We currently have career opportunities in the following
field
VAC-2024-0019: TECHNICIAN - ELECTRICAL
Grade: CEC 9 | Contract
Type: Permanent | Location: Kitwe
This role is responsible for undertaking installations,
maintenance and repairs on metering equipment and test
instruments in order to ensure correct operation on all
metering infrastructure. The position will report to the
Supervisor - Metering.
Key Accountabilities
- Carry out calibration of energy meters to ensure meters
operate within the required accuracies.
- Undertake repairs and calibration of high voltage and
low voltage test instruments to ensure availability for the
effective maintenance of primary equipment.
- Carry out installations and assist in commissioning of
metering schemes to maintain and upgrade existing system in
order to meet new load and for regulatory requirements.
- Carry out condition based maintenance of energy meters,
alarms schemes, summation equipment and voltage selection
equipment to ensure correct operations at all times.
- Carry out metering activities in the most efficient and
effective manner to ensure that the same are performed
right the first time.
- Undertake and complete given assignments within
allocated time frame to avoid unnecessary overtime.
- Undertake preventive measures for unsafe practices,
conduct tool box talks before every activity is undertaken.
- Participate and attend to defects for the prepayment
metering platforms and offer assistance for customers
having difficulties with re-charge activities.
- Ensure that all company resources in the workshop are
used solely for company purposes and that there is no
misuse of assets such as vehicles, tools and other
materials.
- Carry out repairs to load control circuits for CEC
system control office and customers to ensure healthy state
of circuits at all times for effective load management and
peak looping activities.
- Ensure that the measurements submitted to Control
Office are accurate at all times for timely decision making
in the control room.
- Undertake other jobs that may be added from time to
time in compliance with company programs of multi-skilling.
To be considered for this role, you will be
required to have:
- Technician Certificate in Electrical, Electronics or
Instrumentation.
- EIZ member.
- Three years post-qualification work experience.
- Computer literacy particularly Excel.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
Applications
If you have the relevant experience and skills as indicated
above, please click on this link https://recruitment.cec.com.zm/ and complete
the online job application form. Hard-copy applications
will not be accepted at this stage. The closing date for
receipt of applications is Friday, 4 October
2024.
CEC is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in
its staff. Suitably qualified female candidates are
encouraged to apply.
Applicants are requested to provide daytime contact
numbers and accessible email addresses. Only
short-listed candidates will be contacted.
