Technician – Mechanical Engineering
2026-07-24T05:32:09+00:00
National Agricultural Research Organisation
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Plot 11-13, Lugard Avenue
Uganda
Entebbe
00256
Uganda
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
Science & Engineering, Installation, Maintenance & Repair, Agribusiness, Agricultural Services & Products
2026-08-05T17:00:00+00:00
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Background
The National Agricultural Research Organisation is established by the National Agricultural Research Act 2005 as a body corporate with the mandate to provide strategic direction for publicly funded agricultural research in Uganda. The organisation is composed of the Council as its governing body, Committees of Council, a Secretariat for its day-to-day operations with semi-autonomous Public Agricultural Research Institutes (PARI’s) under its policy guidance. The Director General invites suitably qualified Ugandans to apply for the following positions at PARIs and NARO Secretariat.
Responsibilities
- Maintain Machinery: Perform routine maintenance and repair of agricultural machinery, engines, pumps, and workshop equipment.
- Fabrication: Fabricate and repair metal components using welding, machining, and fabrication techniques.
- Equipment Installation: Assist in the installation and commissioning of new machinery and equipment.
- Troubleshooting: Diagnose mechanical faults and carry out necessary repairs.
- Safety Compliance: Ensure all machinery and workshop activities comply with safety regulations.
- Inventory Management: Maintain inventory of spare parts, tools, and workshop supplies.
- Record Keeping: Maintain maintenance logs and service records for all equipment.
Qualifications/Requirements
Not explicitly detailed in the provided text, but implied by the job title and responsibilities.
Experience
Not explicitly detailed in the provided text.
Additional Notes
Tenure of Office: The tenure of office is a 5-year contract renewable upon satisfactory performance.
- Maintain Machinery: Perform routine maintenance and repair of agricultural machinery, engines, pumps, and workshop equipment.
- Fabrication: Fabricate and repair metal components using welding, machining, and fabrication techniques.
- Equipment Installation: Assist in the installation and commissioning of new machinery and equipment.
- Troubleshooting: Diagnose mechanical faults and carry out necessary repairs.
- Safety Compliance: Ensure all machinery and workshop activities comply with safety regulations.
- Inventory Management: Maintain inventory of spare parts, tools, and workshop supplies.
- Record Keeping: Maintain maintenance logs and service records for all equipment.
- Mechanical maintenance and repair
- Welding
- Machining
- Fabrication techniques
- Troubleshooting mechanical faults
- Safety compliance
- Inventory management
- Record keeping
- Suitably qualified Ugandans
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Vacancy title:
Technician – Mechanical Engineering
Jobs at:
National Agricultural Research Organisation
Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, August 5 2026
Duty Station:
Plot 11-13, Lugard Avenue | Uganda | Entebbe
Summary
Date Posted: Friday, July 24 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Background
The National Agricultural Research Organisation is established by the National Agricultural Research Act 2005 as a body corporate with the mandate to provide strategic direction for publicly funded agricultural research in Uganda. The organisation is composed of the Council as its governing body, Committees of Council, a Secretariat for its day-to-day operations with semi-autonomous Public Agricultural Research Institutes (PARI’s) under its policy guidance. The Director General invites suitably qualified Ugandans to apply for the following positions at PARIs and NARO Secretariat.
Responsibilities
- Maintain Machinery: Perform routine maintenance and repair of agricultural machinery, engines, pumps, and workshop equipment.
- Fabrication: Fabricate and repair metal components using welding, machining, and fabrication techniques.
- Equipment Installation: Assist in the installation and commissioning of new machinery and equipment.
- Troubleshooting: Diagnose mechanical faults and carry out necessary repairs.
- Safety Compliance: Ensure all machinery and workshop activities comply with safety regulations.
- Inventory Management: Maintain inventory of spare parts, tools, and workshop supplies.
- Record Keeping: Maintain maintenance logs and service records for all equipment.
Qualifications/Requirements
Not explicitly detailed in the provided text, but implied by the job title and responsibilities.
Experience
Not explicitly detailed in the provided text.
Additional Notes
Tenure of Office: The tenure of office is a 5-year contract renewable upon satisfactory performance.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 12
Level of Education: bachelor degree
Job application procedure
Interested persons with the requirements should download NARO Job Application Form 2. Attach a recent passport photo and fill it in triplicate; attach detailed curriculum vitae with copies of academic certificates and testimonials to the undersigned not later than 5.00 pm on 05th August 2026.
Applicants are advised to quote the reference number of the post applied for on the top-left hand corner of the envelope.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and notified via NARO website, telephones and mail addresses as provided on the CV. Short-listed candidates will be required to provide certified copies of their Academic Qualifications.
Only applications responding to this advertisement and its attendant timelines will be received.
The Director General,
National Agricultural Research Organization,
Plot 11-13, Lugard Avenue,
P.O.Box 295
Entebbe - Uganda