Principal Maintenance Officer at New Kenya Planters Co-operative Union Plc

NKPCU/HRM/ 27 /202 4
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Basic Salary: Kshs. 148,514 (Minimum) – Kshs. 213,391 (maximum)
Other remunerations: Based on prevailing Government guidelines

Reporting to Director production

Duties and Responsibilities

• Approving and ensuring the planned schedule for inspection and maintenance of the milling machines and equipment is carried out;
• Coordinating monthly routine inspection on the milling machines and equipment;
• Reviewing and approving inspection report describing the results and making recommendations;
• Reviewing and verifying Implementation of maintenance inspection report recommendations;
• Developing milling plant maintenance procedures;
• Ensuring scheduled machines and equipment maintenance is carried out;
• Ensuring emergency maintenance of machines and equipment is carried out;
• Recommending required engineering works for milling plant improvement;
• Ensuring installations, upgrades and alternations on milling plant;
• Overseeing the overhauling of malfunctional or nonfunctional parts of milling plant; and
• Recommending and approving the identified production scrap, equipment, materials and supplies for disposition reclamation and disposal.

Requirements

• A minimum period of eight (8) years relevant work experience, at least three (3) years of which must have been in a supervisory role;
• Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: - Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Masters degree in any of the following disciplines: - Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Registered with Engineers Board of Kenya or Kenya Engineering Technology Registration Board;
• Members of the Institute of Engineers Kenya where applicable;
• Certificate in Supervisory Skills lasting not less than two (2) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in a Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Proficiency in Computer applications;
• Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results; and
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.