Artisan

takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Artisan to join our team in Cape Town DC

We are a young, dynamic, hyper-growth company looking for smart, creative, hardworking people with integrity to join us. We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment, and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

The position reports to Site and Services Manager

Your responsibilities may include:

Undertake cleaning, lubrication, and preservation of machinery, equipment, tools, workshop, and tool room.

Remove rust and general cleaning of parts and/or equipment.

Ports artisan and handymen tools, materials equipment to and from stores, vehicles, workshops, and/or work sites and safekeeping thereof.

Act and work in an efficient and safety-conscious manner in accordance with safety rules, practices, and requirements.

Conduct daily/weekly/monthly inspections on buildings and equipment in line with the preventative maintenance schedule.

Ensures the proper use and care of equipment e.g. ladders and jacks so that they are in good working condition when required

Receive and collect materials, spares, and tools used in the fabrication and maintenance of equipment and plant.

Demarcate work areas and perform traffic control.

Ensure contractor compliance in line with the site rules and procedures

Qualification and Attributes

Grade 12 (National Senior Certificate) or National (vocational) Certificate.

Tertiary qualification advantageous

Some experience working on conveyor systems and trade tests

3 years or more relevant work-related experience required

The Environment:

takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.

We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.

We are short on ego and high on output.

We are doers and not only thinkers, it’s all in the execution after all.

We love what we do and what we are creating.

We seek to Employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who:

is forthright but respectful

is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute

is analytical, able to use data to make decisions

is competitive, self-directed, and strives to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours

is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience

is entrepreneurial, thrives under change accepts it is a constant, and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster

is business SMART. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input

is curious and challenges the status quo

is innovative and enjoys iteration

is collaborative

will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com.

thinks like an owner of the business.

is SMART, has INTEGRITY, and is HARDWORKING

If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join us!

Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.