Maintenance Mechanic

Associated Vehicle Assemblers Ltd. is a company based out of Miritini in Mombasa and assembles vehicles for multiple international brands. AVA focuses on Building Vehicles that support Businesses, Protect Families and Grow Economies across Africa

Maintenance Mechanic

Job Purpose

A Maintenance Mechanic ensures that facilities, layout, and machinery used to produce new and existing products run to their maximum efficiency and output. This includes total preventative maintenance, managing breakdowns of mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment. Respond to technical issues affecting production and maintain mechanical services through Planned Preventative Maintenance. Work under general supervision, reviewed at project milestones and/or on completion by Senior Management.

Key responsibilities

• To undertake periodic inspection, maintenance and testing of utility systems such as water pumps, power generators and air compressors.

• Ensure availability, reliability and efficiency of plant, equipment, utilities and building facilities for optimum operations.

• Carry out troubleshooting of faults, the maintenance, and repairs to all types of plant and equipment in a safe, timely and professional manner and return equipment to operational service.

• Assist in the development and implementation of planned preventative maintenance schedules.

• Identify, develop, recommend, and execute key maintenance efficiency drivers to ensure continuous achievement of set goals and objectives.

• Carry out planned preventive maintenance schedules as necessary and planned work orders as required, keep updated records of preventive maintenance activities and provide feedback to develop the system.

• Provide technical support throughout the value chain whenever called upon.

• Attending breakdowns, identifying faults and solving problems with minimal downtime to production.

• Identify spare requirements and log usage.

• Estimate length of time required to complete a job and likely consequences of failure to complete work within required timescales.

• Work within 5S methodology to maintain workplace high standard.

• Identify and escalate any activity that has the potential to cause harm or damage.

• Report breakdown root causes, equipment faults and concerns to supervisor.

• Ensure all work is undertaken to a high-quality standard and adheres to all quality standard regulations.

• Assist with the moving, installation, repositioning of machines and equipment.

• Make full use of the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and the W.O system.