Summary
Date Posted: Sunday, July 23 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Summary: Description of the purpose of the job
Ensure that the Electrical elements in the power plant run smoothly to generate power by checking electrical machines and machine components, testing their efficiency and making repairs wherever necessary and suggesting improvements to machines for better performance.

Key Responsibilities: Brief Description of duties or the responsibilities for the job
• Maintain 24/7 Plant power generation operation while focusing on safe, efficient, reliable maintenance and operation of equipment to ensure quality power supply to the Grid.
• Investigate equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operations and come up with recommendations for maintenance crew.
• Carry out routine maintenance and repairs at the power plant and make reports for the planning of long outages and overhauls.
• Participate in compiling allocated work packages
• Electrical troubleshooting with objective of preventive maintenance and Repair of AC and DC Drives, PLC Troubleshooting etc.
• Ready to work in continuous improvement culture in the maintenance of the power plant using engineering principles.
• Keep plant/equipment performance and repair records to enable quality Assessment.
• Under the direction of the Electrical Maintenance Engineer, participate in the Identification and evaluation of capital projects including identifying scope, cost, milestones, etc.
• Works hands on with Electricians and workers under him in all aspects of their work.
• Serves as a key resource for safety related issues with the goal of meeting/exceeding OSHA requirements for a safe workplace.
• Any other duties assigned by supervisor.

Reporting Relationship:
Supervisor: Electrical Engineer
Contacts/Liaise with the following offices:
Internally works closely with;
All staff

Education and Professional Requirements:
The Minimum education level required to perform this job.
• A Higher National Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Electronic engineering, manufacturing process control or related field

Related Job Experience/Qualification:
The Experience required to perform this job.
• A minimum of 3 years working at a power plant, heavy manufacturing Industry, processing plant, a major repair workshop or similar work places are needed for this position

Additional Skills:
In addition to the experience and educational requirements listed above
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work under stress and be on call at any time.
• Good leadership, communication and motivation skills.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Must be highly organized, systematic and precise in work.
• Good computer skills in related software application

Additional Information
Activities Relating to the Organization as a Corporate body;
• Apart from the core activities listed above, the Operations Manager Isimba shall participate in activities of the organisation such as;
• Preparation of daily Activity Plan for Isimba
• Appointment to plant incident investigation committees
• Appointment to risk, safety, fire and first aid committees
• Where identified as capable of providing specific or specialised knowledge, he/she shall be called upon to provide such expert opinion/knowledge.
• Data entry, Data and information Management, analysis etc.
• He/she may be required to carry out assignments that are not specified in this job description for the benefit of the organization or if it is deemed such assignment would improve his/her output capabilities and personal development.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure

Interested persons with requisite qualifications are invited to address their applications with copies of certified academic documents professional qualifications and detailed Curriculum Vitae indicating two referees and their full addresses to:
The Chief Human Resource Officer
Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited
00000 UECCL
Bukoto
P.O. Box 75831, Kampala.
Applications should be submitted electronically as one attachment only in portable documents format (pdf) indicating the position applied for in the subject line to email address: jobs@uegel.go.ug 
Please note:
a) Only on-line applications will be considered.
b) Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
c) Shortlisted candidates will be required to present
original copies of certified academic documents during interviews
d) Applications without authentic academic transcripts will not be considered.
e) Contracts shall be issued in line with the Ministry of Public Service guidelines
UEGCL offers equal opportunities for both male and female applicants.
The deadline for submission of applications is August 2023 For any inquiries please contact the Human Resource team on email: jobs@uegel.go.ug  or
Phone: +256312 372165


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