Kenya Ordnance Factories Corporation Job Opportunities

13. Mechanical Engineering Technician Jobs in Kenya - Job Scale: Band 5B - 2 Posts


Terms of Service: Permanent

Duties and Responsibilities
  • Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and computer-generated reports.
  • Confer with engineers and other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, and provide technical information.
  • Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, and other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
  • Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications.
  • Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, and maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems and processes to meet requirements, applying knowledge of engineering principles.
  • Investigate equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation, and to make recommendations to maintenance crew.
  • Assist drafters in developing the structural design of products, using drafting tools or computer-assisted design/drafting equipment and software.
  • Provide feedback to design engineers on customer problems and needs.
  • Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, and repair to ensure that machines and equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications.
  • Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
  • Develop and test models of alternate designs and processing methods to assess feasibility, operating condition effects, possible new applications and necessity of modification.
  • Develop, coordinate, and monitor all aspects of production, including selection of manufacturing methods, fabrication, and operation of product designs.
  • Estimate costs for engineering, construction, or extraction projects, and prepare contract documents.
  • Perform personnel functions, such as supervision of production workers, technicians, technologists and other engineers, and design of evaluation programs.
  • Establish and coordinate the maintenance and safety procedures, service schedule, and supply of materials required to maintain machines and equipment in the prescribed condition.
  • Study industrial processes to determine where and how application of equipment can be made.
  • Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.
  • Design test control apparatus and equipment and develop procedures for testing products.

    Requirements for Appointment
  • Certificate/craft in Mechanical Engineering or its equivalent from a recognized institution.
  • At least one (1) year experience in automated factory processing.
  • A certificate in Computer application.

    How to Apply:
    Interested and qualified Persons are requested to make a written Job Application and submit the same together with clear photocopies of Academic and Professional Certificates and other relevant Testimonials.

    Completed applications should reach the
    Managing Director - Kenya Ordnance Factories
    Corporation,
    P.O. Box 40668 - 00100,
    NAIROBI

    or

    hand delivered to Ministry of Defence, Ulinzi House off Lenana Road, on or before 7th March, 2017.

    Only shortlisted Applicants will be contacted.

    For more information and job application details, see; Kenya Ordnance Factories Corporation Jobs

    14. Programmable Logic Control Technician Jobs in Kenya - Job Scale: 5B - 1 POST

    Terms of Service: Permanent

    Duties and Responsibilities
  • Electrical design and hardware specification.
  • Design and program sophisticated control systems.
  • Simulate, test, and debug control systems in-house.
  • Start-up and shut down of systems.
  • System monitoring, debugging and troubleshooting operational problems.
  • Making repairs and performing preventive maintenance activities.
  • Specifying, designing and building programs to be installed on equipment.
  • Wiring controllers to the equipment, labelling the wiring for safety, and documenting the programs designed for the equipment.

    Requirements for Appointment
  • Certificate/craft in PLC or in Electronics with certificate of competence in PLC or its equivalent from a recognized institution.
  • At least one (1) year experience in automated factory processing.
  • A certificate in Computer application.

    How to Apply:
    Interested and qualified Persons are requested to make a written Job Application and submit the same together with clear photocopies of Academic and Professional Certificates and other relevant Testimonials.

    Completed applications should reach the
    Managing Director - Kenya Ordnance Factories
    Corporation,
    P.O. Box 40668 - 00100,
    NAIROBI

    or

    hand delivered to Ministry of Defence, Ulinzi House off Lenana Road, on or before 7th March, 2017.

    Only shortlisted Applicants will be contacted.

    For more information and job application details, see; Kenya Ordnance Factories Corporation Jobs

    15. Artisan III (Carpenter) Jobs in Kenya - Job Scale: Band 3 - I Post

    Terms of Service: Permanent

    Duties and Responsibilities
  • Prepare and interpret drawings for carpentry on-site.
  • Interpret requests and provide mock-ups to approve prior to commencing work.
  • Build and repair carpentry requirements based on demand
  • Select and evaluate materials for defects.
  • Operation of power carpentry tools.
  • Identification of lumber and grades.

    Requirements for Appointment
  • Craft in carpentry or its equivalent from a recognized institution.
  • At least one (1) year experience in processing factory.

    How to Apply:
    Interested and qualified Persons are requested to make a written Job Application and submit the same together with clear photocopies of Academic and Professional Certificates and other relevant Testimonials.

    Completed applications should reach the
    Managing Director - Kenya Ordnance Factories
    Corporation,
    P.O. Box 40668 - 00100,
    NAIROBI

    or

    hand delivered to Ministry of Defence, Ulinzi House off Lenana Road, on or before 7th March, 2017.

    Only shortlisted Applicants will be contacted.

    For more information and job application details, see; Kenya Ordnance Factories Corporation Jobs

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