Applications are invited from suitably qualified Kenyan citizens for the following job opportunities:
MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE TEAM LEADER
Key Responsibilities
This position reports to the Mechanical Maintenance Superintendent.
- Plan and allocate work and offer technical troubleshooting leadership to maintenance teams.
- Undertake major maintenance, overhaul and repairs of plant and equipment.
- Support, guide and participate in modifications, improvements, installations and commissioning work.
- Continually assess the competence of the maintenance team members and offer necessary coaching support to them.
- Lead, guide and train others so that engineering work is done in the most effective way in terms of cost, timescale, SHE and technical viability.
- May be required to work for long hours including call outs at odd hours and from time to time may be called upon to work on shift.
- Ensure compliance with technical and SHE standards together with general regulations and procedures.
- Stay abreast of technical developments and trends in the mechanical engineering field.
- HND / Bsc in Mechanical Engineering.
- Computer literate
- Knowledge of problem solving skills.
- Be a team player with good interpersonal skills.
- SHE awareness.
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate forward planning meetings between Engineering and Production teams for engineering works to ensure timely executions.
- Co-ordinate Process Plant Condition Monitoring, lubrication and Inspections.
- Preparing requirements and ensuring availability of maintenance works spares, materials and personel.
- Work closely with maintenance Team leaders and equipment operators to monitor performance of equipment and machinery to avoid unexpected breakdowns.
- Maintenance of ISO 9002 procedure for engineering works.
- Prepare and Ensure maintenance schedules are adhered to.
- Liaising with suppliers and service providers for speedy execution of engineering works.
- Comply with technical and SHE standards, regulations and procedures to ensure safe systems of work are maintained in all engineering works.
- Degree/HND in mechanical engineering
- Minimum 4 years working experience in a busy manufacturing set up.
- Be a team player with good interpersonal skills.
- Must be computer literate, proficiency in Microsoft Office Project is a definite advantage.
- Good trouble shooting skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate forward planning meetings between Engineering and Production teams for engineering works to ensure timely executions.
- Co-ordinate Process Plant Condition Monitoring, lubrication and Inspections.
- Preparing requirements and ensuring availability of maintenance works spares, materials and personnel.
- Work closely with maintenance Team leaders and equipment operators to monitor performance of equipment and machinery to avoid unexpected breakdowns.
- Maintenance of ISO 9002 procedure for engineering works.
- Prepare and Ensure maintenance schedules are adhered to.
- Liaising with suppliers and service providers for speedy execution of engineering works.
- Comply with technical and SHE standards, regulations and procedures to ensure safe systems of work are maintained in all engineering works.
- Degree/HND in electrical engineering
- Minimum 4 years working experience in a busy manufacturing set up.
- Be a team player with good interpersonal skills.
- Must be computer literate, proficiency in Microsoft Office Project is a definite advantage.
- Good trouble shooting skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct regular system hardware/software health checks.
- Complete regular software back ups and archive safely
- Control system security and access (key access to cabinets, password access to PC’s etc)
- Write DCS procedures and engineering user guidelines for other technicians to use safely the system
- Keep panels/PCs clean and tidy
- Complete modifications to configuration and graphics as requested by production
- Formally document all software and hardware changes.
- Maintain a system fault log detailing nature of fault and action taken to correct
- Maintain stock levels of DCS spares and review regularly
- Liaise with the DCS supplier (telephone/email etc) to resolve technical problems
- Organise DCS supplier or other (dell etc), site support as required.
- Update system documentation and drawings after changes.
- Update and control of I/O database and DCS loop drawings
- Training and instructions to operators technicians
- Provide DCS fault finding advise and guidance for technicians
- Work with MSC procurement to negotiate DCS maintenance contract and spare holdings
- Degree in electrical /electronics engineering
- Minimum 3 years working experience in a manufacturing set up.
- Proven knowledge on DCS systems (design and operations)
- Good supervision skills and a team player
- Competent in PLC programming specifically siemens step seven
- Thorough knowledge in instrumentation and control
Your application should reach us not later than 9th January 2009 and addressed to:
Director of Human Resources
Magadi Soda Company Ltd
P O Box 1
MAGADI
Email: recruit @ magadisoda.co.ke
