5 Industrial Mechanical Technician Job Opportunities – National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC)
Job Title: Industrial Mechanical Technician (5 Job Opportunities)
Organisation: National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Mechanical Engineer
About US:
National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) a leading organisation in the Water sector in Uganda with a Vision “To be a leading Water Utility in the World.” NWSC is a utility parastatal 100% owned by The Government of Uganda. It was established in 1972 under decree No: 34. The mandate of the Corporation as defined in the National Water & Sewerage Corporation Statute of 1995, Section 5 (1), is to operate and provide water and sewerage services in areas entrusted to it, on a sound, commercial and viable basis. The NWSC operations were initially in three towns of Kampala, Jinja, and Entebbe.
Job Summary: The Industrial Mechanical Technician primarily maintains availability, reliability and maintainability of machinery, and mechanical equipment and system.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Perform scheduled predictive and preventive maintenance task on a variety of equipment such as pumps (surface & borehole), blowers, compressors, mechanical drives and material handling devices,
- Inspect and test mechanical equipment, components and assemblies
- Diagnose sources of problems by and performs root cause analysis for all the faults identified, and carryout repair/replacement/modification of components and systems.
- Clean, lubricate, and adjust parts, equipment, and machinery.
- Carryout installation of new mechanical equipment
- Performs minor and major overhauls
- Test run repaired machinery and equipment to verify the adequacy of repairs.
- Advises on the type and specifications of new tools required.
- Prepares specification for equipment’s, components/spare parts and sub-assemblies to be procured
- Complete work orders, test and maintenance reports
- Prepares monthly and situational specific reports
- Performs any other job assigned
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicants for the National Water and Sewerage Corporation Industrial Mechanical Technician jobs should hold Ordinary Diplomas in Mechanical Engineering from recognized Technical Institutes
- A minimum of three years of experience in the related field, preferably in a utility
- Possesses a high level of initiative, commitment to work, ability to meet tight deadlines, excellent communication and inter personal skills
- Be good player, highly motivated and capable of working with minimum supervision
- Be able to work independently, produce results and meet set targets
- Be able to demonstrate high levels of customer care
- Be willing to work in any designated operational Area in Uganda 6) Should not have any criminal record
- Age: Below 35 years
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send in their applications (hard copies) addressed to the Senior Manager Human Resources, National Water and Sewerage Corporation, Plot 39 Jinja Rd, P.O. Box 7053, Kampala. Uganda
The applicants must attach the following requirements; –
- An application letter with a detailed Curium virtue (CV)
- Three referees
Deadline: 16th June 2018 by 5pm
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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