Summary
Date Posted: Friday, October 28, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Duties and Responsibilities
• In charge of maintenance of all county motor vehicles and other related equipment such generators, automobiles and plant equipment among others,
• In charge of the county Mechanical workshop and all its operations,
• Develop and ensure implementation of policies and procedures and enforce implementation of schedule and policy change;
• Collaborate with the Director and staff members in order to formulate and implement policies, procedures, goals and objectives;
• Monitor operations to ensure that officers comply with administrative policies and procedures, safety rules, and government regulations;
• Develop criteria, application instructions, procedural manuals, and contracts for county Government and hired equipment and plant programs;
• Direct and coordinate, through officers in the department, activities of operations in order to obtain use of Plant equipment facilities;
• Direct activities of staff performing repairs and maintenance to plant equipment, vehicle, and facilities;
• Conduct investigations in cooperation with government agencies to determine causes of transportation accidents and to improve safely procedures within the county;
• Conduct awareness and training to operators of Plant Equipment and vehicles;
• Analyze expenditures and other financial information in order to develop plans, policies and budgets for increasing revenue and improving services of hired Plant Equipment within the County Government;
• Set operations policies and standards, including and operation of Plant Equipment, Vehicles and other transport media within the County Jurisdiction;
• Oversee routine and ad hoc maintenance of county fleet.
• Develop and implement standard operational standards to maintain vehicles by advocating best practices in industry.

Qualifications
• Served as a Mechanical Engineer in charge of Workshop or a comparable and relevant position in the Public Service or Private sector for at least three (3) years;
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or any other relevant and equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Been registered by Engineers Registration Board of Kenya;
• Attended a Strategic Leadership Development Course lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution; and
• Demonstrated general administrative ability required for direction, control and implementation of mechanical engineering programs
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the Director.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

• Remuneration and benefits for all the positions advertised will be in line with guidelines issued from time to time by the Salaries Remuneration Commission.
• Canvassing in any form will lead to automatic disqualification
• Women and People living with disability are encouraged to apply, clearly indicating the type of disability
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
• Applicants are required to get clearance from the following institutions to meet requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya. Shortlisted candidates who will be contacted will be required to provide copies of relevant documents from underlisted authorities.

• Kenya Revenue Authority.
• Ethics And Anti-Corruption Commission
• Higher Education Loans Board
• Director Of Criminal Investigation (DCI)

Applicants should submit an application letter together with curriculum vitae, academic and professional certificates and testimonials, as well as national identity card or passport and any other relevant documents. All applications should be made either electronically through the County website: http://www.homabay.go.ke/career , or physically delivered to the Office of The Governor, indicating the position applied for on top of the envelope addressed to:
The Selection panel
Executive Office of the Governor,
Homa Bay County Government,
P.O Box 469-40300, Homa Bay

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