5 Skilled Professionals jobs in Durban
Skilled Refractory Assistant
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Ethekweni Refractories are currently seeking a Skilled Refractory Assistant to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be hands-on, safety-conscious, and eager to grow within a challenging industrial environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist with shuttering, casting, and guniting of refractory materials.
- Operate tools and equipment such as: Brick Cutting Machine, Breakers, Gunite Machine & Pan Mixer
- Help prepare materials and maintain site cleanliness and organization.
- Support skilled artisans during refractory installations and repairs.
- Strictly adhere to Health & Safety procedures at all times.
Requirements:
- Basic welding skills will be a strong advantage.
- Must be physically fit and comfortable working in industrial conditions.
- Reliable, punctual, and motivated to learn and grow within the team.
Application Requirements:
Interested candidates should submit the following:
- Updated CV
- Contactable References
- Expected Salary
Apply today by sending your application to:
Application Deadline: 31 October 2025
Join us and become part of a team that values skill, safety, and dedication in every project.
Job Type: Part-time
Expected hours: 45 per week
Work Location: In person
Semi-Skilled Maintenance Assistant
Posted 26 days ago
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Seniority Level: Mid-Career (2 - 4 yrs exp)
Region: Pinetown KwaZulu Natal
Type: TempDuties and Responsibilities:
- Responds immediately to machinery and equipment related breakdowns, problems, fault-findings and repairs across all areas of operations to ensure minimal downtime.
- Perform proactive and corrective maintenance as per work order to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly, systems operate efficiently, and the physical condition of the machines do not deteriorate.
- Perform and verify start up and shutdown of lines and equipment
- Perform machine cleaning tasks and ensure machines and equipment is kept clean and free from production residue
- Take part in the Inspection, testing machinery and equipment in order to diagnose machine problems and thereafter take the necessary corrective actions.
- Assist in assembling, installations and or repair on all facility machinery, equipment and pipe systems
- Undertake basic electrical maintenance tasks and repairs
- Perform general maintenance tasks including and not limited to landscaping, plumbing, carpentry, etc.
- Clean, tighten and lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, chains, slides, conveyors and other parts of machinery
- Identify low on stock of spares, machine part and consumables and place an orders accordingly.
- Conduct machinery and equipment Inspections as per the daily checklists
- Perform line change overs, adjustments and setups of machines and equipment
- Observe all safety regulation, company rules, regulations and procedures.
- Observe the good manufacturing practices (GMP)
- Be fully machine based during operating hours
- Grade 12 (Mathematics and Physical Sciences)
- Technical N2 or higher certificate in mechanical engineering studies with practical experience/ training
- Minimum of 2 years experience in manufacturing and packing industry.
- Knowledge of carton packing machines, vertical and horizontal fillers (liquid, cream and powder) and tubing machines
- Ensure adherence to engineering quality standards in maintenance of equipment and machinery
- basic understanding of engineering principles and best practices
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, manuals and instructions
- Basic knowledge of fitting and turning techniques, tools and principles in the factory maintenance
- Knowledge of basis electrical engineering and electrical systems.
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team
- Good communication skills (written and verbal)
- Analytical skills and fault-finding skills
- Available to work shifts, overtime, including weekends and public holidays when required to.
Junior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Posted 2 days ago
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Junior Talent Acquisition Specialist role with Hollywoodbets Purple Team. This position is based in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Responsibilities- Manage the full recruitment function to ensure high-caliber candidates are sourced and vacancies are filled timeously.
- Develop new or creative recruitment solutions to hire the best possible talent and build/maintain strong relationships with Line Management and Suppliers.
- Follow the recruitment process as outlined and obtain pre-authorization before proceeding with recruitment.
- Draft internal and external advertisements; submit for sign-off and final approval; conduct pre-screening interviews against job specs; collate and present CVs to the line manager.
- Coordinate/facilitate interviews, manage diary times, and schedule interviews with relevant Line Managers and HRM.
- Use competency-based interview questions and perform reference checks and other formal checks (credit, fraud, criminal, qualification, driver’s license, etc.) where appropriate; obtain the most recent payslip.
- Discuss offers with the line manager for management consideration and draft offer letters after package approval.
- Maintain all applicant and interview data; upload interview notes, guides, and reference checks to the HRIS.
- Provide feedback to candidates and agencies; post vacancies online and explore new advertising channels; network with industry contacts and associations to source top candidates.
- Maintain a pool of readily available candidates; build a database of candidates for referrals; coordinate psychometric assessments when required and administer sessions with informed consent.
- Provide daily and monthly recruitment reports; attend weekly recruitment reporting meetings; assist with ad hoc HR tasks/projects as needed.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong planning, organizational and time management skills; attention to detail.
- Strong interviewing skills and ability to identify high-caliber candidates.
- Good relationship management and problem-solving abilities.
- Self-motivated, driven, results-oriented and accountable.
- Strong analytical and reporting skills; proficient with MS Office and HRIS tooling.
So, are you ready to level up, learn, and perform at your best? Apply now!
Please be advised that should you not be contacted within 30 days, kindly consider your application to be unsuccessful.
Seniority level- Entry level
- Full-time
- Human Resources
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Assistant Talent Acquisition Manager
Posted 10 days ago
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Responsibilities
Join our Hollywoodbets Purple Team as an opportunity to contribute to one of South Africa’s biggest success stories. From Durban to Africa and the United Kingdom, Hollywoodbets continues to grow and expand. The Assistant Talent Acquisition Manager, based in Umhlanga, will work closely with the Talent Acquisition Manager to support all aspects of the recruitment process. Responsibilities include supporting the management of the recruitment function both nationally and internationally, while ensuring all policies and procedures within the recruitment function are adhered to.
With Hollywoodbets You Will
Innovate and create as part of a like-minded, authentic team eager to achieve goals. Embrace challenges and the thrill of working in a vibrant and fast-paced industry. Grow with our development plans and culture that allows you to further your career.
You Bring
- 3 - 5 years solid Recruitment experience
- Proven experience in managing staff
What You’ll Do For The Brand
Business Support- Support the Talent Acquisition Manager in managing the recruitment function nationally and internationally.
- Implementation and rollout of innovative recruitment solutions in order to provide a quality service to Hiring Managers, and ensure high calibre candidates are recruited into the business within the required SLA.
- Build relationships with Line Managers in order to better understand their requirements and priorities from a recruitment perspective.
- Recruit and manage senior-level recruitment from the beginning to the end, whilst ensuring the recruitment policies and processes are adhered to and are ethical and professional at all times.
- This includes advertising, sourcing, screening, interviewing and negotiating of offers with prospective candidates.
- Assist in ensuring adherence to the recruitment processes within the Talent Acquisition team, as well as within the recruitment function nationally.
- Build networks to source qualified candidates.
- Participate in job fairs & career events. Responsible for the coordination, rollout and tracking of various career Expos to attract students and prospective talent from accredited tertiary institutions.
- Liaise with Third party Suppliers to ensure services and offerings received are of high standard.
- Assist in monitoring the functionality of all platforms and resources in relation to the recruitment function, thereby maximising the effectiveness of the tool.
- Ensure content is reviewed and updated as and when required.
- Assist to implement and monitor tracking of Return on Investment of recruitment platforms and tools.
- Support the Talent Acquisition Manager in managing the recruitment team, ensuring efficient and quality output from all Team Members.
- Provide guidance & support to Team Members when any bottlenecks are faced.
- Assist in providing monthly reports on recruitment metrics, helping to identify trends and seek solutions to improve on areas of concern.
- Attend to ad hoc recruitment tasks and management of projects as and when the need arises.
- Experience in managing and leading a successful team
- Results driven approach
- Strong sense of accountability
- Good reporting skills, analyzing figures and statistics for various reports
- Proven experience with relationship management both internally and externally
- Understanding best practice interview techniques
So, are you ready to level up, learn, and perform at your best? Apply now!
Please be advised that should you not be contacted within 30 days, kindly consider your application to be unsuccessful.
#J-18808-LjbffrJunior Talent Acquisition Specialist (BET)
Posted 9 days ago
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Overview
Recruitment
Responsibilities- Follow the recruitment process as outlined, unless otherwise advised.
- Obtain pre-recruitment authorization form signed off by management in order to proceed with recruitment process.
- Draft internal and external advertisements for vacancies. Place adverts after sign off from the Line Manager.
- Conduct pre-screening interviews against job spec and eliminate unsuitable candidates early on in the recruitment process. Collate and present CVs to the line manager for consideration.
- Coordinate/facilitate interviews. Coordinating diary times and scheduling interviews with relevant Line Managers and/or Recruitment Manager.
- Ensure competency-based interview questions are posed as part of targeted selection process.
- Ensure that reference checks are completed for the final shortlisted candidate, as well as other formal checks (credit/fraud/criminal/qualification/driver’s license etc. where appropriate) and obtain a most recent pay slip.
- Draft offer letter for candidate after package has been approved.
- Maintain all pertinent application and interview data. Ensure that interview notes, guides and reference checks are uploaded onto the HRIS.
- Ensure that all candidates who do not meet the requirements are advised by way of rejection letters, emails or notifications. Ensure each candidate has received feedback regarding the outcome of the interview/ ensure agencies receive feedback.
- Utilize the internet for sourcing of candidates.
- Maintain a pool of readily available candidates.
- Formally start building a database of candidates that can be referred to.
- Coordinate polygraph examinations when required. Send brief to candidate and invites in terms of sessions.
- Provide daily reports and monthly reports.
- Attend weekly recruitment meetings.
- Attend to ad hoc tasks/projects as and when the need arises.
- An HR or related qualification is preferred.
- 2 – 3 years recruitment experience.
- Results driven: Consistently delivers required business results; sets and achieves goals, consistently complies with quality standards and meets deadlines; maintains focus on organizational goals.
- Accountability: Follows through and delivers results in spite of obstacles. Admits to errors and takes corrective action to avoid repetition. Approaches own work with dedication and high sense of responsibility.
- Reporting: Collate and report on information. Account for and verify reporting figures/ statistics. Review/analyse reporting statistics and figures in order to identify trends and make relevant recommendations.
- Relationship management: Developing and maintaining professional business associations at all levels. Establish relationships both inside and outside the organization. Effectively apply networking and influencing skills.
- Interview skills: Understands best practice interview techniques to ensure that high calibre candidates are selected.
- Proven experience in headhunting/sourcing and networking initiatives.
- Driver’s license.
- Previous experience recruiting within a technology sector.
- Encourage authenticity in both yourself and candidates. Embrace diversity and inclusion in your recruitment efforts, seek out candidates who not only meet the technical requirements but also embody the company's values and culture
- Be honest and transparent in your communications with candidates and colleagues.
- Approach each recruitment task with enthusiasm and a sense of curiosity. Embrace challenges as opportunities for growth and learning. Stay adaptable and open-minded in the face of change, recognising that each day brings new possibilities and experiences.
- Take initiative and ownership of your projects and tasks. Volunteer for new opportunities and challenges, demonstrating your willingness to contribute to the team's success.
- Collaborate closely with colleagues, line managers, and suppliers to achieve recruitment goals.
- Ensure Timely Filling of Vacancies: Prioritise efficiency without compromising quality, leveraging technology and best practices to streamline recruitment processes and meet hiring deadlines
We Don't Just Recruit Talent. We Cultivate It
BET Software is one of the most diverse betting software providers in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a rapidly growing international footprint. Our multiskilled Team is responsible for providing advanced software solutions, while supporting incredibly high transactional volumes in a fast-paced industry, making BET Software a lively and engaging place to be.
Our progressive use of technology enables our talented Team to work with the tech stack of their choice and we encourage an environment and culture that supports collaboration, learning, and growth. We believe that our strength lies in our diversity and that Teamwork makes the dream work, a place where you can flourish amongst like-minded individuals.
We are a dynamic group of people that stem from a variety of cultures, backgrounds, and locations. While our head office is based in Umhlanga, South Africa we recruit talent throughout South Africa and Internationally.
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