Facilities Assistant

2 weeks ago


Cape Town, South Africa Zeitz MOCAA Full time

**Background**

Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) is a not-for-profit institution that exhibits, collects, preserves, and researches contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora; conceives and hosts international exhibitions; develops supporting educational, discursive, and enriching programmes; encourages intercultural understanding; and strives for access for all.

The museum’s galleries feature rotating, temporary exhibitions with a dedicated space for the permanent collection. The institution also includes the Centre for Art Education, the Centre for the Moving Image, and a Project Space for emerging artists. It opened to the public in September 2017.

**Key responsibilities of this role**

Reporting to Facilities Manager, the main purpose of the Facilities Assistant is to undertake various repairs within the building and ensuring that building systems are operational.

**Preventative and Reactive Maintenance**
- Ensure that contractors on site are escorted through the building
- Ensure that contractors working on site are working in a safe manner in accordance with the rules in the Induction Manual
- Undertake instructions on preventative and reactive maintenance issued by Facilities Supervisor or Facilities Manager on any building service as instructed
- Undertake maintenance and repairs within a reasonable time period
- Ensure all plantrooms are clean and disinfected where required
- Cleaning of drains

**General Repairs**
- Execute repair work orders for Facilities Assistants on broken items, service on all plumbing related equipment, light replacement (excluding any other Electrical work), painting and general repairs
- Safely undertake general repairs, excluding electrical repairs, but including light lamp replacements
- Complete reasonable work order requests
- Unblock drains and keep all drains that are accessible clean
- Executing call logged related incidents

**Inspections**
- Undertake assigned Daily, Weekly and Monthly inspections as instruction by Facilities Supervisor or Facilities Manager, or by work order
- Inspect the building every morning for safety and report back to the supervisor before opening to public
- Reporting of any issues timeously that can negatively impact any equipment or life safety
- Report back timeously on tasks and work orders completed

**Occupational Health and Safety Act Implementation and Enforcement**
- Ensure contractors are working safely on site
- Ensure contractors and service providers are adhering to the OHS Act, including yourself and other staff
- Ensure all work done in the building is done safely in accordance with the OHS Act

**Inter-departmental Assistance**
- Assist where required, under instruction of the Facilities Manager or Facilities Supervisor only via a work order, other departments with moving of materials or event setups
- Overseeing the office (furniture and equipment) movement and related tasks, including but not limited to, installation of furniture; repair doors, locks, handles, replace ceiling tiles, general paint work etc

**What you’ll need to be successful in the role**:

- Minimum Grade 12 certificate or equivalent.
- Preferably a diploma or N5 mechanical or electrical qualification
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience working within a facilities environment
- Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Willing and available, flexible to work extended hours and over weekend as maybe operationally required
- Flexible working when installation schedules require it
- Standby duty essential
- Code EB Driver’s License
- Medically fit experiencing no difficulty with walking, hearing, eyesight, climbing steps or entering confined spaces with no fear of heights

**Skills required in the role**:

- Good administration skills
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Excellent organizational and multitasking skills
- A good eye for detail and identifying maintenance and risk aspects
- Ability to work independently and deliver work within the agreed timeframes
- Flexible working when installation schedule requires it
- Ability to remain calm, handle pressure, and be professional in a crisis

**Knowledge**
- Basic knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems and fire safety systems
- Basic knowledge on vertical transport systems
- Understanding of OHS Act 85 of 1993 and building safety
- Knowledge of how to operate power tools and hand tools safely
- Understanding how to work safely in a public environment
- Basic knowledge of practices, procedures, equipment, materials, and tools, used in the maintenance and repair of buildings
- Basic knowledge of building works including painting, plumbing, tiling, HVAC, basic electrical (lighting) and mechanical systems.

**How to apply**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: From R9,000.00 per month

**Education**:

- High School (matric) (required)

**Experience**:

- Facilities environment: 2 years (required)

License/Certification:

- Dri


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