Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

RwandAir Catering Ltd is a fast-growing In-flight Catering Company in Rwanda that started its operations from August 2014 and is providing catering services to scheduled airlines, private jet and charters. RwandAir Catering Ltd aims to be one of the biggest aviation catering companies in Africa in few years to come.

As part of this strategy, we are looking for interested, qualified, committed and competent candidate to apply for the position mentioned below:

Job Purpose:

Continuous running of equipment and machinery, overseeing routine maintenance and organizing repairs. She/he will also be involved with control and monitoring devices and occasionally in the manufacture of items that will help in maintenance. The maintenance coordinator will improve production facilities, reduce the incidence of costly breakdowns and develop strategies to improve overall reliability and safety of plant, personnel and production processes.

Responsibilities or duties

• Design maintenance strategies, procedures and methods
• Diagnose breakdown problems and carry out routine maintenance work and respond to equipment faults
• Carry out quality inspections on jobs and fit new parts and make sure equipment is working correctly
• Liaise with client departments, customers and other engineering and production colleagues and arrange specialist procurement of fixtures, fittings or components
• Control maintenance tools, stores, equipment and control maintenance costs
• Deal with emergencies, unplanned problems and repairs
• Improve health and safety policies and procedures
• Write maintenance strategies to help with installation and commissioning guidelines
• Ensure that there is continuous cover of the machinery and equipment in case of breakdowns.
• Monitor the operations of plants and equipment maintenance schedule
• Apply professional skills to monitor the purchase, use and inventories of spare parts.
• Direct contractors as needed to achieve compliance with set down rules and regulation and maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, equipment logs, and compliance reports.
• Monitor and assess the maintenance service provided by facility companies
• Is responsible for the working status of machineries and equipment
• Develop and manage maintenance budget
• Inform and train management team about correct use of machineries, equipment and trucks
• Create maintenance schedules for the company and monitor its implementation and status
• Follow up with the necessary corrective actions requested by customers, authorities and auditors
• Ensure safety standards and protocols are followed during maintenance operations.
• Assist in training operators of correct use of machineries

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering, Production Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.
• Team orientation
• Integrity
• Accountability
• Analytical Skills
• Effective Communication skills
• Achievement Orientation
• Project Management Skills
• Flexibility

Experience needed

• At least 3 years working experience in a similar position

• Design maintenance strategies, procedures and methods
• Diagnose breakdown problems and carry out routine maintenance work and respond to equipment faults
• Carry out quality inspections on jobs and fit new parts and make sure equipment is working correctly
• Liaise with client departments, customers and other engineering and production colleagues and arrange specialist procurement of fixtures, fittings or components
• Control maintenance tools, stores, equipment and control maintenance costs
• Deal with emergencies, unplanned problems and repairs
• Improve health and safety policies and procedures
• Write maintenance strategies to help with installation and commissioning guidelines
• Ensure that there is continuous cover of the machinery and equipment in case of breakdowns.
• Monitor the operations of plants and equipment maintenance schedule
• Apply professional skills to monitor the purchase, use and inventories of spare parts.
• Direct contractors as needed to achieve compliance with set down rules and regulation and maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, equipment logs, and compliance reports.
• Monitor and assess the maintenance service provided by facility companies
• Is responsible for the working status of machineries and equipment
• Develop and manage maintenance budget
• Inform and train management team about correct use of machineries, equipment and trucks
• Create maintenance schedules for the company and monitor its implementation and status
• Follow up with the necessary corrective actions requested by customers, authorities and auditors
• Ensure safety standards and protocols are followed during maintenance operations.
• Assist in training operators of correct use of machineries

• Team orientation
• Integrity
• Accountability
• Analytical Skills
• Effective Communication skills
• Achievement Orientation
• Project Management Skills
• Flexibility

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering, Production Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.