KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board invites interested and suitably qualified candidates to apply for the following positions.
Position: Seaman Permanent Contract X8
Reference Number: SEA0225
Salary: R164 350 per annum
Patterson Job Grade: 1A3
Location: Munster: x 2
Durban: x3
Hibberdene: x1
Sunwhich: x2
Closing Date: 28 February 2025
Applications are invited from suitably qualified individuals for the Seaman positions that has become available in the Operations Division. The seaman is a team member of the sea going boat crew that ensures Shark Safety Gear is correctly installed and maintained thereby, safeguarding the bathing public along KZN’s beaches.
Minimum Requirement & Job Competences:
- Standard 8 (Grade 10).
- A swimmer and be physically fit
- Team player.
- Ability to sustain physical strength for extended periods
- Previous seagoing experience an advantage
Main Duties (this is a summary and does not include all responsibilities assigned to the post):
- Meshing Activities.
- Maintenance and cleaning of base gardens and buildings.
- Assist in launching and crewing the boat, weather conditions permitting.
- Ensure all equipment is loaded in the boat and is in its correct position and properly secured.
- Ensure that the boat is safely pushed into the water.
- Ensure boat has enough petrol.
- Ensure anchors are lifted safely.
- Ensure that the Shark Safety Gear is serviced and maintained properly.
- General housekeeping.
Closing date: 28 February 2025
Preference will be given to those applicants who reside in areas nearest to the base station.
How to apply:
Interested applications are encouraged to apply for posts through the online e-Recruitment system at www.kznonline.gov.za/kznjobs. For all enquiries, please contact [email protected]. The application should clearly state the position applied for and the corresponding reference number.
No late applications will be considered. Correspondence will only be limited to shortlisted candidates.
Should you not hear from us within 8 weeks after the closing date, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful.
Selection will be made in terms of the Entity’s employment equity targets. We reserve the right not to proceed with this application process.
All shortlisted applicants will be subjected to pre-screening assessments