandini.

Applications open from 27th August 2020 until 04th September 2020.

Should you not receive any correspondence by the 11th September 2020, please consider your application unsuccessful.