Musina Local Municipality invites interested and suitably qualified candidates to apply for several employment opportunities across different municipal departments. The vacancies include positions in civil services, cleaning, parks and recreation, environmental management, refuse collection, electricity, fleet maintenance and heavy plant operations.
A total of 41 vacancies are listed across the Grade 7 and Grade 10 positions. The advertised posts include opportunities for applicants with Grade 7 (Standard 5) as well as candidates with Grade 10, with some positions requiring additional licences, certificates and relevant work experience.
The closing date for applications is 23 October 2026.
Positions Available
Grade 7 (Standard 5) Positions
- Service Workers: Civil — 4 positions
- Cleaners: Corporate Services — 2 positions
- Service Workers: Parks and Recreation — 11 positions
- Service Workers: Environmental Management — 11 positions
- Service Workers: Parks and Refuse (Solid Waste) — 2 positions
- Service Workers: Electricity — 5 positions
Grade 10 Positions
- Heavy Plant Operator — 2 positions
- Artisan Assistant: Fleet Maintenance — 1 position
Total vacancies: 41 positions.
Interested candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised positions are encouraged to apply. Opportunities are available for applicants with Grade 7 (Standard 5) and Grade 10, with some positions requiring additional qualifications, licences, certificates or relevant work experience.Candidates should carefully review the requirements for their preferred position and ensure that the prescribed Musina Local Municipality Employment Application Form is fully completed. All required supporting documents should be included, and applications must be submitted through the specified channels before the closing date of 23 October 2026.
Musina Local Municipality Grade 7 Positions
The Grade 7 positions are suitable for applicants who meet the minimum educational requirement of Grade 7 (Standard 5). Most of these positions require 0–1 year of experience, a valid identity document and a clear criminal record.
The basic salary for the Grade 7 positions is R160,455.45 to R183,463.15 per annum, depending on the position. Municipal contributions to a SALGBC-recognised or approved pension, retirement or provident fund, as well as applicable statutory employer contributions, are listed as benefits.
1. Service Workers: Civil
Number of positions: 4
Post Reference: Tech-RS17
Post Level: 15
Salary: R160,455.45 – R183,463.15 per annum
Minimum Requirements
Applicants must have:
- Grade 7 (Standard 5)
- A clear criminal record
- A valid identity document
- 0–1 year of experience
Candidates should be able to perform hard physical work in different and difficult environments. Honesty and reliability are required, together with the ability to use initiative and work proactively. Applicants must be healthy and physically fit and able to lift objects weighing up to 20 kg.
Duties
The successful applicants will undertake general labouring activities associated with stormwater drainage, road repairs and maintenance. Duties include assisting with road works, stormwater projects, painting, carpentry and bricklaying.
Work will also involve clearing blocked drainage systems and removing debris and alien vegetation from manholes, pipes, canals and other drainage infrastructure using handheld tools.
Additional duties include placing stencil boards for road lettering, using equipment to create straight lines, marking and numbering road surfaces, and painting applicable road lines and signage. Employees may also operate road-marking machinery and will be responsible for ensuring that such equipment is cleaned and correctly calibrated.
The role may also involve assisting with the jointing of overhead and underground cables and lines on isolated networks, as well as removing and replacing burnt-out bulbs and damaged cover plates.
2. Cleaners: Corporate Services
Number of positions: 2
Post Reference: Corp-FMA11
Post Level: 15
Salary: R160,455.45 – R183,463.15 per annum
Minimum Requirements
Applicants must have:
- Grade 7 (Standard 5)
- A clear criminal record
- A valid identity document
- 0–1 year of experience
The position requires individuals who can perform hard physical work in different environments. Applicants should be honest, reliable, proactive and physically fit. The ability to lift heavy objects weighing up to 50 kg is required.
Duties
The successful candidates will perform general cleaning duties in municipal offices and facilities. Responsibilities include keeping stores properly packed and tidy, cleaning working tools and moving furniture.
The position also involves loading and offloading items and performing kitchen and dining-related duties when required.
3. Service Workers: Parks and Recreation
Number of positions: 11
Post Reference: ComS-PR2
Post Level: 15
Salary: R160,455.45 – R183,463.15 per annum
Minimum Requirements
Applicants must have:
- Grade 7 (Standard 5)
- A clear criminal record
- A valid identity document
- 0–1 year of experience
Candidates should be physically fit and able to perform hard physical work. The position requires honesty, reliability, initiative and the ability to lift objects weighing up to 50 kg.
Duties
Responsibilities include carrying out gardening activities such as soil cultivation, digging, forking, mulching, watering, weeding, pruning, bed preparation and planting.
Employees will also perform lawn maintenance and cultivation and use and maintain hand tools and basic light machinery. Equipment may include cylinder and rotary mowers, trimmers and leaf blowers.
Other duties include safeguarding equipment and machinery and maintaining the cleanliness of tool sheds and storerooms.
Employees will help keep borders, thoroughfares and street footpaths clear of litter and empty litter bins at designated municipal sites.
Additional responsibilities include marking sports pitches, running tracks and field-event areas, preparing and maintaining plant rockeries, and planting trees, shrubs, vines, perennials and grass.
Watering and irrigation duties will also form part of the role. Seasonal landscaping activities may include pruning, sweeping, removing leaves, planting bulbs, dividing and transplanting plants, and cleaning litter from planting beds.
4. Service Workers: Environmental Management
Number of positions: 11
Post Reference: ComS-EM10
Post Level: 15
Salary: R160,455.45 – R183,463.15 per annum
Minimum Requirements
Applicants must have:
- Grade 7 (Standard 5)
- A clear criminal record
- A valid identity document
- 0–1 year of experience
The position requires physical fitness and the ability to perform hard physical work in different and difficult environments. Applicants must be honest, reliable and proactive and able to lift objects weighing up to 50 kg.
Duties
The successful applicants will assist with refuse collection and environmental cleaning activities.
Duties include walking, picking up and loading refuse bags into refuse vehicles. Employees will also place clean litter bags at designated premises and clean spilled waste by sweeping, gathering and placing waste into refuse bags for collection.
The position involves collecting refuse from business premises, lifting mobile waste containers and gathering and loading refuse bags into municipal vehicles.
Employees may also move refuse to create space and assist with offloading refuse from vehicles at disposal sites using handheld tools.
Further duties include removing and washing debris from tools, containers and vehicles. This may involve the use of disinfectants and pressurised cleaning systems such as handheld hoses.
5. Service Workers: Parks and Refuse (Solid Waste)
Number of positions: 2
Post Reference: ComS-PR3
Post Level: 15
Salary: R160,455.45 – R183,463.15 per annum
Minimum Requirements
Applicants must have:
- Grade 7 (Standard 5)
- A clear criminal record
- A valid identity document
- 0–1 year of experience
Candidates must be physically fit, reliable and honest and able to perform hard physical work. The ability to lift objects weighing up to 50 kg is required.
Duties
Responsibilities include collecting and loading refuse bags into refuse vehicles, trucks and tractors.
Employees will collect refuse from business premises by lifting mobile waste containers or gathering and loading refuse bags into municipal vehicles.
The position also involves moving refuse to create space and assisting with the offloading of refuse at disposal sites using handheld tools.
Employees will clean tools, containers and vehicles by removing debris and washing surfaces using disinfectants and pressurised cleaning systems.
6. Service Workers: Electricity
Number of positions: 5
Post Reference: Tech-EL20
Post Level: 15
Salary: R160,455.45 – R183,463.15 per annum
Minimum Requirements
Applicants must have:
- Grade 7 (Standard 5)
- A clear criminal record
- A valid identity document
- 0–1 year of experience
Applicants must be physically fit and able to perform hard physical work. Honesty, reliability, initiative and the ability to lift objects weighing up to 50 kg are required.
Duties
The position involves assisting with electricity-related maintenance and installation activities.
Employees may operate handheld equipment such as jackhammers to cut through concrete or tarred surfaces and dig holes for installing new cables or recovering old cables.
Other duties include laying cables, positioning supporting structures such as poles, clearing and tinning conductors, bending and strapping materials, and stripping individual conductors.
Employees may assist with the erection and installation of poles, cross arms, stays, lines, aerial transformers and switchgear.
The role also involves using handheld power tools to drill and mount junction boxes, brackets, cable trays and racks, as well as tightening screws and bolts.
Additional responsibilities include assisting with cable and wire termination at junction boxes, connecting blocks and terminals. This can include soldering, fitting lugs and harnessing wires.
Employees may also remove and replace defective components and assist with stripping, cleaning and jointing activities.
Musina Local Municipality Grade 10 Positions
Two Grade 10 positions are available for candidates who meet the additional requirements specified for each post.
7. Heavy Plant Operator
Number of positions: 2
Post Reference: Tech-RS53
Post Level: 11
Salary: R255,985.26 – R284,103.91 per annum
Minimum Requirements
Applicants must have:
- Grade 10
- Driver’s Licence Code 14 (EC)
- Professional Drivers Permit (PrDP)
- Operators Certificate for Heavy Machines/Plant
- At least 3 years of relevant experience
- A valid identity document
- A clear criminal record
Required competencies include communication and writing skills, grading, grader techniques and machine control.
Duties
The Heavy Plant Operator will be responsible for operating mechanical plant and applying safe driving techniques.
Responsibilities include planning travel routes and complying with applicable traffic rules and regulations. The official vehicle must be operated with care and maintained appropriately.
Before using vehicles, employees must conduct roadworthiness inspections and identify and report vehicle defects and service requirements.
Other responsibilities include keeping the official vehicle clean, maintaining the vehicle logbook and submitting inspection information.
Any accidents, damage or losses must be reported to the supervisor immediately.
8. Artisan Assistant: Fleet Maintenance
Number of positions: 1
Post Reference: Tech-FM96
Post Level: 13
Salary: R208,860.75 – R231,792.74 per annum
Minimum Requirements
Applicants must have:
- Grade 10
- Be studying towards a trade certificate/apprenticeship in mechanical work, or have at least three years of experience working in a mechanical workshop
- One year’s experience
- A clear criminal record
- A valid identity document
- Code B driver’s licence
Applicants should have good communication skills, basic computer literacy and proficiency in using basic hand tools. The position requires the ability to lift objects weighing between 5 kg and 50 kg, as well as teamwork and numeracy skills.
Duties
The successful candidate will collect, clean and maintain hand tools, power tools, machines and equipment.
The position involves carrying working materials to work sites and keeping the workshop clean and organised.
The Artisan Assistant will provide support with repairs and fitting activities and assist with pipework and welding.
Other duties include greasing machines, changing oil, checking fluid levels and assisting with the operation of machines.
The successful applicant will also assist with servicing municipal vehicles and plant.
How to Apply for Musina Local Municipality Jobs
Applications must be submitted using the prescribed Musina Local Municipality Employment Application Form. The application form is obtainable from the official Musina Local Municipality website.
Applicants should complete the relevant application form fully and submit a comprehensive CV together with contactable references from previous employment.
Certified copies of the required supporting documents must also be included.
Required Documents
Applicants must submit:
- A fully completed Musina Local Municipality Employment Application Form
- A comprehensive CV
- Contactable references from previous employment
- Certified copy of an identity document or passport
- Work permit, where applicable for non-South African citizens
- Valid driver’s licence, where applicable
- Certified copies of relevant qualifications and certificates
The advertisement states that qualification and certificate copies must be stamped as certified copies for a period not exceeding six months.
Applicants applying for more than one position should take note of the email application requirement: a separate application must be submitted for each position applied for when applying by email.
Where to Submit Applications
Applications can be submitted through hand delivery, post or email.
Hand delivery:
Office Number 47 (Records Office)
21 Irwin Street
Musina
0900
Postal applications:
The Acting Municipal Manager
Musina Local Municipality
Private Bag X 611
Musina
0900
Email: [email protected]
Applicants using email should submit a separate application for every position being applied for.
Closing Date
The closing date for the Musina Local Municipality vacancies is: 23 October 2026
Applications should be submitted before the closing date and time specified in the official vacancy advertisement.
Enquiries
For enquiries about the advertised positions or application process, applicants can contact the Human Resources Section on:
015 534 6158
015 534 6148
015 534 6123
Summary of Available Positions
The advertised vacancies provide opportunities at different qualification levels. The Grade 7 positions include Service Workers in Civil, Parks and Recreation, Environmental Management, Parks and Refuse, and Electricity, as well as Cleaner positions in Corporate Services.
The Grade 10 opportunities include Heavy Plant Operator and Artisan Assistant in Fleet Maintenance. Applicants should carefully check the specific requirements of the position before submitting an application, particularly where a driver’s licence, PrDP, operator’s certificate, apprenticeship or relevant experience is required.
Candidates should also ensure that the correct municipal application form is completed and that all required supporting documents are included. Applications that do not follow the stated requirements may not be considered.
The Grade 7 positions pay R160,455.45 to R183,463.15 per year, while the Heavy Plant Operator position pays R255,985.26 to R284,103.91 per year, and the Artisan Assistant position pays R208,860.75 to R231,792.74 per year.
Interested applicants should consult the official Musina Local Municipality vacancy advertisement and application form for the complete conditions of employment and submission requirements before applying.
Closing Date: 23 October 2026
Application Form: www.musina.gov.za
Email: [email protected]