Mechanical Technician

• Assist the Mechanical Engineer in the maintenance, repair or replacement of Packing Plant mechanical equipment and other maintenance works, to ensure maximum plant availability to the loading of Cement.

• Assist Mechanical Engineer that general and specific technical works are undertaken.
• Perform a variety of tasks pertaining to fabrication, installation, maintenance, repair, and service of mechanical equipment, instruments and structures used within the packing plant
• To carry out maintenance of packing plant's mechanical equipment.
• Participate in both plant and department safety initiatives. Through planning activities, drive safety improvement in the plant
• Contribute to reducing and eliminating unsafe acts and conditions for workers, contractors and equipment, by supporting safety programs and the application of appropriate techniques and safe work practices.
• Implement and coordinate all maintenance works to ensure plant availability.
• Conduct risk assessments and environmental impact assessments on potential sites to assess whether plans are workable.
• Maintains and updates the preventive maintenance program and its master schedule.
• Manages maintenance scheduled backlog and maintains updates on SAP.
• Analyses maintenance work; follow up the availability of spares, tools and equipment’s required by ensuring coordination of resources according to plant strategy.
• Ensuring projects/plant runs smoothly and structures are completed within timelines
• Select or devise materials-handling methods and equipment for loading cement efficiently and economically.
• Participating in project review meetings for evaluating projects progress providing technical inputs to ensure project completion on schedule and prepare recovery plans in situations where the project is showing signs of lag.
• Establish and maintain a computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) for tracking work orders, spare parts, and maintenance history of plant equipment.
• Enforce standards and safe work procedures for the plant and ensure regulations relating to the mechanical maintenance department are met at all times.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Supervisor.

Education and Work Experience

• Diploma or its equivalent in Engineering or related discipline
• Minimum of ten (10) years experience in repairs Maintenance
• Experience in a Cement Industry will be added advantage
• Experience in cement manufacturing Plant will be added advantage.
• EIZ membership