Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

• Job Type Contract , Full Time
• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , Diploma
• Experience 3 - 5 years
• Location Nairobi
• Job Field Engineering / Technical

JOB PURPOSE

• Overall maintenance of plant, machinery, utility & implementation of the Plant Maintenance schedule; Reduce overall Maintenance cost (Spares & consumables) & utility cost.

Principal Accountabilities/Main Functions:

• Carry out preventive and corrective maintenance on all plant and equipment as allocated by the Engineering And Maintenance Manager / Maintenance Planner and Scheduler to guarantee plant safety, people safety, product quality and plant uptime.
• Carry out troubleshooting, diagnosis and resolution of mechanical and electrical breakdowns that may occur in the plant and ensure losses due to plant downtime are within target.
• Carry out root cause problem solving / breakdown analysis using problem solving tools such as 5 Why’s, Fishbone/Ishikawa diagrams to prevent recurrence of equipment breakdowns.
• Drive implementation of Autonomous Maintenance on the production halls. Coach operators on CILT activities required per equipment and participate in Autonomous Production Teams (APTs).
• Adhere to company stock room inventory procedures around issuance and use of spare parts.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of the site maintenance system

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or equivalent. Trade certification (fitter/mechanic) is an advantage.

• Experience:

• 3–5 years’ experience in mechanical maintenance within a manufacturing environment (FMCG/process plant preferred), with hands-on exposure to automated equipment and rotating machinery.

• Special Skills

• Proven troubleshooting capability on industrial mechanical systems: bearings, seals, couplings, gearboxes, drives, pneumatics/hydraulics and mechanical power transmission.

• Working experience with rotating equipment and production machinery: conveyors, pumps (centrifugal/positive displacement), mixers, packaging equipment, compressors auxiliaries and utilities equipment.

• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, P&IDs and OEM manuals; ability to prepare sketches and clear job feedback/redlines.

• Competence in precision maintenance practices: alignment, fitment techniques, torqueing, clearances, lubrication excellence and contamination control.

• Understanding of condition monitoring fundamentals and defect elimination: vibration basics, wear pattern recognition, lubrication checks and inspection discipline.

• Safe working knowledge of welding/fabrication (preferred) and rigging/lifting basics; ability to work with contractors and verify workmanship.

• CMMS discipline: work order feedback, failure coding, spare parts/BOM maintenance and PM optimization collaboration with planners.

• Strong problem-solving skills and RCA methodology; ability to convert RCA actions into sustainable improvements.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management; ability to coordinate with production and contractors under time pressure.

• Self-driven, able to work with minimal supervision, and demonstrates high safety awareness and initiative.

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