Maintenance Technician (Electrical) Job in Kenya

Mar 23, 2016

Job Title: Maintenance Technician - Electrical
 

Reporting to: Production Manager / Operations Manager
 

Liaisons: Production / Stores / Plant Productivity

Position Function: Responsible for performing scheduled (preventive) and non-scheduled machine maintenance in order to maximise machine productivity and minimise production downtime.
 

Position Responsibilities

• Assemble, install, test, and maintain electrical or electronic wiring, equipment, apparatus, and fixtures, using hand tools and power tools.


• Diagnose malfunctioning systems, apparatus, and components, using test equipment and hand tools, to locate the cause of a breakdown and correct the problem.


• Connect wires to circuit breakers, transformers, or other components.


• Inspect electrical systems, equipment, and components to identify hazards, defects, and the need for adjustment or repair, and to ensure compliance with Company policy and relevant legislations.


• Advise management on whether continued operation of equipment could be hazardous.


• Test electrical systems and continuity of circuits in electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures, using testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, and oscilloscopes, to ensure compatibility and safety of system.


• In consultation with the Maintenance in-charge or spares in-charge, preparation of spares requisition.


• Carrying out of Electrical maintenance on machines.


• Carrying out repairs and installations of lighting and related matters in the company premises.


• Overseeing the management of the electrical workshop.


• Ensuring that the working environment around machines is safe in relation to electrical installations and good housekeeping standards are kept.


• Ensure that Electrical test instruments and tools are safely kept at all times.


• Any other duties as directed by the Top Management from time to time.   

Required Competencies

• Minimum KCSE and Artisan Trade Test (Electrical) qualification or a Diploma in Electrical Engineering.


• Candidates should have proven work history of five (5) years in the maintenance of electrical systems in a busy manufacturing environment.


• Candidates should be familiar with working in a Good Manufacturing Practice environment.


• Ability to trouble-shoot and correct electrical issues, in an effective and timely manner, with a sense of urgency to minimize equipment downtime as a particular goal.


• Ability to determine the root cause of electrical issues using proven problem solving techniques.


• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment.


• Ability to read, analyse, interpret technical data, and electrical procedures.


• Ability to effectively present information and answer queries.


• Computer Literate

Qualified candidates to send their updated CVs in word format before 26th March 2016 to recruitment@cdl.co.ke