Senior Technologist/ Team Leader, Engineering Department at Aga Khan University Hospital

Job Purpose

To guide, direct and oversee a team of mechanical technicians as well as contract/annual maintenance for day to day operations and maintenance of mechanical plant and equipment in order to enhance skills, minimize plant down time/improve uptime and thus optimize performance and plant reliability, particularly  steam systems, water systems, Pneumatic systems and standby power systems.

Key responsibilities:

Repairing and servicing of equipment

• Liaise with supervisor (Mechanical) in planning and supervision of repairs/ maintenance of all mechanical plant and equipment carried out by Mechanical technicians and help them as necessary to ensure optimum systems uptime. 
• Inspection of Plant and equipment to assess requirement of spare parts and liaise with supervisor (Mechanical) to initiate non-stock purchase requests, ensure receipt of acceptable specifications.
• Ensure all backup/standby plants and equipment is ready (operational) to operate as and when required through inspection and logging in daily equipment status checklists.  Maintain history cards of all equipment.
• With guidance from the supervisor (mechanical), prepare equipment/systems inventory, plan and implement PPM schedule to reduce breakdowns and down time of machine.
• Maintain updated record of PPMs, review performance indicators and prepare action plans where deviations are observed.
• Follow up and monitor contractors for timely and effective implementation of external PPM schedule and keep updated record.
• Equipment pre-purchase technical appraisal participation

General maintenance of the Hospital facility

• Guide and monitor general repairs in assigned section e.g. carpentry, masonry and painting.
• Guide and direct small in-house improvement projects and Identify materials required.
• Ensure safe housekeeping of workshops and plant rooms.
• Liaise with contractors on outsourced jobs to ensure JCIA/ISO and other statutory requirements are met.  

Supervision of Staff

• Assist supervisor in preparation of duty roasters
• Assist supervisor in preparation of annual leave schedule while maintaining adequate coverage of assigned section.
• Assist supervisor in conducting performance
• Appraisals and plan technician development program
• Participate in the recruitment process

Daily complaints management, tracking, conclusion to user satisfaction and ensure timely feedback

• Liaison with customers in assigned section during planning and implementation of tasks to reduce complaints
• Liaison with customers’ department heads to understand concerns and plan to resolve accordingly.
• Any other duty as may be assigned from time to time

Qualifications, experience, and skills required

• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• At least five years experience in a similar position
• Must be computer literate
• Good experience of gas equipment, distribution systems and controls
• Knowledge of LPG systems, safety requirements, distribution systems and controls
• Knowledge of Hydro-Pneumatics systems
• Knowledge of HVAC system and refrigeration equipment.
• Operation and maintenance of steam boilers, steam distribution and controls,
• Knowledge and safety of high-pressure vessels
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, very good analytical and organisational skills.
• High personal integrity and results oriented