Operations Assistant

**Operations Assistant - Centurion**

**Salary - Lucrative package on offer plus benefits**

**Exciting opportunity exist for an Operations Assistant to join a dynamic team. The successful incumbent will be responsible to support the Operations Supervisor with structural and horticultural maintenance of war graves and memorials to the standards set by the company and carry out inspections as requested.**

**Responsibilities**:
The Operations Assistant job is a mobile one and travelling and spending protracted time away from home is a key characteristic of the job.

The job holder must be able to read working drawings, choose and buy sound materials within delegated authority, carry out minor structural new work and repairs, engage and manage locally employed labour and liaise with local authorities/cemetery owners.

Assisting the Operations Supervisor with maintenance work including spraying/cleaning of headstones and other structures, fixing new headstones to replace those broken or deteriorated, realigning headstones erection of solid slab concrete kerbs, erecting minor structures such as fences, retaining walls and assisting as part of a team in renovation projects to structures, etc.

Minor maintenance work includes repointing of open joints to structural features, fixing and replacing swords to Cross of Sacrifice features, re toning/re bronzing bronze features such as memorial panels and register boxes and the fixing of curbing.

Assist in the exhumation and reburial of remains when required.

Ensure that Company and South African health and safety procedures and safe working practices are observed and followed including the appropriate usage of Personal Protective Equipment at all times. Be responsible for own personal safety as well as that of other parties.

Assist in the maintenance of the company vehicles.

Purchasing of building material, herbicides and pesticides as required for maintenance purposes when authorized to do so.

Maintain machinery and tools in good working order, carrying out maintenance and minor repairs and referring major mechanical or other problems to the Operations Supervisor.

Assist Senior Operations Supervisor and Operations Supervisor Works as and when required.

To assist with the carrying out of inspections.

**Qualifications and Skills**:
Matric/Grade 12

A PDP (Public Driver’s Permit).

An unendorsed (clean) driver’s license, with a minimum of a Code of EB, EC1 or EC is required.

Good command of written and spoken English.

Relevant experience working in a technical position.

A working knowledge of horticultural and structural standards and practices is preferable but not essential as training on this will be provided.

Computer literate
- proficient with regards to the use of Windows and MS office products.

Any certification or qualifications with reference to Occupational Health and Safety, e.g., Nebosh, Nosa or similar (advantageous).

Health and Safety representative certification (advantageous).

Valid certification with regards to fire fighting and first aid (advantageous).

Previous certification with regards to erection of scaffold, the certification of a constructed scaffold and the working at heights certification (advantageous).

**Essential**:
An understanding of basic construction procedures, equipment and OHS guidelines/regulations in this regard.

Ability to read drawings, plans and blueprints.

Must be willing to travel within Southern Africa, sometimes at short notice. Occasional travel within the wider AA Area will be required.

Valid passport, full vaccination certificate as required for the countries to be visited, full SA car driving license, a PDP, and ability to drive in South Africa is required.

**Salary**: R15,000.00 - R16,500.00 per month