Artisan Mechanical III - 6 Posts

Job Detail

Job ID 3479
Career Level Others
Experience Less Than 1 Year
Gender Both
Industry Engineering
Qualifications Certificate
State Nairobi
City Nairobi

Job Description

Artisan Mechanical III – 6 Posts

Requirement for Appointment:

For appointment to this grade, the candidate must have:-

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade D Plain or its equivalent from a recognized institution;
Government Trade/Grade Tests III in any of the following options:
General Fitting, Turning and Welding ; and
Proficiency in computer applications.

Duties and Responsibilities

This will be the entry and training grade for this cadre. An officer at this level will work under the supervision and guidance of a Senior Officer. An officer at this level will be deployed in any of the following areas to undertake any of the following duties and responsibilities: –

General fitting

Duties and responsibilities will entail: –

participating in assembling machinery and equipment according to technical specification;
taking part in aligning and connecting mechanical components;
Participating in testing machinery to ensure proper functioning;
Cleaning and lubricating machinery component to ensure optimal performance;
Taking part in repairing and replacing defective parts such as bearings, gears, valves and pumps;
cutting and Fabricating tasks to repair metal components; and
collecting and collating data on records and inventory pertaining to general fitting services.

Machining/Turning

Duties and responsibilities will entail: –

(i) machining to perform turning, grinding, milling, facing, boring, drilling,

threading, grooving operations on metal work pieces;
loading raw materials such as metal bars rods or billets into the lathe and secure them safe for machining;
taking part in setting-up manual or computer numerical control (CNC) machines according to work piece specification and engineering drawing;
installing cutting tools, tool holders and work holding fixtures such as chucks, collates or centers;
replacing damaged or defect cutting tools and sharpening them to maintain cutting performance;
operating machining tools and equipment; and
collecting and collating data for records and inventory pertaining to machining services;

Welding

Duties and responsibilities will entail: –

cutting, shaping, assembling of materials and operation of welding machines;
performing visual inspection and tests such as dye-penetrant, ultrasonic, pressure tests to verify integrity and strength of welds;
undertaking welding maintenance works; and
collecting and collating data for records and inventory pertaining to welding works and equipment

Salary Scale: Ksh.19, 340 – Ksh. 24, 470 P.M

Basic Salary: Ksh. 19,340 per month
House Allowance – Depending on duty station
Leave Allowance – as existing in the Civil/Service
Commuter Allowance – Ksh. 3,000 per Month
Medical Cover – as provided by the Government
Annual Leave – 30 working days per financial year

Interested and qualified persons are requested to make their applications by completing one PSC2 (Revised 2016) application form. The form may be downloaded from the Public Service Commission’s websites: www.publicservice.go.ke

For more details on salary scale, requirements for appointment, duties and responsibilities, visit the following website www.roads.go.ke Completed PSC 2 (2016) application form can be sent to: –

The Principal Secretary
State Department for Roads
Ministry of Roads and Transport
P.O. Box 30260-00100
Nairobi

OR
Hand delivered to the State Department for Roads Human Resource Management registry, Transcom House, 5th Floor on or before 22nd August, 2025.

Please Note:

Persons with disability are encouraged to apply
Only shortlisted and successful candidates will be contacted
Canvassing in any form will lead to automatic disqualification
Shortlisted candidates shall be required to produce originals of their National
Identity Card, academic and professional certificates and transcripts during
interviews. It is a criminal offence to present fake certificates.

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