Technician (Limpopo)

THE SOUTH AFRICAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION DIVISION: TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT: RADIO AND REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY (LIMPOPO) POSITION: TECHNICIAN POSITION ID: 60018329 SCALE CODE: 403 REPORTS TO: SECTIONAL LEAD: TECHNICAL OPERATIONS CLOSING DATE: 17 AUGUST 2026 MAIN PURPOSE OF POSITION Effective & efficient support of technology, operations and resources to install, sustain and provide administration of broadcast systems/ facilities, equipment, servers and networks in order to ensure optimum, functional, secure and available facilities/ equipment for SABC Technology KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES Opex motivation submissions to ensure maintenance and systems sustainability Minor Capex motivation submissions to ensure new requirements are addressed Asset management tracking and transfers. Updated Asset Register maintained as per Company Asset Management policy Participate in Capex Project system implementations, commissioning and workflows to deliver on functional requirements and avoid on-air disruptions Agreed % of targets met; Agreed % of resources, equipment and facility availability Above average rating of SLA Products, processes, practices & equipment in line with SABC technical & operational broadcast standards Adhere to service delivery standards Submission of ad-hoc incidence fault reports with findings and repairs Prevention of on-air technical faults to less than agreed SLA % Response time to match urgency for technical assistance in accordance with delivery requirements (in support of the % availability of the on air systems) Effective technical support to users in order to reduce downtime Correct configuration & testing of digital equipment to ensure less than agreed % of technical on-air faults Ensure functional, streamlined and reliable digital systems Follow up reported faults Technical inputs & specifications to support procurement of correct equipment and software Daily/ Monthly proactive system health checks against checklist & replacement of faulty components Report and escalate risk findings Ensure adherence to OHS and compliance with SABC Company Policies & Procedures Maintain discipline in accordance with company policies & procedures Compliance with OEM software licenses SOP application to ensure broadcast sustainability and business continuity Assist in the execution of a working Disaster Recovery Plan 95% of assets verified annually Assist with annual asset verification exercise (manual or scan) Customers served in technical proficient, friendly and helpful manner Maintain compliance of services rendered with customer request Provide basic technical assistance & guidance to customers/users Attended resolutions to customer requests/ complaints Compliance with performance management policies and procedures Performance agreements with manager annually Formal reviews conducted with manager and documented as per deadlines (Quarterly) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS 3 year National Diploma (S4/T3) in Electrical Engineering (Light Current, Communications, Computer Studies or Information Technology) (NQF6) BTech for the Electrical Engineering for the above formal qualification an advantage Completion of 12 months internship programme with SABC in sound engineering ending by 31 March 2023 This appointment will be made in line with the developmental principles as per the SABC Recruitment policy, whereby candidates will be appointed on a One year development programme in order to gain the required experience within the Broadcast Technical environment. Willing to be rotated in other relevant applicable disciplines Minimum 1 years’ relevant experience (internship recognised and experiential training as part of the National Diploma qualification) in the technical environment Driver’s License: C1 (Code 10) with PDP. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IT Network knowledge Essential. Computer literate (A+) and Network knowledge (N+) IT Network knowledge advantage CISCO CCNA (ICDN1 +ICDN2) certified. Physical attributes: Excellent hearing and eyesight (no colour blindness). Physically able. Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team and lead the team if required. Proficiency in MS Office, i.e. Excel, Word, Outlook and Power Point.