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South African Broadcasting Corporation • Other • Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa • $200 - $300 / year • 3d ago

Job Title: Head End Equipment Technician

Installation, configuration, and maintenance of Head End equipment to broadcasting requirements.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

BUSINESS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY

Keep inventory of DTT Head End assets up to date.
Maintenance and repairs of encoding, multiplexing, and associated middleware to ensure it complies with manufacturers' specifications.
Installation, configuration, and maintenance of Head End equipment to broadcasters' requirements.
Training of technical and operational staff.
Monitor the availability of the transmitter and satellite networks and consolidate an accurate monthly network breakdown report, detailing: total lost broadcast time; total lost broadcast time per programme; graphical representation of hours lost per month, to indicate trends.
Identification of any transmitter site showing abnormal downtime.
Provide relevant quality management information and consultation to Radio and TV, in order to influence the development and planning decision-making processes.
Ensure optimal alignment between technology and the radio stations and TV channels' needs and requirements.

Keep SABC in line with the latest technological features.

Ensure continual technology renewal and footprint optimisation in order to enhance efficiencies.
Provide long-term technology planning, aligned with SABC Radio and TV strategy.
Take responsibility for the technical contact with Telkom and Sentech, in order to ensure optimal delivery on SABC technical needs and requirements.
Liaise with TV and Radio and relevant technology business units, in order to ensure optimal delivery on transmission technology needs and requirements.
Liaise with SABC Technical working groups (SAG and EBAF requirements).
Monitor and report on operational risk and compliance.
Monitor compliance in line with Occupational Health Safety Act.

STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT

Liaison with Sentech in connection with Event Information Table related queries and all matters of association.
Provide colleagues with in-house training on the EPG production system to ensure information sharing.

INHERENT/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

QUALIFICATIONS

BTech or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent qualification.
Relevant Master's degree will be an added advantage.
Professional registration as engineer or technologist.

EXPERIENCE

6+ Years technical experience in broadcasting with exposure to radio and TV, of which 3 years management experience, proven track record in the optimal application of technology in radio and TV.
A good understanding of digital multichannel broadcasting.
Client service oriented.
Good communication skills.
Ability to work under pressure.
Team player.

TECHNICAL SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

Good overview of frequency planning environment.
Ability to simultaneously think on both broad-picture and detailed-oriented scales.
Excellent understanding of intellectual property concepts.
To keep abreast of International Broadcast and technology trends in multimedia/digital broadcasting.
Thorough understanding of RF/Transmitter environment.
Understanding of policy, SOP, and procedures relating to human resources.
Development of strategy.
Understanding of human resource and labour policies.
Project management.
Labour Statute Training.
Sound knowledge of the relevant legislation applicable to broad HR legislation.

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