Communications Technician

SA Metal Group; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 201,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

SA Metal Group in Western Cape seeks a skilled Communications Technician to install, wire and maintain electronic security and data systems across sites. You will work on CCTV, access control and alarm systems, ensuring reliable operation and safety compliance.

The role requires at least 5 years in electronic security, Grade 12 or equivalent, and hands-on knowledge of data cabling, IP/analogue cameras, and UPS systems. On-site work with mentoring of semi-skilled teammates is expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum Grade 12 education or equivalent.
• Basic electric/electronic, CCTV, intercom, data or alarm courses.
• IP and analogue camera knowledge and UPS familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Installation, wiring and mounting of electronic devices and equipment.
• Installation and programming of access control systems and CCTV cameras.
• Day to day maintenance, installation and servicing of security and data equipment.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to Semi-Skilled team members.
• Understand and abide by Occupational Health and Safety Act regulations.

Skills

Electronic security

CCTV knowledge

Data cabling

Mentorship

Regulatory compliance

Education

Minimum Grade 12 education

Relevant certifications or qualification

Tools

CCTV systems

Access control

Alarm systems

Data cabling

Job description

Training, Empowerment & Development

SA Metal Group’s Human Capital Development Policy states:

“SA Metal Group values its people above all other assets and strives to develop all staff members to their full potential. To this end the Company provides excellent human capital development programmes and rewards staff members who strive to improve themselves and show commitment to the Mission of the Company.”

We offer many development programmes, including our Supervisory Development Programme, Artisan Development Programme and Adult Basic Education and Training Programme. We have on-site computer training facilities countrywide where these courses are held.

These programmes are aimed to develop, motivate and upskill our employees, providing them with an opportunity to progress to their full potential within SA Metal Group.

SA Metal Group is committed to transformation in the workplace. The Group has an employment equity (EE) policy in place to ensure that all applicants, regardless of race, gender or other criteria are given every opportunity to join our family. We invest in the talent, competency and skills of our people.

With the guidance of this EE policy, overseen by a representative committee, we constantly strive to ensure that we operate in a non-discriminatory and non-sexist environment.

In addition, the company has invested in various internal employment equity initiatives, including healthcare facilities providing primary, occupational, clinical and HIV/Aids care. Furthermore, we have on-site catering facilities to provide competitively priced meals to all employees.

Our training in leadership, growth and development, including via management, technical and skills-based programmes, is made available to all staff with a constant emphasis on promotion within the Group.

SA Metal Group is committed to ensuring the health and safety (H&S) of all its employees.

Over many years, the Group has implemented a comprehensive programme of continuous safety improvement.

Our policy is to exceed compliance with H&S legislation and to create the safest possible working environment in our sector.

Our compliance with the stringent on-site safety requirements of some of our large clients, many of them public companies, is testament to the strength of our home‑grown Safety Programme.

This Safety Programme is driven by an integrated safety team which includes divisional directors, the heads of human resources and healthcare, line managers, labour H&S representatives, a dedicated national safety manager and regional safety officers.

Safety and health go hand in hand, and our Safety Programme is augmented by our Healthcare Programme. We have modern, fully equipped on‑site clinics at all our major centres. These are staffed with full‑time qualified nursing sisters supported by regular attendance of medical doctors. Our Occupational Health Programme, which includes our medical monitoring programme, is run through these clinics.

These are staffed with full‑time qualified nursing sisters supported by regular attendance of medical doctors. Our Occupational Health Programme, which includes our medical monitoring programme, is run through these clinics.

Employees are given free access to our expanded Primary HealthCare Programme as well as to our comprehensive, award‑winning HIV/AIDS Programme. SA Metal Group, one of the first industrial companies to introduce such a programme in 1998, provides all employees with the full spectrum of HIV education, testing, treatment and support.

The Group is fully committed to the preservation of the environment, employing only environmentally‑friendly processes when recycling scrap metal and waste products for use in the South African and other economies.

SA Metal Group has a zero‑alcohol and drug policy on all its sites, applicable to all staff and contractors.

In addition to other charitable projects in which the company is involved, SA Metal Group is proud of its internal Basic Needs Fund.

We are aware that many of our employees, due to their socio‑economic position and present lack of resources, do not have the means to cope with an emergency, trauma or crisis in their personal lives. To compound matters further, many of our employees do not have easy access to insurance or banking facilities.

Many of our employees live in under‑resourced informal settlements, back‑yard dwellings or on properties with inadequate infrastructural development. Their homes are often self‑built and often the lack of foundations and proper building materials results in severe consequences in the event of a natural disaster.

In addition, many of our employees live in areas where there is inadequate police visibility and intervention, resulting in their exposure to endemic, trauma‑inducing crime. In order to assist in combating these challenges, and under the direct auspices of a management and employee voluntary representative group, the Group has initiated the Basic Needs Fund.

This fund is designed to support employees and their families who, in the event of natural disasters, crime or other catastrophes, do not have access to interim or immediate relief in the form of shelter, food, water and clothing. Material assistance may be given both financially and by physical means, allowing the employees and their families the opportunity to re‑establish themselves in a manner where they can function as normally as possible, preferably within 24 hours of the claim having been made.

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN: EPPING - WESTERN CAPE

SA Metal Group is South Africa’s oldest and largest metal recycling company. For more than 107 years, the Group has purchased, collected and processed all forms of scrap metal sourced throughout Southern Africa. In more recent times, the Group has developed and expanded its recycling and manufacturing operations, by melting, refining, casting and rolling all forms of scrap metal into higher value products for the domestic and export markets. Our facilities are located in and around Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria. For more information, please visit www.sametal.co.za .

Job Description

• Installation, wiring and mounting of various electronic devices, machines or equipment
• Installation and programming of access control systems, CCTV cameras and motorized entrance points
• Installation, fault finding, relocation and fitment of all telecommunications
• Fitting and testing of data cables for all network points and power skirting
• Assist in moving offices and setting up PC's, Phone lines, and moving files
• Mounting, wiring and fitting grids for wireless infrastructure
• Day to day maintenance ,installation and servicing of security and data equipment
• Tool and equipment maintenance
• Adhoc activities as requested by Manager
• Provide guidance and mentorship to Semi-Skilled team members
• Understanding of and abiding by the regulations as set out in the Occupational Health and Safety Act

Qualifying Criteria

• Minimum Grade 12 education or equivalent
• Relevant certifications or qualification
• Minimum of 5 years' experience working within an electronic security field
• Basic electric/electronic ,CCTV ,intercom, data or alarm courses
• IP and analogue camera ,alarm, automation ,data cabling ,electric fencing ,intercoms ,UPS and Alternating Current electrical knowledge
• Knowledge of data cabinet wiring