Internship Technician Free State x1

CLOSING DATE: 10 SEPTEMBER 2026

Position: Technician Intern X 1

Report Line: Sectional Lead: Technical Operations

Division: Technology/ RRTO

Regions: FS & NC

Position code:

Background

SABC is the hub of entertainment News and information to Millions of South Africans. Our Vision is to become the leading credible voice and face of the nation and have an exciting opportunity available for one Technical Graduate to join our Technology RRTO team.

Internships at SABC aim to provide students with an opportunity to work with our internal clients and teams to address key business problems and identify areas of growth for the company. With your education and experience you will be able to take on real-world challenges from day one.

Purpose

The purpose of this 12-month graduate program is to provideeffective & efficient support of technology operations and resources to install sustain and provide administration of broadcast systems/ facilities equipment servers and networks to ensure optimum functional secure and available facilities/ equipment for SABC Technology.The successful candidate will be placed in Bloemfontein.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities:

• Assist with asset management tracking and transfers.
• Assist with repairs and maintenance of equipment in line with SABC technical & operational broadcast standards
• Adhere to service delivery standards of the Division.
• Submission of ad-hoc incidence fault reports with findings and repairs.
• Prevention of on-air technical faults to less than agreed SLA percentage
• Response time to match urgency for technical assistance in accordance with delivery requirements (in support of on air systems)
• Effective technical support to users in order to reduce downtime.
• Correct configuration & testing of digital equipment to ensure no technical on-air faults.
• Ensure functional streamlined and reliable digital systems.
• Follow up reported faults.
• Daily/ Monthly proactive system health checks against checklist & replacement of faulty components
• Report and escalating risks

INHERENT/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• 3-year National Diploma (S4/T3) in Electrical Engineering (Light Current Communications Computer Studies or Information Systems/ Technology/ Electronics) (NQF6)
• BTech for the Electrical Engineering for the above formal qualification an advantage
• Drivers License advantageous.

KNOWLEDGE

• IT Network knowledge Essential. Computer literate (A) and Network knowledge (N)
• IT Network knowledge advantage CISCO CCNA (ICDN1 ICDN2) certified.
• Physical attributes: Excellent hearing and eyesight (no colour blindness). Physically able.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team and lead the team if required.
• Proficiency in MS Office i.e. Excel Word Outlook and Power Point.