Graduate Trainee Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (x5 Positions) – Botswana Power Corporation

Main purpose of the position

To assist organise, coordinate and supervise operations of the Mechanical Maintenance Section in order to ensure that plant maintenance is carried out to acceptable standards for optimal plant availability and reliability in accordance with the safety and engineering standards.

Job Responsibilities

• Develops and/or delivers elements of a strategic planning system with guidance from management.
• Provides operational support services and sometimes acts as first-line supervisors of a transactional operations area while using existing systems and protocols.
• Supervises the implementation of approved changes in the mechanical design and operating procedures of plant and equipment to enhance plant efficiency and reliability.
• Reviews condition monitoring data and makes recommendations on maintenance plans.
• Monitors departmental stock and inform the Materials’ department on stock level adjustments in accordance with consumption or recommends the replacement of obsolete equipment
• Troubleshoots and diagnoses equipment and systems for emergency repairs, performs preventive maintenance inspections, assists specialists in setting up and testing new products/processes and installs complex systems with guidance.
• Provides technical assistance for repair on plant and equipment and directs necessary modifications.
• Delivers required outcomes by managing day-to-day relationships with contract service providers and working within an established contract management plan.
• Monitors and supervises work of contractors and commissioning of major repair work, modifications and general outages to ensure compliance to specified standards.
• Helps senior colleagues manage client and customer relationships by using existing systems and protocols.
• Supports internal customers to ensure their needs are met and/or helps senior colleagues manage client relationships.
• Identifies and evaluates complex expertise-led solutions against a range of criteria to find the ones that best meet business needs
• Performs prescribed procurement activities using existing procedures to support others.
• Takes responsibility for implement a team’s performance management systems with guidance from senior colleagues.
• Works independently to collate and analyse data using pre-determined tools, methods and formats.
• Prepares statistical records of operations of mechanical plant and equipment.
• Takes responsibility for delivering a prescribed budget for own area of the organization and/or conducts complex analyses on budget progress in other areas while working within established systems.
• Identifies shortcomings and suggests improvements to existing processes, systems and procedures, then delivers a plan for a small element of a change management program with guidance from a project/program manager
• Delivers prescribed outcomes for area of responsibility by working within established knowledge management systems.
• Maintains records of mechanical repair and service work and records of mechanical plant and equipment.
• Develops procedures for area of expertise with guidance from senior colleagues, then monitors implementation of those procedures within the Power Station
• Delivers prescribed outcomes from a designated part of the development/engineering program by selecting the best possible approaches available within established systems
• Delivers own small-scale or medium-scale projects by working within an established program management plan
• Operates in accordance with policies and rules, while performing routine safety checks on own equipment and workspace.
• Contributes to the development of risk assessments.
• Performs periodic spot checks to ensure that safe work practices are adhered to as well as controlling the standard and quality of work performed.

Qualifications

• A recognised degree in Mechanical Engineering/Mechatronics or Equivalent.
• Membership of Engineers Registration Board (ERB) is required.
• A valid Class B Driver’s license (Within 12 months from date of appointment).

Experience

• A minimum of three (3) years relevant post qualification experience.
• Experience in a maintenance environment is required.
• Knowledge and experience in a power plant and electricity industry in general will be an added advantage.

Competencies