SAPS PROVINCIAL MECHANICAL SERVICES: DIVISION SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Applications are awaited for the following re-advertisement of vacancies at Provincial Mechanical Services in the South African Police Service at national level, Division: Supply Chain Management. The contents of this circular will also be available on the SAPS Intranet and Internet at www.saps.gov.za
Generic requirements: Applicants must display competency in the post-specific core functions. Be fluent in at least two of the official languages, of which one must be English. Must have no criminal record or pending criminal / departmental cases. Applicants will be subjected to a vetting process which will include security screening and fingerprint verification.
Note: Successful applicants to be appointed in terms of the South African Police Service Act will have to comply with the prescripts on the SAPS Dress Order, whereby tattoos may not be visible when wearing uniform. Successful applicants not yet appointed in terms of the South African Police Service Act,1995 (Act no 68 of 1995) will be subject to a medical examination and they will be expected to undergo training on a date as determined and prescribed by the National Commissioner.
Post: ARTISANS (Constable) Band A
Act South African Police Service Act 68 of 1995
Salary Notch R132 855 per annum
WESTERN CAPE
- Paarl Workshop Ref Number SCM 11/2014 (1 post)
- Malmesbury Workshop Ref Number SCM 12/2014 (4 posts)
- Worcester Workshop Ref Number SCM 13/2014 (1 post)
- Swellendam Workshop Ref Number SCM 14/2014 (1 post)
- Vredendal Workshop Ref Number SCM 15/2014 (1 post)
- Stellenbosch Workshop Ref Number SCM 16/2014 (1 post)
- Oudtshoorn Workshop Ref Number SCM 17/2014 (6 posts)
- George Workshop Ref Number SCM 18/2014 (3 posts)
- Beaufort West Workshop Ref Number SCM 19/2014 (1 post)
EASTERN CAPE
- Mount Road Workshop Ref Number SCM 20/2014 (1 post)
- Bisho Workshop Ref Number SCM 21/2014 (2 posts)
- Mthatha Workshop Ref Number SCM 22/2014 (1 post)
- Maluti Workshop Ref Number SCM 23/2014 (1 post)
NORTHERN CAPE
- Kimberley Workshop Ref Number SCM 24/2014 (9 posts)
- De Aar Workshop Ref Number SCM 25/2014 (3 posts)
- Kuruman Workshop Ref Number SCM 26/2014 (3 posts)
- Upington Workshop Ref Number SCM 27/2014 (5 posts)
- Springbok Workshop Ref Number SCM 28/2014 (5 posts)
FREE STATE
- Park Road Workshop Ref Number SCM 29/2014 (5 posts)
- Ladybrand Workshop Ref Number SCM 30/2014 (2 posts)
- Bethlehem Workshop Ref Number SCM 31/2014 (3 posts)
- Mafube Workshop Ref Number SCM 32/2014 (1 post)
- Philippolis Workshop Ref Number SCM 33/2014 (1 post)
- Kroonstad Workshop Ref Number SCM 34/2014 (4 posts)
- ThabaNchu Workshop Ref Number SCM 35/2014 (2 posts)
KWAZULU NATAL
- Newcastle Workshop Ref Number SCM 36/2014 (1 post)
- Vryheid Workshop Ref Number SCM 37/2014 (5 posts)
- Dundee Workshop Ref Number SCM 38/2014 (1 posts)
- Richards Bay Workshop Ref Number SCM 39/2014 (3 posts)
- Ladysmith Workshop Ref Number SCM 40/2014 (3 posts)
- Kokstad Workshop Ref Number SCM 41/2014 (1 post)
- Verulam Workshop Ref Number SCM 42/2014 (2 posts)
- Wentworth Workshop Ref Number SCM 43/2014 (2 posts)
- Port Shepstone Workshop Ref Number SCM 44/2014 (5 posts)
NORTH WEST
- Brits Workshop Ref Number SCM 45/2014 (2 posts)
- Klerksdorp Workshop Ref Number SCM 46/2014 (2 posts)
- Lichtenburg Workshop Ref Number SCM 47/2014 (2 posts)
- Rustenburg Workshop Ref Number SCM 48/2014 (3 posts)
- Vryburg Workshop Ref Number SCM 49/2014 (2 posts)
- Lehurutshe Workshop Ref Number SCM 50/2014 (4 posts)
- Pudimoe Workshop Ref Number SCM 51/2014 (1 post)
MPUMALANGA
- Middelburg Workshop Ref Number SCM 52/2014 (8 posts)
- Nelspruit Workshop Ref Number SCM 53/2014 (5 posts)
- Ermelo Workshop Ref Number SCM 54/2014 (3 posts)
- Standerton Workshop Ref Number SCM 55/2014 (2 posts)
- Kwamhlanga Workshop Ref Number SCM 56/2014 (1 post)
LIMPOPO
- Polokwane Workshop Ref Number SCM 57/2014 (15 posts)
- Makhado Workshop Ref Number SCM 58/2014 (8 posts)
- Musina Workshop Ref Number SCM 59/2014 (3 posts)
- Modimille Workshop Ref Number SCM 60/2014 (2 posts)
- Tzaneen Workshop Ref Number SCM 61/2014 (6 posts)
- Thohoyandou Workshop Ref Number SCM 62/2014 (1 post)
- Lebowakgomo Workshop Ref Number SCM 63/2014 (7 posts)
GAUTENG
- Roodepoort Workshop Ref Number SCM 64/2014 (2 posts)
- Brixton Workshop Ref Number SCM 65/2014 (2 posts)
- Norwood Workshop Ref Number SCM 66/2014 (1 post)
Additional Requirements:
- A completed Motor Mechanic Trade Test Certificate in terms of Section 13 or Section 28 of the Manpower Training Act of 1981 or Section 26D(4) of the Skills Development Act (SDA) (no level test certificates will be accepted)
- Junior Certificate or N1 certificate will be an advantage *Valid light motor vehicle driver’s licence
Core Functions:
- Perform quality and cost effective repairs and maintenance of SAPS vehicles
- Ensure a clean and safe working environment
- Diagnose, strip and determine the parts required for services and repairs
- Complete parts request list for the parts required per vehicle
- Complete job card with regards to work done and actual time taken
- Ensure safe keeping of tools and equipment
- Mentor apprentices under his/her supervision
- Comply with the Occupational Health & Safety Act (Act 83 of 1995)
GENERAL:
- Only the official application form (available on the SAPS website and at SAPS recruitment offices) will be accepted. All instructions on the application form must be adhered to. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of the application.
- The post particulars and reference number of the post must be correctly specified on the application form.
- Persons who retired from the Public Service by taking a severance package, early retirement or for medical reasons, as well as persons with previous convictions, are excluded.
- A comprehensive Curriculum Vitae must be submitted together with the application form.
- Certified copies (certification preferably by Police Officers) of an applicant’s ID document, motor vehicle drivers licence (Police Act appointments), Senior Certificate and all educational qualifications obtained and service certificates of previous employers stating the occupation and the period, must also be submitted and attached to every application.
- The copies must be correctly certified on the copy itself, not at the back. The certification must not be older than three months.
- All qualifications and driver’s licences submitted will be subjected to verification checking with the relevant institutions. The South African Police Service will verify the residential address of applicants and conduct reference checks.
- Applications must be mailed timeously. Late applications will not be accepted or considered.
- The closing date for the applications is 25 July 2014 at 12:00.
- Appointments will be made in terms of the SAPS Act or Public Service Act as applicable to the post environment.
- If a candidate is short-listed, it can be expected of him/her to undergo a personal interview.
- Applicants appointed under the Police Service Act will be subjected to a medical assessment by a medical practitioner as determined by SAPS prescripts.
- Applicants appointed under the Police Service Act will be subjected to undergo a lateral entry programme at a SAPS training institution, where applicable
- Short-listed candidates for appointment to certain identified posts, will be vetted in terms of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No 32 of 2007) and the Children’s Act, 2005 (Act No 38 of 2005). A candidate whose particulars appear in either the National Register for Sex Offenders or Part B of the Child Protection Register, will be disqualified from appointment to that post.
- All short-listed candidates will be subjected to fingerprint screening.
- Correspondence will be conducted with successful candidates only. If you have not been contacted within 3 months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
- The South African Police Service is under no obligation to fill a post after the advertisement thereof.
- The South African Police Service is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and it is the intention to promote representivity in the Public Service through the filling of these posts.
Persons whose transfer / appointment / promotion will promote representivity will therefore receive preference.
- The Division is under no obligation to fill a post after the advertisement thereof. Although the post is advertised, the National Commissioner may withdraw the post from the advertisement, re-advertise the post or fill the post by transferring a person at the same level where is deemed to be in the interest of service delivery.
ENQUIRIES: Lieutenant Govender, Tel no (012) 841 7123, SPO Skosana, Tel no (012) 841 7179, SPO Chetty (012) 841 7876
APPLICATIONS POSTED: The Divisional Commissioner: SCM, Human Resource Management, Private Bag X254, Pretoria, 0001 (for attention Lieutenant Govender)
APPLICATIONS HAND DELIVERED: The Divisional Commissioner: SCM, 117 Cresswell Road (cor Cresswell and Pretoria Road), Silverton, Pretoria (Main entrance to A-Block)
We welcome applications from persons with disabilities.
Interview Hints and Tips
Arrive on time for the interview. Plan your trip and leave early if you have to or if you are unfamiliar with the area. Give yourself enough time to find the building as well as parking. You also need keep your diary open after the interview. Your interview might be running longer than anticipated.
Remember to take a few extra copies of your CV with you. One copy is for you should you have to refresh your memory. The other copies are for the interviewer and anyone else sitting in on the interview. You only need to produce these if there is a need for them.
Be careful not to over- or under-dress for an interview. The golden rule is to look professional and smart even if everyone else at the company is wearing jeans. Speak to your employment agency for guidance with specific acompanies.
Women:
- More conservative outfit and coordinate all the colours
- Moderate shoes
- Limited jewellery
- Make sure your hairstyle is neat and hair clean
- Not too muck make-up and perfume
- Nails must be neat and clean
Men:
- Conservative suit with a white long sleeve shirt
- Conservative tie (no cartoon characters)
- Dark socks, professional shoes
- Limited jewellery
- Make sure your hairstyle is neat and hair clean
- Not too much aftershave
- Nails must be neat and clean
The interviewer will be judging the effect of your appearance on customers as well as staff. Your "look" must project the fact that you are the perfect '"fit" for that specific position and company.
Get rid of chewing gum and check your overall appearance before walking into the organisation's premises.
Switch your cellphone off once the interviewer knows that you have arrived for the interview - never, ever take a call during an interview. If there is a medical emergency in your family and your phone needs to be on then inform the interviewer and ask for permission to leave your phone on. In most cases the person will agree to it.
Remember to take a file with pen paper with you to the interview. This will assist you in making notes and to write down questions you might want to ask later.
The interview starts when the first question is asked. Right? Wrong. The interview starts the minute you arrive at the company and you will be under scrutiny by everyone who knows that interviews are being held. Be friendly with cleaning staff, secretaries and everyone else you encounter on your way to the interview. This will make you feel more positive as well as leave positive people in your wake. The last thing you need is for a staff member to mention how rude you were before the interview. Or for the secretaries to tell the manager that you had an attitude with them and you thought you were important!
Studies have shown that most interviewers make up their mind within the first few minutes. You therefore need to greet your interviewer by making comfortable eye contact, shaking hands firmly and introducing yourself in a confident manner.
Make a connection and build a relationship with the interviewer. Remember that they are already happy with your CV and now wants to check you out. Your attitude will be more important than most of your answers.
Only sit down when offered a chair.
If you are offered any coffee or tea you have three choices: Coffee, tea or nothing. Do not go and ask for something not offered - the organisation might not have it on the premises and the interviewer could feel embarrassed.
Keep an eye on your body language and avoid fidgeting, biting your nails, playing with your car keys, etc.