This vacancy has closed. It closed on 17 July 2026 and is kept here for reference only.

FOREMAN: CLEANING (ENVIRONMENTAL AND MEDICAL WASTE REMOVAL SERVICE)

Department of Health

Salary: R201 093 per annum
Centre: Tygerberg Hospital, Parow Valley
Province: Western Cape
Closing date: 17 July 2026
Circular: No 23 of 2026

Requirements

Minimum educational qualification: General Education and Training Certificate (GETC)/ grade 9 (Std. 7). Experience: Appropriate experience in medical waste in a hospital environment. Inherent requirement of the job: Willingness to work shifts (weekends and public holidays). Code 8 driver’s licence. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to work independently and in a team context. Knowledge of Provincial Gazette: - Act 7 of 2007 Western Cape Health Care Waste Management Act, 2007. Knowledge of the “cradle to grave” approach and subsequent actions of health care risk waste. Knowledge of the grievance procedure, code of good practice: dismissal and disciplinary code and procedure for the public service. Basic knowledge of Staff Performance Management System.

Duties

Control the utilisation of personnel to ensure various types of waste generated at the hospital is timeously transported to the correct holding areas. Ensure that disciplinary procedures are effectively enforced. Ensure that personnel clean medical waste trolleys, hospital building entrances, courtyards, pigswill area, waste holding area at basement level. Effectively execute all administrative functions applicable on a supervisory level and provide an effective support to the Principal General Foreman and the Senior Administrative Officer: Support Services.

Where to send your application

Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).

Enquiries

Ms L White Tel No: (021) 938-4121

Note

No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Shortlisted candidates will be subjected to a practical assessment.

Taken from Public Service Vacancy Circular 23 of 2026, published by the Department of Public Service and Administration on 3 July 2026. Open the PDF to check this post against the original. Last checked 8 September 2026.

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