Rand Water Vacancies

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STOREKEEPING ASSISTANT

Closing Date	2024/08/11
Reference Number	RAN240731-10
Job Title	STOREKEEPING ASSISTANT
Portfolio	Finance
Job Type Classification	Permanent
Location – Country	South Africa
Location – Province	Gauteng
Location – Town / City	Vereeniging
Location – Site	Vereeniging

Job Advert Summary

Reporting to the Inventory Administrator, the successful candidate will be responsible for assisting the in the daily administration and control of Stores by monitoring and maintaining optimal stock levels

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12 combined with a relevant NQF level 5 qualifications in Inventory or Financial Management.
• Five years relevant inventory/warehouse experience of which 2 years must be in creditors.
• Computer literacy in MS Office is essential.
• SAP experience will be an advantage
• A valid Code B driver‘s license.

Primary Duties

• Conduct material forecasting and monitor stock levels
• Replenishment of inventory via requisitions and/or transfers
• Overseeing the receiving and issuing of stock
• Ensure correct inventory storage by managing bin allocation and labelling
• Ensure balancing of stock on daily movements and quarterly stock takes
• Supervising and monitoring performance of support staff
• Comply with all legislation and organizational policies and procedures
• Provide full administrative support to the Inventory Administrator
• Compilation of reports and meeting of deadlines
• Assist with driving duties as and when necessary
• Provide excellent customer service by resolving complaints and queries timeously

Knowledge

• Inventory and Warehouse Management
• Basic understanding of Finance
• Computer literacy
• Supervision of staff
• ISO9001, ISO14001, and ISO45001

Skills

• Inventory and Warehouse Management
• Basic understanding of Finance
• Computer literacy
• Supervision of staff
• ISO9001, ISO14001, and ISO45001

Skills

• Communication skills
• Diversity Management
• Conflict Management
• Interpersonal skills
• Customer relations skills
• Report writing and analytical skills
• Planning and organizing skills
• Deadline oriented

Attitude

• Customer orientated
• Performance driven
• Attention to detail
• Deadline driven
• Assertiveness
• Good housekeeping

WATER QUALITY SPECIALIST – Customers

Closing Date	2024/08/08
Reference Number	RAN240726-1
Job Title	WATER QUALITY SPECIALIST – Customers
Portfolio	Bulk Water Services – Operations
Job Type Classification	Permanent
Location – Country	South Africa
Location – Province	Gauteng
Location – Town / City	Glenvista
Location – Site	Rietvlei

Job Advert Summary

The overall responsibility of the successful candidate will be the management of a team to conduct the following water quality assurance activities:

• Managing relationships with customer municipalities
• Educating consumers on being Water Wise
• Participating in the development of the organisation Water Quality Management System and performing delegated tasks arising from it

Minimum Requirements

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Science or engineering education – NQF8
• General management education – NQF6
• 5 years of science or engineering experience in the water industry
• 3 years experience managing science or engineering staff
• Code 8 driver’s licence
• Competent in WORD, EXCEL, PowerPoint, pro-ADOBE, Outlook, etc.

OTHER DESIRABLE NEEDS

• Science or engineering education – NQF8/9
• General management education – NQF7
• Education, marketing, or communications education – NQF6
• 8 years of science or engineering experience in the water industry
• 5 years experience managing science, engineering, education, marketing, or communications staff
• 2 years experience in consumer education, marketing, or communications
• Blue Drop / Green Drop / No Drop experience
• ISO9001 or ISO22000 experience
• Risk management experience
• Artificial intelligence experience

Primary Duties

Educating consumers on  Water Wise:

• Design Water Wise education/awareness processes targeted at wise use of water
• Implement Water Wise education/awareness processes targeted at the wise use of water
• Assess the effectiveness and determine the value-add of Water Wise education/awareness processes implemented
• Design and develop appropriate resources/tools for Water Wise education/awareness processes
• Evaluate the effectiveness of resources/tools used in Water Wise education/awareness processes

Managing relationships with customer municipalities:

• Conduct water quality interface meetings with customer municipalities.
• Formulate and negotiate water quality clauses for supply contracts with customer municipalities.
• Formulate and participate in Rand Water initiatives to assess its water quality performance by customer municipalities.
• Assist customer municipalities in monitoring water quality supplied to consumers.
• Resolve consumer and media queries and complaints on water quality.

Participating in the organisational Water Quality Management System:

• Provide strategic direction to the organisation on water quality management
• Develop the organisation Water Quality Management System from catchment to tap
• Conduct tasks as delegated by the organisation’s Water Quality Management System
• Ensure the organisation is compliant with legislation on water quality aspects.
• Assess if the situation poses an unacceptable public health risk to consumers from available water quality and other data/information.
• Lobby/influence internal and external stakeholders to change decision-making and behavior in the interest of consumer health protection.
• Conduct activities in ancillary areas that could influence water quality.
• Identify opportunities for digital Artificial Intelligence technology and implement solutions thereof.

Management of Section:

• Provide leadership to the section.
• Plan, organise, and control section work.
• Conduct project management activities.
• Manage section human resources.
• Manage section finance and procurement.

Manage SHEQ aspects for section.

Sound knowledge and understanding of the following aspects as it pertains to Water Wise Education

• Water science
• Environmental issues
• Knowledge of sustainable development goals and sustainability issues
• School curriculum
• Education methodologies

Sound knowledge and understanding of the following Water Industry science and engineering aspects:

• Water industry science or engineering technology
• The total drinking water supply system catchment to tap
• Water industry legislation
• ISO9001 or ISO22000
• WHO/IWA Water Safety Planning
• Water quality health impact risk assessment
• Blue/Green Drop Regulation

Knowledge and understanding of the following:

• Health and Safety Act
• Risk management framework
• Artificial Intelligence basics

Skills

The following skills as it related to Water Wise Education: 

• Ability to conceptualise and education strategy (focus areas, target audience and methodology)
• Ability to translate risks to Rand Water into education programmes that increase understanding / control of the risks
• Ability to translate school curriculum requirements into education programmes
• Ability to determine value-add of educational programmes

The following skills as it relates to Water Industry science and engineering:

• Ability to conceptualise strategy on service/product quality (water industry preferable)
• Ability to conceptualise total service/product supply processes from raw material to delivery to end consumer (water industry preferable)
• Quality management (assurance and control) processes (water industry preferable)
• Ability to translate legislation into operational requirements (water industry preferable)
• Ability to translate service/product quality information into consumer health impact risks (water industry preferable)

The following management skills

• Leadership skills
• Ability to plan, organise and control work
• Ability to think unconstrained and independently
• Proficient communication (verbal and written) skills in English
• Ability to execute duties is a team leader, and a member of a team.
• Strategic thinking ability
• HR management skills
• Budgeting, procurement and expenditure management skills
• Project management skills
• Lobbying/influencing skillsAbility to translate service/product quality information into consumer health impact risks (water industry preferable)

The following other skills

• Ability to identify AI opportunities for the organisation and implement solutions thereof
• Competent in WORD, EXCEL, PowerPoint, pro-ADOBE, Outlook etc.

Attitude

• Not averse to address non-routine work challenges.
• Not averse to unplanned work
• Not intimidated to work with unknown people
• Not averse to non-office hours work.
• Team needs (above, horizontal and below) are more important than individual needs.

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