Instruments Engineer at Chemelil Sugar Company Limited

Ref. CHEMELIL SUGAR COMPANY LTD/IE/2018

Responsible for operations and management of instruments section for safe operations through provision of accurate instrumentation and sound maintenance of all instruments/equipment.

Responsibilities

Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervision of assistant engineers and instruments technicians.
  Oversee service, maintain and repair of instruments

Operational Responsibilities / Tasks

• Carry out assigned weekly and annual maintenance jobs in an effective and timely manner so as to meet set deadlines as per schedule
• Carry out routine maintenance checks and inspections on assigned instruments and control equipment
• Assist in troubleshooting, repair, maintenance and installation works on assigned instrumentation and control equipment.
• Ensure safe and procedural use of calibration and testing Equipment
• Inspect and diagnose instrument faults in assigned station, and suggest corrective action
• Ensure safety standards within the assigned stations
• Maintain safe custody of calibration and testing equipment and documents
• Repair and maintenance of telephones.
• Calibration and verification of instruments including gauges and scales rewinding of motors/alternators, transformers and welding machines.

Financial Responsibility:

• Responsible for section budgets.
• Responsibility for Physical Assets assigned by the Company

Decision Making / Job Influence

• Make decisions using standard operating procedures.
• Plans, assigns work to subordinates and Monitor subordinates work performance.
• Appraise/evaluate subordinates performance.

Requirements

• Degree in Electrical Engineering – Power & Electronics Option and technical training in instrumentation & control
• Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies (ERB, IEEE etc.)
• At least 5 years relevant experience and 3 years in managerial position.

Competencies/Attributes:

• Conversant with plant instruments systems.
• ICT skills.
• Organization and coordination skills.
• Supervisory skills.

Other Requirements:

• A Certificate of Good Conduct from Criminal Investigations Department (CID).
• A Clearance Certificate from the Higher Education Loans Boards (HELB).
• A Tax Compliance Certificate from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).
• A Clearance Certificate by the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB).
• Clearance from the Ethics & and Ant-Corruption Commission (EACC).