Technical Assistant (Instrumentation)

• Develop an operating and maintenance schedule for the range of air quality equipment.
• Acquire the necessary skills in servicing, maintaining and repairing the range of instruments.
• Respond to troubleshooting problems.
• Develop standard operating procedures.
• Train and develop staff in the correct use, care and maintenance of instrumentation.
• Provide support in development of inventory of requirements for spares and consumables.
• Administer all equipment logbooks and establish and maintain an inventory of equipment,

• Scheduling and deployment of instrumentation to identified monitoring sites.
• Assist with the technical evaluation of different instruments and provide support in

• Assists in conducting analysis, measurements, sampling, evaluations and reporting.
• Undertaking the operation and maintenance requirements in terms of standard operating

• Provide backup support for the Instrument Technician.

• Planning.
• Organisational awareness.
• Project management.
• Operations and maintenance.
• Interpersonal relationship.
• Communication.
• Resilience.
• Change readiness.
• Learning orientation.
• Accountability and ethical conduct.

• Diploma (NQF Level 6) or equivalent in Electrical Engineering.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 3 years relevant experience
• Computer Literacy.

• 4 Years relevant experience.

eThekwini Municipality