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Senior Engineer Jobs In Uganda
Posted by: ugashare-Volunteer
Posted date: 2024-Jun-19
Location: Kampala
Job Summary Responsible for developing maintenance schedules and managing day-to-day activities of the technical department to ensure the availability of calibrated machines and infrastructure to support the manufacturing department in meeting production targets and quality standards and related tasks as per the agreed guidelines/provisions. - Minimum Qualification: Bachelors
- Experience Level: Mid level
- Experience Length: 3 years
Job Description/Requirements Position: Senior Engineer Reports to: General Manager – Manufacturing Department: Manufacturing Purpose: Responsible for developing maintenance schedules and manFaging day-to-day activities of the technical department to ensure the availability of calibrated machines and infrastructure to support the manufacturing department for meeting production targets and quality standards and related tasks as per the agreed guidelines/provisions. Responsibilities: - Implement a system for manufacturing which will reduce wasteful production activities and achieve labor reductions.
- Plan and manage process-improvement projects and support production methods and processes for manufacturing.
- Facilitate technical information and background support to manufacturing.
- Design new fixtures, and conveyor upgrades to existing equipment, which comply with NEMA, KCCA, and OSHA standards.
- Generate production and assembly procedures using acceptable and agreed upon explode views and facilitating a smooth transition from prototype build to full-scale production.
- Conduct training on failure modes and effects analysis and facilitate meetings for engineering, production, and quality departments.
- Design machine work-holding and assembly fixtures.
- Oversee the facilities maintenance and share monthly detailed reports with the General Manager - Manufacturing
- Prepare statistical methods for evaluating production processes and development projects.
- Plan and undertake scheduled maintenance for all major equipment that belongs to the company.
- Respond to breakdowns and create maintenance procedures.Â
- Diagnosing faults and repairing Equipment
- Supervise engineering and technical staff, and through their supervisors obtain duty rota schedules
- Obtain specialist components, fixtures, or fittings.
- Manage budgets, maintain statistical and financial records
- Ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation.
- Managing stocks of supplies and equipment.
- Shift and 'on-call' work may be required, particularly where manufacturing equipment is in continual 24-hour operation
- Any other duties as may be deemed by the immediate supervisor
Competencies/Abilities/Skills:Â - Integrity
- Excellent communication skills
- Self-motivated and result-orientated
- Good understanding of systems application program (SAP) operations
- Good interpersonal skills
- Basic computer science knowledge/skills.
- Must be a team leader
Qualifications and experience: - The job holder must possess Bachelors in Electrical or Mechanical engineering from a reputable University.
- The job holder must have over 3-5 years of experience in the same field or related field in a Managerial Position.
Employee Acknowledgement: I have read the above, and understand that it is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for performing this job. It is not an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. I understand that this description does not preclude my supervisor’s authority to add or change duties or responsibilities and understand that the performance of other duties will be required from time to time in order to meet the Company’s needs. I have been given a copy of this description. How to apply. All candidates should send their updated CVs and application letters through THIS JOB APPLICATION LINKÂ
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