PowerTech Transformers Industrial Engineer Traineeship

Advertiser: PowerTech Transformers
Location: Pretoria

Key responsibilities include the following:
The incumbent will assist in the review and scoping of Industrial Engineering type projects to ensure that Problem Definition / Scope of Project is correctly defined and support the Industrial Engineer in implementing Project Management principles when planning and managing projects/tasks using appropriate industrial engineering tools and techniques to resolve problems and improve processes.

Personal specification:
Grade 12 with an S4 in Industrial Engineering is required. It is required that the incumbent be fully conversant with MS Office package (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint).

Please note the following:
A competitive remuneration package will be negotiated to attract the right calibre individual. Assessments will be one of the methods utilised to determine the successful candidate. Please note that Powertech Transformers shall apply the employment equity principles as set out in the company’s Employment Equity policy. Only shortlisted candidates will be communicated with.

Contact details:
CVs must be submitted to Thelma Molefe at email address: thelma.molefe@pttransformers.co.za with the job title and applicant’s name in the subject line.
Telephone number: (012) 318 9710
Fax number: (086) 232 1298

Closing date: 30 September 2013
Definitions:

Internship:

There are basically two types of internships:

  • The Undergraduate Internship: Usually with bigger organisations that pick undergraduates to attend the internship. It often takes places during the holidays and the average durations is a few weeks. In most cases the intern will receive some sort of stipend or salary and this type of internship may lead to a job offer to the intern once he / she is finished with their studies.
  • The Graduate Internship: This type of internship could be paid or unpaid and it is to gain practical work experience after the qualification has been completed and in a job related to the qualification. It could be from a few weeks or even one or two years long. This type of internship could also lead to permanent employment.

Learnerships:

A learnership is an occupational qualification and it consists of theory and work-based experience and practical skills, with formal assessment and a qualification. At the end of the learnership the candidate may be offered permanent employment.

In-service training:

In-service training is to gain practical work experience during studies. It usually takes place after a few years of theory has been successfully completed. It is essential work experience that is part of the qualification and the in-service training is necessary to achieve the qualification. It could be paid or unpaid.