Background

King Faisal Hospital, Rwanda, “A center of excellence in health service provision, clinical education, and research”. This is an exciting time for King Faisal Hospital, Rwanda as we embrace a new strategic direction. The hospital has continued to grow due to its positive reputation for authentic compassionate health care and highly skilled medical practitioners, especially in specialized surgical and medical services. King Faisal Hospital Kigali is looking for suitable candidate to fill the following position.

Key Responsibilities

• Ability to operate machinery and equipment
• Knowledge of work procedures, safety, planning and organisation
• Knowledge and ability to read building plans and to extrapolate measurements of pipes and other fittings.
• Collects samples of decontaminated refuse for testing.
• Opens and closes gates and valves according to gauge readings or warning lights on equipment.
• Lubricates equipment, such as pumps and valves.
• Cleans precipitates, such as grit, sludge, trash, and muck from sump, catch basin and grit chamber, using shovel, rake, and hand pump.
• Cleans filter screens, processing tanks, and walkways, using hose, brushes, and chemical solutions.
• Cleans and maintains equipment in sewage disposal plant to facilitate flow and treatment of sewage.
• Maintains and reports of all the following activities:-
• Monitor the presence and activities of workers working in manholes and drains for oxygen levels, exposure to bacteria and conditions of the walls of the drains- cave-ins.
• Prepare the report of costs installations and repairs to be submitted to the Manager: Building Maintenance and Estate Services for budgeting purposes.
• All personnel to check PPE for perishing of seals and fabric of PPE, which must be renewed frequently.
• Monitor the usage of Personal Protective Equipment(PPE).
• Be very aware of the Infection Prevention and Control Policies and Procedures that might impact on the activities of the Plumbers
• Be particularly aware of the Health and Safety Issues relating to excavation and maintenance of underground pipes and drains
• Monitor the cleaning of all sophisticated equipment
• Maintain information of all preventative maintenance of the pipes in the buildings and underground sewers and drainage pipes.

Qualifications and Experience

• He/she must have a Mminimum Advanced Certificate (A2) in Plumbing.
• A minimum of two (2) years’ experience in Hospital management preferably in a hospital setting.

• Ability to operate machinery and equipment
• Knowledge of work procedures, safety, planning and organisation
• Knowledge and ability to read building plans and to extrapolate measurements of pipes and other fittings.
• Collects samples of decontaminated refuse for testing.
• Opens and closes gates and valves according to gauge readings or warning lights on equipment.
• Lubricates equipment, such as pumps and valves.
• Cleans precipitates, such as grit, sludge, trash, and muck from sump, catch basin and grit chamber, using shovel, rake, and hand pump.
• Cleans filter screens, processing tanks, and walkways, using hose, brushes, and chemical solutions.
• Cleans and maintains equipment in sewage disposal plant to facilitate flow and treatment of sewage.
• Maintains and reports of all the following activities:-
• Monitor the presence and activities of workers working in manholes and drains for oxygen levels, exposure to bacteria and conditions of the walls of the drains- cave-ins.
• Prepare the report of costs installations and repairs to be submitted to the Manager: Building Maintenance and Estate Services for budgeting purposes.
• All personnel to check PPE for perishing of seals and fabric of PPE, which must be renewed frequently.
• Monitor the usage of Personal Protective Equipment(PPE).
• Be very aware of the Infection Prevention and Control Policies and Procedures that might impact on the activities of the Plumbers
• Be particularly aware of the Health and Safety Issues relating to excavation and maintenance of underground pipes and drains
• Monitor the cleaning of all sophisticated equipment
• Maintain information of all preventative maintenance of the pipes in the buildings and underground sewers and drainage pipes.

• Ability to operate machinery and equipment
• Knowledge of work procedures, safety, planning and organisation
• Knowledge and ability to read building plans and to extrapolate measurements of pipes and other fittings.

• Minimum Advanced Certificate (A2) in Plumbing.