Mechanical Technician job at Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) | Apply Now

Brief Description of duties or the responsibilities for the job Planning

• Plans, prioritizes and executes mechanical tasks on daily and weekly basis

• Coordinate work and work with fitters based on the received planned routine work packages

• Ensure implementation of Mechanical outage activities program me

• Monitor and control execution

• Responsible for maintenance of mechanical plant systems

• Supervision of Mechanical fitters, Machine Operators in execution of various maintenance activities in accordance to the standard maintenance practices and procedures while upholding the laid down safety procedures.

• Apply for LV voltage permits and carry out risk assessment for all tasks/activities executed at the plant

• Participate in root cause analysis process of plant failures to establish causes of incidents

• Coordinate with the system engineers to ensure there is adequate spares of the correct specification and quality, equipment and consumables to perform the necessary maintenance activities

• Apply and maintain safe maintenance procedures as well as development and growth of safety culture

• provide inputs of weekly reports to the mechanical supervisor on job tasks.

• Evaluate performance

• Providing guidance, coaching and mentoring of fitters and trainees

Administrative support

• Conduct day to day supervision of all the staff working in a team under his/her leadership

• Complete closed work orders for both standard maintenance instruction and deviations in CMMS/Maximo.

• Ensure safety for both equipment and people working in the team and Mechanical section

• Carry out on spot safety inspections and monitor implementation of mechanical section risk Mitigation measures.

• Provide inputs to risk assessment for and development of risk mitigation measures and strategies

• Prepare weekly maintenance report to the mechanical supervisor for decision making

Functional outputs:

• Measuring and testing equipment’s calibrated and functioning correctly.

• Conduct and implement preventive, breakdown, corrective and condition-based maintenance strategies.

• Ensure Proper housekeeping at any work site.

• Ensure quality control for performance of mechanical maintenance is done.

• Conduct plant inspections and raise any anomaly identified on any plant equipment through CMMS/Maximo.

• Serve as a key resource for safety related issues with the goal of meeting/exceeding OSHA requirements for a safe workplace.

• Prepare/compile and provide inputs work instructions and standard operating instructions in collaboration with the TSO undertake the LOTO procedure.

• Collect maintenance data and records of both maintenance & repair works carried out

• Documenting monthly system health status reports for systems assigned to him/her

• Execute diligently any other assignment given