Job Purpose:
A Maintenance Mechanic ensures that facilities, layout, and machinery used to produce new and existing products run to their maximum efficiency and output. This includes total preventative maintenance, managing breakdowns of mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment. Respond to technical issues affecting production and maintain mechanical services through Planned Preventative Maintenance. Work under general supervision, reviewed at project milestones and/or on completion by Senior Management.
Key responsibilities:
- To undertake periodic inspection, maintenance and testing of utility systems such as water pumps, power generators and air compressors.
- Ensure availability, reliability and efficiency of plant, equipment, utilities and building facilities for optimum operations.
- Carry out troubleshooting of faults, the maintenance, and repairs to all types of plant and equipment in a safe, timely and professional manner and return equipment to operational service.
- Assist in the development and implementation of planned preventative maintenance schedules.
- Identify, develop, recommend, and execute key maintenance efficiency drivers to ensure continuous achievement of set goals and objectives.
- Carry out planned preventive maintenance schedules as necessary and planned work orders as required, keep updated records of preventive maintenance activities and provide feedback to develop the system.
- Provide technical support throughout the value chain whenever called upon.
- Attending breakdowns, identifying faults and solving problems with minimal downtime to production.
- Identify spare requirements and log usage.
- Estimate length of time required to complete a job and likely consequences of failure to complete work within required timescales.
- Work within 5S methodology to maintain workplace high standard.
- Identify and escalate any activity that has the potential to cause harm or damage.
- Report breakdown root causes, equipment faults and concerns to supervisor.
- Ensure all work is undertaken to a high-quality standard and adheres to all quality standard regulations.
- Assist with the moving, installation, repositioning of machines and equipment.
- Make full use of the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and the W.O system.
- Plan and prioritize workload to support production and ensure efficient use of working time.
- Log completion of work on all required maintenance management systems.
- Ensure that contractors work in accordance with company procedures.
- Work in a safe manner complying with all health, safety, and environmental requirements to ensure own and safety of others.
- Handle any hazardous materials in an appropriate manner.
- Ensure all personal protective equipment is identified, always available, correctly used and all associated problems are reported to the supervisor.
- Support to continuous improvement activities.
- Work and liaise with a range of internal departments and external suppliers, utilizing good effective communication across all functions.
- Understanding engineering, scientific and other technical information.
- Shows moral courage, openness and honesty and has a collaborative approach when dealing with others.
- Provide training and guidance to junior technicians or new hires as needed.
- And any other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.
Required qualifications and experience:
- Diploma or Degree in Mechanical engineering.
- Substantial experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment, preferably automotive.
- Practical hands-on approach to problem solving.
- Structured Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Mechanical engineering background.
- Commercial understanding of the impact of failure/downtime on production and customer delivery.
- Good understanding of customer expectations and deliverables with an awareness of the impact of failure/cost of inadequate quality.
- Experience of working with facilities management.
- Ability to train self and cascade knowledge to others.
- Excellent teamwork skills.
- An understanding of health and safety requirements.
- Flexible approach to duties and tasks.
Critical Competencies required:
- A person of high integrity.
- Must be able to multitask and work independently.
- Collecting and analyzing data.
- Attention to detail.
- Sound physical strength and condition.
If you meet the above requirements, please e-mail your cover letter and CV to talent@ava.co.ke on or before Friday, October 23, 2026.
The subject of the email should read Maintenance Mechanic.
