Outrival HR Solutions & Consultancies Ltd is a leading Consulting Firm serving East African Firms. Our aim is to deliver great value to all our clients by providing transformational HR & Training Services. We are looking for qualified National applicants to be contracted for 12 months to work in the UniPod in Juba.
UniPod is a physical space and creative culture in which would-be innovators from within University’s students and faculty populations across all disciplines as well as community outside the University can collaborate and work together to explore their own innate design talent to find solutions to their problems irrespective of their academic backgrounds.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
The posts will consist of approximately 60% of the work will be practical and hands on, while roughly 40% will consist of user interaction, training, and software use and will be responsible for:
Workshop Management and Supervision
Ensure a supportive environment and a workplace that challenges, inspires and creates the conditions conducive to learning including day to day management of workshop staff, members, volunteers and makers.
Manage quality issues in all aspects of production, workshop operation in line with codes of practice and the UniPod culture and ethics.
Creation of maintenance schedules and performing maintenance of all tools, equipment, fixings, PPE, facilities, and similar goods within budget.
Establish and implement effective housekeeping and workshop management systems such as tools control and machine access.
Source and arrange for supply of materials and cost-effective use of materials and equipment in the workplace.
Ensure all members in the workshop have adequate supervision in their assigned tasks, health and safety procedures, and inductions appropriate to their activities.
Health and Safety
Ensure a safe working environment by leading on the implementation of health and safety policy, systems and procedures.
Develop and deliver work methods and standards that will ensure health and safety legislation is complied with.
Undertake duties in relation to fire safety, as set out in the H&S policy including upkeep of a fire safety plan.
Provide adequate training, information, instruction and supervision to ensure that work is conducted safely.
Take immediate and appropriate steps to investigate and rectify any risks to health & safety arising from the work activity & attend regular H&S committee in line with H&S policy.
Ensure that there are always adequate emergency proceedings in place.
Undertake day to day duties including organizing fire drills, risk assessments, electrical safety, safe carrying of loads, and other duties as laid out in the H&S policy.
Carry out and keep accurate records of all health and safety procedures and maintenance in the workshop.
Perform other General Duties that are consistent to this position.
Competencies, special skills & Academic requirements:
Ability to establish effective working relations in a multicultural team environment.
Excellent supervisory, team building, diplomatic and interpersonal skills.
Resourcefulness, initiative, and maturity of judgement.
Ability to work in a complex environment requiring liaison and collaboration with multiple factors while demonstrating sensitivity, tact and diplomacy.
Excellent analytical, organizational and negotiation skills, especially resource management systems.
BE, BSc, or equivalent degree
Experience
Minimum 3 years professional experience in workshop management
Minimum 2 years professional experience with ECAD/CAD/CAM software
Minimum 2 years’ experience providing training in machine operations, software, design, and fabrication
Proven understanding of mechanical prototyping, from CNC fabrication to analogue workshop tool use
Language: Fluency in spoken and written English.
We are calling upon those who are interested and fit the above requirements to kindly submit application and CV to [email protected] by latest Friday, 10 February 2023