5 Industrial Mechanical Technician Job Opportunities – National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC)

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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