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Organization Background

Kascco Ltd specializes in Contract Mining, Civil construction, Drilling, Crushing, and screening, projects (Bulk earth works) and Plant hire. For over 14 years, Kascco Ltd has been offering its clients a series of potential solutions adapted to each of their sites and coping with stringent logistical constraints. Our team includes some of the most highly skilled and experienced professionals in the industry. Kascco prides themselves in their ability to transport and hire quality construction and mining machinery to their clients as well as the execution of highly quality construction and mining projects. Quality policy statement Kascco concentrates on providing its customers with quality products. To this end the group mobilizes its management skills and uses its resources in the most efficient and cost-effective manner to produce projects of the required standard and quality.

We are therefore inviting applications to fill the below vacant positions.

1.      MAINTENANCE SUPERINTENDENT-HEAVY EQUIPMENT REPAIR X 1 -LUMWANA SITE

Position Description

This position reports to the Project Manager. Successful candidate will be responsible for the below duties.

• Directing and managing the activities of the operations & the workshop (repair and maintenance) team to ensure all activities comply with Company’s policies and procedures.
• Updating of equipment status, planning of equipment repair and overhaul, identify inefficiencies in processes and make improvement.
• Analyse call-back rates, initiate corrective and preventive measurements.
• Monitoring outcomes within budgets & to achieve efficiencies & productivities.
• Manage and maximize utilization rate on current fleet of equipment/ assets owned by the Company.
• Direct activities to limit cost, improve accuracy, safety and to provide/maintain good department service levels.
• Manage Safety related issues and develop action plans to rectify.
• To ensure that all employees, including sub-contractors and any related personnel understand and conform the Quality, Environmental, Health & Safety Management System.
• Any other projects as assigned by the Company from time to time.
   Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience
•  Grade 12 certificate.
• Min Bachelor’s Degree / Diploma in Electrical, Electronic, Mechatronic or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• At least 5 years technical experience in engineering or related industry at supervisory level
• Strong technical competence
• Strong leadership and organizational skills.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Optimistic and possess ‘can-do’ attitude.
• Good Interpersonal skills and customer oriented

2.      MAINTENANCE COORDINATOR-HEAVY EQUIPMENT REPAIR X 1- KALUMBILA SITE

Position Description

This position reports to the Maintenance Superintendent. Successful candidate will be responsible for the below duties.

• Manage, organize, and control an efficient mechanical engineering workshop including the management of Technicians.
• Allocate the work daily to the Mechanical Technicians, monitoring progress and inspecting completed work to ensure the required standards are achieved.
• Provide a mechanical engineering advisory service to clients.
• Ensure all lifting gear and workshop equipment is maintained to the highest possible standard.
• Manage the administration of the mechanical workshop. Ensure all logbooks and departmental records are effectively maintained to enable stock control, ordering of parts and all other workshop functions operate efficiently.
• Work within the Workshop on a regular basis, to retain/update mechanical skills & knowledge.
• Be prepared to step in and assist Mechanical Technicians in times of emergencies & undertake on the job training with Mechanical Technicians should it be required.

Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience

• Grade 12 certificate.
• Mechanical Engineering Degree/Diploma (Heavy Equipment Repair)
• Five years experience in mechanical works on heavy duty machines including heavy trucks and similar.
• Computer literate.
• Strong technical competence
• Strong leadership and organizational skills.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Good communications skills in English.