Maintenance Technician – Kajiado Job WTS Energy
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Maintenance Technician (Power Plant) – Kajiado, Kenya
We are seeking to hire a Maintenance Technician who will be responsible for the maintenance activities of the power plant; including wind turbine fleets, collector networks, auxiliaries, switchgears, transformers, circuit breakers, power switches, plant inventories, medium voltage underground cables, Ring Main Units, and associated substation equipment.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Adhere to health, safety, and environment practices, policies, and procedures, including compliance with work permit and lockout systems.
- Perform predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance on plant equipment in a timely manner.
- Conduct regular testing on new and existing power systems, equipment, and machinery to identify potential problems.
- Respond swiftly to system and machinery breakdowns, troubleshooting failures and making on-the-spot repairs or installations.
- Carry out required installations and repairs on main electrical equipment including medium voltage underground cables, Ring Main Units, transformers, switchgears, and ancillary components in accordance with technical specifications.
- Define, prepare, and control work orders and secure spare parts for job completion to ensure efficient use of maintenance resources.
- Interpret technical instructions, drawings, diagrams, and process flow charts to troubleshoot faults.
- Maintain all maintenance records and logs as required.
- Operate standard power tools and equipment to execute repairs and installation works.
- Support maintenance engineers and inventory teams in initiating requisitions for spare parts and materials.
- Participate in inspection and verification of received spare parts to confirm technical specifications before warehouse acceptance and ensure proper accountability of requisitioned items.
- Prepare and submit maintenance reports (weekly, monthly, and annual) in consultation with maintenance engineers.
- Support engineering projects by defining scopes and preparing plans, drawings, and layouts.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by management.
Required Qualifications:
- Diploma or Higher Diploma (KNEC or equivalent) in Electrical Power Systems, Control & Instrumentation, or Electro-Mechanical/Mechatronics from a recognized institution.
- Minimum of 3 years’ relevant working experience, preferably in a power generation facility. Busy manufacturing or process plant experience may be considered.
- Must have experience in maintenance and operation of medium to high voltage (33/220 kV) substation equipment including power transformers, switchgears, circuit breakers, current transformers, voltage transformers, power switches, control panels, and surge arresters.
- Knowledge of personal computers and proficiency in MS Office applications, including Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access.
- Switching certification by KPLC and basic understanding of Kenya’s power system grid layout will be an added advantage.
- Must have basic understanding of Distribution Control Systems (DCS), Programmable Logic Control (PLC), and SCADA systems.
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