{"id":24595,"date":"2025-11-07T23:09:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T21:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zentrofly.com\/jobs\/?p=24595"},"modified":"2025-11-07T23:09:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T21:09:10","slug":"food-service-aids-10-positions-sa-department-of-defence-multiple-units-apply-by-21-november-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zentrofly.com\/jobs\/food-service-aids-10-positions-sa-department-of-defence-multiple-units-apply-by-21-november-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Service Aids (10 Positions) \u2013 SA Department of Defence (Multiple Units) \u2013 Apply by 21 November 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Job Opportunity: <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Bloemfontein (1 Special Service Battalion); Thaba Tshwane (JSB Garrison); Mahikeng (10 SAI Battalion)<br><strong>Closing Date:<\/strong> 21 November 2025<br><strong>Position Type:<\/strong> Public Service \u2013 <strong>Level 02 (Permanent)<\/strong><br><strong>Salary:<\/strong> <strong>R138 486 \u2013 R163 131<\/strong> per annum (Level 02)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Department of Defence (DoD)<\/strong> is recruiting <strong>10 Food Service Aids<\/strong> to support unit messes and dining facilities across three bases. 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