Deputy Director Mechanical Services at Homa-Bay County Public Service Board

Duties and Responsibilities

• In charge of maintenance of all county motor vehicles and other related equipment such generators, automobiles and plant equipment among others,
• In charge of the county Mechanical workshop and all its operations,
• Develop and ensure implementation of policies and procedures and enforce implementation of schedule and policy change;
• Collaborate with the Director and staff members in order to formulate and implement policies, procedures, goals and objectives;
• Monitor operations to ensure that officers comply with administrative policies and procedures, safety rules, and government regulations;
• Develop criteria, application instructions, procedural manuals, and contracts for county Government and hired equipment and plant programs;
• Direct and coordinate, through officers in the department, activities of operations in order to obtain use of Plant equipment facilities;
• Direct activities of staff performing repairs and maintenance to plant equipment, vehicle, and facilities;
• Conduct investigations in cooperation with government agencies to determine causes of transportation accidents and to improve safely procedures within the county;
• Conduct awareness and training to operators of Plant Equipment and vehicles;
• Analyze expenditures and other financial information in order to develop plans, policies and budgets for increasing revenue and improving services of hired Plant Equipment within the County Government;
• Set operations policies and standards, including and operation of Plant Equipment, Vehicles and other transport media within the County Jurisdiction;
• Oversee routine and ad hoc maintenance of county fleet.
• Develop and implement standard operational standards to maintain vehicles by advocating best practices in industry.

Qualifications

• Served as a Mechanical Engineer in charge of Workshop or a comparable and relevant position in the Public Service or Private sector for at least three (3) years;
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or any other relevant and equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Been registered by Engineers Registration Board of Kenya;
• Attended a Strategic Leadership Development Course lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution; and
• Demonstrated general administrative ability required for direction, control and implementation of mechanical engineering programs
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the Director.