DRIVER OPERATOR (EARTHMOVING AND NON-EARTHMOVING EQUIPMENT) (204 POSTS)

Kindly note that a number of these posts are being re-advertisement. Applicants who applied previously and who still wish to be considered are at liberty to re-apply.

SALARY: R163 680 per annum (Level 03)

CENTRE: Pietermaritzburg Region (X23 Posts):

Cost Centre: Ixopo (X15 Posts)

Grader Team 2 (Gowerford) Ref No: DOT 40/2026 (X1 Post)

Maintenance Team (Gowerford) Ref No: DOT 41/2026 (X2 Posts)

Grader Team 1 (Underberg) Ref No: DOT 42/2026 (X1 Post)

Grader Team 2 (Underberg) Ref No: DOT 43/2026 (X1 Post)

Grader Team (Ixopo) Ref No: DOT 44/2026 (X1 Post)

Betterment Team (Ixopo) Ref No: DOT 45/2026 (X1 Post)

Grader Team (Umzimkhulu) Ref No: DOT 46/2026 (X1 Post)

General Maintenance Team (Umzimkhuilu) Ref No: DOT 47/2026

Betterment Team (Umzimkhulu) Ref No: 48/2026 (X1 Post)

Signs Team (Umzimkhulu) Ref No: 49/2026 (X1 Post)

Blacktop Team (Cedarville) sub-section Ref No: 50/2026 (X2 Posts)

Betterment Team (Ixopo) sub-section Ref No: 51/2026 (X1 Post)

Grader Team (Kokstad) Sub-Section Ref No: 52/2026 (X1 Post)

Cost Centre, Pietermaritzburg (X8 Posts):

Blacktop Team (Taylors Halt) Ref No: 53/2026 (X1 Post)

Service wagon Team (Eston) Ref No: 54/2026 (X1 Post)

Drainage/betterment Team (Cedara) Sub-section Ref No: 55/2026 (X1 Post)

Betterment Team (New Hanover) Ref No: 56/2026 (X1 Post)

Grader Team 2 (Taylors Halt) sub-section Ref No: 57/2026 (X1 Post)

Betterment Team (Nottingham Road) Sub-section Ref No: 58/2026 (X2 Posts)

Depot Team (Taylors Halt) Ref No: DOT 59/2026 (X1 Post)

Ladysmith Region (X41 Posts):

Cost Centre, Dundee (X15 Posts)

Road Control /Project Documentation MGT (Dundee) Ref No: 60/2026 (X1 Post)

Grader Team (Helpmekaar) Ref No: DOT 61/2026 (X1 Post)

Maintenance Team (Mangeni) Ref No: DOT 62/2026 (X1 Post)

Blacktop Team (Greytown) Ref No: DOT 63/2026 (X1 Post)

Grader Team 2 (Kranskop) Ref No: DOT 64/2026 (X1 Post)

Flying Squad Team (Cwaka) Ref No: DOT 65/2026 (X1 Post)

Betterment Team (Greytown) Ref No: DOT 66/2026 (X3 Posts)

Depot Team (Greytown) Ref No: DOT 67/2026 (X1 Post)

Maintenance Team (Kranskop) Ref No: DOT 68/2026 (X1 Post)

Flying Squad Team (Greytown) Ref No: DOT 69/2026 (X1 Post)

Betterment Team (Dundee) Ref No: DOT 70/2026 (X3 Posts)

Cost Centre Newcastle (X20 Posts):

Grader Team (Normandien) Ref No: DOT 71/2026 (X1 Post)

Betterment Team (Utrecht) Ref No: DOT 72/2026 (X5 Posts)

Betterment Team (Utrecht) Sub section Ref No: DOT 73/2026 (X2 Posts)

Grader Team (Newcastle) Ref No: DOT 74/2026 (X1 Post)

Flying Squad Team (Dannhauser) Ref No: DOT 75/2026 (X7 Posts)

Flying Squad Team (Dannhauser) sub section Ref No: DOT 76/2026 (X1 Post)

Grader team (Hattingspruit) Ref No: DOT 77/2026 (X1 Post)

Grader team (Kingsley) Ref No: DOT 78/2026 (X1 Post)

Grader Team (Groenvlei) Ref No: DOT 79/2026 (X1 Post)

Cost Centre Estcourt (X6 Posts): Maintenance Team (Dukuza)

Ref No: DOT 80/2026 (X1 Post) Maintenance Team (Mbambazane)

Ref No: DOT 81/2026 (X1 Post) Grader Team 1 (Indaka)

Ref No: DOT 82/2026 (X1 Post) Maintenance Team (Indaka)

Ref No: DOT 83/2026 (X1 Post) Blacktop Team (Emnambithi)

Ref No: DOT 84/2026 (X1 Post) Betterment Team (Emnambithi)

Ref No: 85/2026 (X1 Post)

Durban Region (X19 Posts):

Cost Centre, Port Shepstone (X14 Posts)

Grader Team 3 (Harding) Ref No: DOT 86/2026 (X1 Post)

Grader Team (Port Shepstone North) Ref No: DOT 87/2026 (X1 Post)

Depot Team (Port Shepstone South) Ref No: DOT 88/2026 (X4 Posts)

Blacktop Team (Harding) Ref No: DOT 89/2026 (X1 Post)

Betterment Team (Port Shepstone, South) Ref No: DOT 90/2026 (X7 Posts)

Cost Centre, Metro (X5 Posts):

Concrete Team (Umbumbulu) Ref No: DOT 91/2026 (X1 Post)

Maintenance Team (Mount Edgecombe) Ref No: DOT 92/2026 (X1 Post)

Concrete Team (Metro) Ref No: DOT 93/2026 (X1 Post)

Grader Team (Umbumbulu) Ref No: DOT 94/2026 (X1 Post)

Maintenance Team 1 (St Helier) Ref No: DOT 95/2026 (X1 Post)

Empangeni Region (X19 Posts): Cost Centre, Vryheid (X9 Posts)

Grader Team (Emondlo) Ref No: DOT 96/2026 (X1 Post)

Betterment Team (Vryheid) Ref No: DOT 97/2026 (X2 Posts)

Blacktop Team (Vryheid) Ref No: DOT 98/2026 (X1 Post)

Grader Team 1 (Vryheid) Ref No: DOT 99/2026 (X1 Post)

Maintenance Team (Paul Pietersburg) Ref No: DOT 100/2026 (X1 Post)

Betterment Team (Pongola) Ref No: DOT 101/2026 (X2 Posts)

Grader Team (Belgrade)

Ref No: DOT 102/2026 (X1 Post) Cost Centre, Ulundi (X10 Posts)

Grader Team 3 (Dennydalton) Ref No: DOT 103/2026 (X1 Post)

Betterment Team (Mahlabathini) Ref No: DOT 104/2026 (X3 Posts)

Grader Team 2 (Dennydalton) Ref No: DOT 105/2026 (X1 Post)

Signs Team (Nongoma) Ref No: DOT 106/2026 (X1 Post)

Maintenance Team (Usuthu) Ref No: DOT 107/2026 (X1 Post)

Crusher stone (Msebe) Ref No: DOT 108/2026 (X1 Post)

Grader Team 1 (Msebe) Ref No: DOT 109/2026 (X1 Post)

Maintenance Team (Maphophpma) Ref No: DOT 110/2026 (X1 Post)

REQUIREMENTS: Grade 10 certificate (NQF level 2); plus a valid Driver’s Licence Code EC with PrDP and Operating Certificate / Departmental Competency Pink card for specialised equipment; plus Five (5) years’ driving and operating specialized equipment experience. Knowledge, Skills and Competencies Required: Communication skills. Ability to read and write. Good eyesight. Teamwork. Skills in the operation of the equipment. Physical inspection of vehicles and the ability to interpret instructions for proper use of all controls for safe operation of vehicles. Interpret and follow operating manuals, maintenance manuals and service charts.

DUTIES: Perform activities in respect of operation through inter alia the following: Operating specialized equipment; Load and offload goods/ equipment; Inspection and maintenance of equipment and report defects; Keep log sheets of vehicles and machineries; Application of safety and precautionary measures; Cleaning and lubrication of machinery equipment; Grading of gravel roads and re-raveling/ shoulder maintenance. Render driving services, perform activities in respect of operation through inter alia the following: Transportation of work teams and materials / equipment; Detect and repair minor mechanical problems on the vehicles and take steps to have it repaired (check level and condition of oil, fuel, tyres and water); Inspection of the vehicle/ equipment and report defects; Complete vehicle logbook, trip authorization for the vehicle.

ENQUIRIES: Ms T Sithole Tel No: (033) 355 0543

APPLICATIONS: Please note applications can be hand delivered to the Office of the Department of Transport, Inkosi Mhlabunzima Maphumulo House, 172 Burger Street, Pietermaritzburg, or couriered via postal services to Recruitment & Selection Section, Human Resource Administration Directorate, Private Bag X9043, Pietermaritzburg, 3200. Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts through the KZN online e-Recruitment system at www.kznonline.gov.za/kznjobs

FOR ATTENTION: Mr B Hornsby

NOTE: It is the intention of this Department to consider equity targets when filling these positions. Candidates will be subjected to practical assessment.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

The Provincial Administration of KwaZulu-Natal is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer

APPLICATIONS: Applicants may also visit any one of our Designated Online Application Centres (DOACs) where our friendly staff will assist you with applying for jobs on the KZN online e-Recruitment system or receiving your hardcopy application. You can find the list of Designated Online Application Centres (DOACS) at www.kznonline.gov.za/kznjobs. Please note that applicants should only use one of the following methods when applying for a post: either through the online e-Recruitment system or submit a hardcopy application as directed.

CLOSING DATE: 06 May 2026 (at 16h00). Applications received after the closing date and time will not be considered.

NOTE: Applications must be submitted on the NEW Application for Employment Form, Z83 (obtainable on the internet at www.dpsa.gov.za-vacancies). The Z83 form must be completed in terms of DPSA circular 03 of 2025. The completed and signed Z83 must be accompanied by a detailed CV. Dates of starting and leaving employment must be given as DD/MM/YYYY. Kindly take note that only shortlisted candidates will be required to provide certified copies of required documents (Where a Senior Certificate is a requirement for the post, kindly note that a statement of results will not be accepted. Where a tertiary qualification is required, kindly note that certificates are required, however, if a certificate is only to be issued at a graduation in the future, the statement of results, together with a letter from the educational institution, indicating the date of the graduation, will be accepted) on or before the date of the interviews following communication from Human Resources. Failure to comply with these instructions will lead to applications being disqualified. Should an applicant wish to apply for more than one post, separate applications must be submitted for each post applied for.

Non-RSA Citizens/Permanent Resident Permit holders must provide a copy of their Permanent Residence Permits if shortlisted for an interview. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and to provide proof of such if shortlisted for an interview. Under no circumstances will faxed applications be accepted. Receipt of applications will not be acknowledged due to the volume of applications, and should you not receive an invitation to attend an interview within three (3) months of the closing date applicants should assume that their application was unsuccessful. Please note that where experience is a requirement for the post, the successful candidate will be required to submit documentary proof of such work experience prior to assuming duty. A personnel suitability check (criminal record, citizenship, credit record checks, qualification verification and employment verification) will be conducted prior to employment. Prior to appointment being made to an SMS post, the appointee must have completed the pre-entry certificate and must be in possession of such prior to taking up the post.

The Senior Management Pre-Entry Programme, which is a public service specific training programme applicable to all applicants who aspire to join the SMS, is to ensure that potential SMS members have a background on processes and procedures linked to the SMS. The duration of the online PreEntry Programme is 120 notional hours. Full details may be sourced by the following link: https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-preentryprogramme/. All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to a technical exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which will be communicated by the department. Following the interview and technical exercise, the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend a generic managerial competency assessment (in compliance with the DPSA Directive on the implementation of competencybased assessments). The competency assessment will be testing generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS competency assessment tools.

It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department. The Department of Transport reserves the right not to fill the advertised post(s) at any stage of the recruitment process. Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and other designated groups are encouraged to apply. All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. ERRATUM: Kindly note that the posts of Engineering Technician Production Grade A-C:KZ273/274 & 275 (X1 Post) with Ref No: DOT 423/2025 and Survey Technician Production Grade A-C (X8 Posts) with Ref No: DOT 438/2025 advertised in Public Service Vacancy Circular 43 dated 21 November 2025 have been withdrawn.