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JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Mulonga Water Supply and Sanitation Company Ltd, an Equal Opportunity Employer, is a dynamic and vibrant Company providing water and sanitation services in the Municipalities of Chingola, Mufulira and Chililabombwe. At Mulonga, all employees play a crucial role in moving the company “towards purified excellence”. Thus Mulonga acknowledges the importance of having a team that will actualize its objectives and ultimately transform Mulonga into “the most admired utility in Africa”. To ensure this is achieved, Mulonga commits to attract and retain the best employees through a systematic talent management process.
Applications are now invited from suitably qualified candidates to join the team in the positions listed below.
1. PLANT ATTENDANT (CHINGOLA) x1
Purpose of the Job
To assist the Plant operator in running/operating the pumps, monitoring the chemical dosing, collecting data on running hours of pumps, pressures on pumps, voltage and currents being drawn by pumps, observing the operations of vital equipment and house-keeping at Water Treatment Plants including backwashing of filters and cleaning of flocculators/ sedimentation tanks.
Summary of Main Accountabilities
Helps the Plant Operator is running a WTP/s by observing the running pumps, monitoring the amperage on the electric panel and reporting any abnormal reading observed.
Assist in chemical dosing of waters at WTP/s based on advice from the Plant Operator
Acquaints himself/herself with status of the plant at beginning of shift by reading shift report and discussing with out-going Operator/Attendant so as to know plant status at beginning of shift.
Sweeps, dusts, cleans the plant and surroundings to maintain cleanliness and orderliness
Monitors the levels at the command and Service reservoirs to ensure adequate water supply
Provide first “level aid” to equipment breakdown at WTP/s before reporting to Operator/Supervisor.
Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
- Grade 12 with 5 O Levels
- Apprenticeship – Water Plant Operations
- 1 – 2 year post qualification experience
- Ability to understand basic water chemistry
- Handling of “first level” preventive and corrective maintenance
- Ability to report possible pollution/contamination sites, understand temperatures for pumps and motors, including operating pressures for the pumps.
- Minimum physical skills such as carrying items and opening and closing valves
2. SANITATION HANDYMEN (1 CHILILABOMBWE, 6 CHINGOLA) x7
Purpose of the Job
To unblock, clean and maintain sewerage networks and sewage ponds according to the instruction given to him/her by the Supervisor.
Summary of Main Accountabilities
- Ensures that all sewer networks are pigged/flushed as per schedule.
- Ensures that all manholes on the trunk mains are kept clean and covered.
- Ensures that the main sewer lines are free of vegetation and blockages.
- Build/Repairs all broken manholes and covers where necessary.
- Helps in excavations for sewer connections and replacements where necessary.
- Ensures that all the sand traps in the sewerage system are desludged as per schedule.
- Ensures surroundings and embankments of sewage ponds are cleaned.
Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
- Grade 12 with 5 O Levels
- Energetic, Sound mind and Physical fitness
- The job demands the post-holder be courteous to customers in the field.
- Ability to diagnose the causes of frequent sewer blockages on some lines.
- Ability to understand/use the simple formulas in determining the torque developed by draining rods/ pressure developed by jetting machine and vacuum tankers.
- Knowledge where to insert in the sewer rods when working on a blocked sewer in the field.
- Power to push and pull the sewer drain rods, climb stairs in manholes and drive company car.
3. HELPERS (Chililabombwe, Chingola & Mufulira) x3
Purpose of the Job
To perform a variety of simple repetitive tasks as directed by the Artisan/Supervisor in charge that may involve, lifting, pushing, weighing, loading, digging, cleaning, cutting, greasing, turning, tightening or loosening bolts using physical effort or simple equipment, tools or machinery in order to assist the artisan accomplish the assigned task.
Summary of Main Accountabilities
- Lifts, loads, unloads tools and equipment as directed
- Loosens, tightens bolts, screws or straps as directed in order to secure parts, equipment, machinery or goods
- Digs and backfills after artisan has repaired defects or accomplished work
- Cleans, washes floors, work areas, slashes grass as directed to clean or clear designated area
- Records simple data and information as directed by the artisan
Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
- Grade 12 with 5 O Levels
- 1 – 2 years post qualification experience
- Physically fit, Ethical Responsibility, Positive and Patient
- Ability to be safety conscious in any working environment
- Ability to complete the assigned task in tandem with the Service Level Agreement/Service Level Guarantee
If you have the necessary competences/qualifications we are looking for, please submit your application together with a comprehensive C.V. (where necessary) including your contact telephone number and certified copies of your certificates and names of three referees to the address below or Email to [email protected] not later than Monday, 30th May, 2022. Only short listed candidates will be communicated to.
Female candidates are also urged to apply.
Please note that priority shall be given to residents in the areas of our operations.
The Director Human Resources and Administration
Mulonga Water Supply and Sanitation Company Limited
Musonko House, Kabundi Road
P O Box 11712
CHINGOLA.
“Mulonga – Towards Purified Excellence”