Maintenance Worker Mechanical at Kilombero Sugar

Location: Morogoro, Tanzania
Employment Type: Full Time
Workplace Type: Onsite
Job Function: Manufacturing
Level: Entry/Operational
Experience Level: Entry/Operational

Job Purpose
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring mechanical systems and equipment operate safely and reliably by performing inspections, repairs, and maintenance, helping prevent breakdowns and support organizational productivity.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on mechanical systems such as pumps, motors, gearboxes, seals, piping, belts, and valves.
• Inspect and diagnose faults in rotating and static mechanical equipment using visual checks and hand tools.
• Dismantle, repair, reassemble, and test mechanical components as per technical drawings and procedures.
• Lubricate machinery, align shafts and couplings, replace worn parts, and conduct mechanical adjustments.
• Use manual and powered tools safely and correctly (e.g., torque wrenches, grinders, welding tools, hydraulic pullers).
• Record completed work in logs or maintenance systems with clear notes on root cause and actions taken.
• Assist in plant shutdown/startup activities and planned overhauls by preparing and restoring mechanical equipment.
• Adhere to lockout/tagout (LOTO), confined space, and hot work permit procedures while performing mechanical jobs.
• Ensure all tasks are performed correctly.
• Perform all tasks according to Kilombero Sugar’s Quality, Safety, Health and Environment policies and procedures.
• Take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and others who may be affected by your actions or omissions.
• Cooperate with management to enable them to perform duties under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Must-Have Skills

• Computer skills
• Communication skills

Qualifications and Experience

• Basic Technician Certificate or Trade Test Grade I/II in a relevant field from a recognized institution.
• 1–2 years’ practical experience in maintenance work in a chemical manufacturing facility; distillery experience is an added advantage.
• Literacy and numeracy knowledge.
• Knowledge of machine maintenance and repair.
• Understanding of safety procedures.
• Pumps operation knowledge.
• High pressure vessel maintenance knowledge.
• Basic electrical and instrumentation knowledge.
• Computer literacy.
• Fluent in English (speaking, reading, writing).
• Troubleshooting skills.
• Coordination and communication skills.
• Ability to repair and overhaul mechanical equipment.