Assistant Mechanical / Maintenance Technician job at Dalilang Foods & Beverages

Dalilang Foods & Beverages is a Ugandan FMCG manufacturer producing packaged snacks, including potato crisps, gonja chips, coated peanuts and peanut butter, alongside spring water, fruit nectars and energy drinks.

Assistant Mechanical / Maintenance Technician

Details

Closing Date:

2026/10/29

Reference Number:

DALI-2026-0110

Job Title:

Assistant Mechanical / Maintenance Technician

Job Category:

Engineering & Utilities

Job Type:

Full Time

Location, Town / City:

All sites, Uganda

Job Description

• Supports preventive and corrective mechanical maintenance on factory equipment under the guidance of experienced technicians, fitters, and engineers.
• Contributes to plant reliability by inspecting components, performing routine servicing, and assisting with repairs across production machinery.
• Key Duties & Responsibilities
• Perform routine preventive maintenance according to work orders, including lubrication, tightening loose components, cleaning equipment, and replacing approved minor parts.
• Inspect mechanical components such as conveyors, bearings, drive belts, chains, gearboxes, motors, pumps, valves, and couplings for wear, vibration, overheating, or leaks.
• Assist with bearing replacements, belt installations, chain tensioning, alignment checks, basic mechanical fitting, and fabrication tasks.
• Follow Lock Out/Tag Out and isolation procedures for all energy sources before assisting with maintenance or clearing simple machine jams.
• Maintain strict machine safety by never reaching into moving equipment or bypassing guards, and avoiding independent high risk repairs without authorization.
• Manage workshop tools by properly issuing, returning, and maintaining hand tools and workshop equipment.
• Ensure complete post repair cleanup to eliminate contamination hazards, loose bolts, tools, metal fragments, or grease from maintenance areas.
• Record completed maintenance tasks, parts used, faults identified, and outstanding follow up work in maintenance records.
• Collaborate with production teams to understand equipment faults and confirm when machinery is safe to return to service.

Skills

• Mechanical aptitude and safe hand tool handling.
• Preventive maintenance and equipment lubrication techniques.
• Mechanical fitting, chain tensioning, and belt alignment.
• Equipment inspection and abnormal condition detection.
• Knowledge of Lock Out/Tag Out safety procedures and good housekeeping practices.
• Education Qualifications & Experience
• Education Qualifications
• Degree, Higher Diploma, Ordinary Diploma, or National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Maintenance, Industrial Maintenance, Production Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Plant Maintenance, or related trades.
• National Certificate, Craft Certificate, Trade Test, vocational certificate, technical school qualification, recognized apprenticeship, or equivalent mechanical training in Mechanical Fitting, Machining, Welding/Fabrication, or related technical disciplines.
• UACE candidates with demonstrated technical aptitude entering a formal trainee pathway.
• UCE qualification when combined with recognized mechanical vocational or trade training.
• Experience
• No prior work experience required.

• Perform routine preventive maintenance according to work orders, including lubrication, tightening loose components, cleaning equipment, and replacing approved minor parts.
• Inspect mechanical components such as conveyors, bearings, drive belts, chains, gearboxes, motors, pumps, valves, and couplings for wear, vibration, overheating, or leaks.
• Assist with bearing replacements, belt installations, chain tensioning, alignment checks, basic mechanical fitting, and fabrication tasks.
• Follow Lock Out/Tag Out and isolation procedures for all energy sources before assisting with maintenance or clearing simple machine jams.
• Maintain strict machine safety by never reaching into moving equipment or bypassing guards, and avoiding independent high risk repairs without authorization.
• Manage workshop tools by properly issuing, returning, and maintaining hand tools and workshop equipment.
• Ensure complete post repair cleanup to eliminate contamination hazards, loose bolts, tools, metal fragments, or grease from maintenance areas.
• Record completed maintenance tasks, parts used, faults identified, and outstanding follow up work in maintenance records.
• Collaborate with production teams to understand equipment faults and confirm when machinery is safe to return to service.

• Mechanical aptitude and safe hand tool handling.
• Preventive maintenance and equipment lubrication techniques.
• Mechanical fitting, chain tensioning, and belt alignment.
• Equipment inspection and abnormal condition detection.
• Knowledge of Lock Out/Tag Out safety procedures and good housekeeping practices.

• Degree, Higher Diploma, Ordinary Diploma, or National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Maintenance, Industrial Maintenance, Production Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Plant Maintenance, or related trades.
• National Certificate, Craft Certificate, Trade Test, vocational certificate, technical school qualification, recognized apprenticeship, or equivalent mechanical training in Mechanical Fitting, Machining, Welding/Fabrication, or related technical disciplines.
• UACE candidates with demonstrated technical aptitude entering a formal trainee pathway.
• UCE qualification when combined with recognized mechanical vocational or trade training.