Website Copperbelt Energy Corporation Plc (CEC)
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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.
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