Work Location: Hariss International Limited – Kampala, Uganda

Division / Department: Plastic

Reports to: Packaging Engineer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform highly diversified duties of installation and maintenance of production machines and the plant facility’s equipment.
• provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.
• Performs simple machinist duties and responsibilities.
• Perform all machine work including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines.
• Reads and interprets equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
• Diagnoses problems, replaces or repairs parts, tests and makes adjustments.
• Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and plant facilities.
• Perform a variety of plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions.
• Operates a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties.
• Detects faulty operations, defective material and reports those and any unusual situations to proper supervision.
• Receive work orders and determine what parts, equipment and services are needed to perform necessary maintenance and repair work.
• Complies with safety regulations and maintains clean and orderly work areas
• Performs any other task as per management request.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• A minimum of a diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a relevant discipline in relation to engineering.
• He should have knowledge in boilers, pipe fitting and welding
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar role in a busy environment.
• Prior experience working in general maintenance, plumbing or HVAC

Key Requirements:

• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Organizational and time management skills
• Effective problem-solving ability
• Customer Service skills.
• Reasoning and calculating
• Adapt quickly to unfamiliar situations
• Embrace continuous learning mentality
• Work independently or in a team environment.

• Perform highly diversified duties of installation and maintenance of production machines and the plant facility’s equipment.
• provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.
• Performs simple machinist duties and responsibilities.
• Perform all machine work including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines.
• Reads and interprets equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
• Diagnoses problems, replaces or repairs parts, tests and makes adjustments.
• Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and plant facilities.
• Perform a variety of plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions.
• Operates a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties.
• Detects faulty operations, defective material and reports those and any unusual situations to proper supervision.
• Receive work orders and determine what parts, equipment and services are needed to perform necessary maintenance and repair work.
• Complies with safety regulations and maintains clean and orderly work areas
• Performs any other task as per management request.

• Knowledge in boilers, pipe fitting and welding
• General maintenance, plumbing or HVAC
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Organizational and time management skills
• Effective problem-solving ability
• Customer Service skills.
• Reasoning and calculating
• Adapt quickly to unfamiliar situations
• Embrace continuous learning mentality
• Work independently or in a team environment.

• A minimum of a diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a relevant discipline in relation to engineering.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar role in a busy environment.
• Prior experience working in general maintenance, plumbing or HVAC