Mechanic - Wau

The Mechanic in Wau is in charge of preventive maintenance and repairs on ICRC vehicles and other logistics equipment in accordance with guidelines from headquarters and manufacturers’ recommendations. His/her responsibilities include overseeing and dispatching vehicles in safe, objective-driven, economical manner and organizes driver’s assignments. Making petty cash purchases when required, organizing storage spaces, receiving and dispatches cargo.
Accountabilities & Functional Responsibilities
Mechanic Responsibilities (70%)

• Carries out repairs on trucks, light vehicles, generators, forklifts and other ICRC mechanical equipment according to ICRC guidelines.
• Carries out services maintenance on ICRC vehicles, pumps and generators, according to internal and/or the manufacturer's preventive maintenance schedule and specifications.
• Ensures that all service and repair forms are correctly filled out and forwarded for all jobs carried out.

• Identify breakdowns on vehicles, generators and other fleet assets.
• Road test vehicles to verify complaints and/or repair. Collaborate as necessary with drivers regarding issues or repairs.
• Retrieve/repair/rescue broken down vehicles in the field and provide defects reports.

• Ensures that spare parts and consumables stocks are kept at the agreed levels; takes part in placing orders for spare parts and equipment, carrying out stock taking and keeping job cards updated as required.
• Ensures that technical and personal security standards are followed as regards their work.Assists with fuelling, management of the fuel station at the Yei office and cleaning vehicles where required.
• Is responsible for tools or other property issued to them by the ICRC.
• Actively assists in keeping inventory for the workshop and its stores as required.
• Supervises, trains, and coaches the Mechanic's Helper.
• Ensures proper record keeping of stored spare parts and tools

 
Manage the dispatch of vehicles and organizes driver’s assignments. (20%)

• Independently works to ensure that the fleet resources are used in a rational manner.
• Receives and assist to process FTF.
• In coordination with the F&A Manager, organizes and plan drivers duties and assignments; dispatches the assigned vehicles (drivers and cars are sufficiently available, and efficiently utilized for daily tasks and field trips).
• Ensures Management of keys for the fleet under supervision.
• Checks that logbook are filled out appropriately by drivers and other vehicle users.
• Ensure proper filling and filing of the fleet documents.
• Ensure availability of accident forms, waiver & insurance in all vehicles, follow up all accident within and outside working hours involving ICRC asset and ensure accident reports are submitted on time.
• Follows up breakdowns, complaints and other issues to the Vehicle Fleet Manager (Functional Supervisor) as well report security issues to the HoO.
• Compiles and ensure coordination of in town movements by on duty drivers.
• Follow up on the checking of the vehicles and cleanliness and take action accordingly.
• Periodic assessment of the tools and first Aid box.

AirOps Responsibilities (10%)

• Ensure pick-ups/deliveries to the airport as needed and in line with Welcome needs.
• Validate the manifest from security offices at WAU Airport then give a copy of it to each one of them and to the Control Tower team and the fuelling company to refuel RED.
• Coordinate «checking-in" RED passengers leaving WAU – check the manifest for accurate names and info – weigh their luggage and tag them and share the total weight with RED crew.
• Weighs and tags checked baggage for RED flights, handling these items with care during the process.
• Organizes refuelling for ICRC aircrafts as required.
• Assist passengers requiring special attention i.e PRP, returnee patients