Jacaranda Health Maintenance Associate Job in Nairobi Kenya

Position:  Maintenance Associate
 

Background: Jacaranda Health is a social venture that aims to set a new standard for maternity care in East Africa. We are combining business and clinical innovations to provide affordable maternity and reproductive health services to low-income urban women. 

We have launched two clinics which are on operational in Nairobi, and are currently expanding to other locations in the region. 

We strive to be a data-driven company which improves its operational efficiency through informed decision making on the costs and pricing mechanisms in the health care market. 

Job Summary: To provide an effective and responsive maintenance service, by means of carrying out skilled duties and manage contractors to ensure repairs are done on a timely basis within agreed budget allocation.

Support the provision of a reliable, high quality, flexible, proactive customer orientated service to allow the hospitals to carry out its core business. 

This will enable the hospital to provide a well-maintained, clean, physically safe, accessible and welcoming environment for patients, staff and visitors.

Responsibilities

• Meet with contractors at various hospital locations in order to disseminate site-specific knowledge to enable works to be carried out.
• Monitor contractors working within Jacaranda sites.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety regulations and safe systems of work, reporting of any defects immediately to the Director of Business Operations.
• Assess and diagnose faults on complex building services plant and equipment
• Organize daily work patterns around identified demands and priorities.
• Use all relevant and appropriate tools and equipment including those specialized to specific duties or trades.
• Drive the company vehicles on a need on need basis.
• On a daily basis work on wards and other healthcare properties in order to provide a well-maintained, clean, physically safe, accessible and welcoming environment for patients, staff and visitors.
• Formulate and implement preventive maintenance policies
• Carry out maintenance routines both general and planned on a wide range of electrical and mechanical plant and equipment which will include:
• Lights and lighting systems including cleaning and lamp replacement
• Kitchen and catering equipment
• Domestic appliances
• Portable appliances including tests and basic repairs
• Heating systems
• Domestic hot and cold water services
• Ventilation and air conditioning systems
• Firefighting equipment
• Generator testing and monitoring
• Work overtime as and when requested and participates in an out of hour’s on-call scheme if required.
• Complete log sheets, report sheets and test certificates for legislative and statutory requirements as necessary

Qualification & experience

• Able to demonstrate good general knowledge of Electrical/Mechanical Engineering and basic Building skills either by holding Diploma level qualification in building construction, mechanical engineering or electrical engineering, or have the equivalent knowledge gained though experience.
• Awareness of safe working procedures and Health and safety requirements.
• Should have 2 - 4 years working experience. Experience working in a Healthcare facility is a plus.
• Previous experience of Electrical/Mechanical or Buildings

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

• Working at heights
• Upholds integrity as a core value
• Working in confined spaces
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Able to work with minimum supervision.
• Problem solving skills
• Very good communication skills
• Full valid driving license
• Must be willing to participate in an out of hours on call system.

To Apply;
 

Interested candidates should send their application cover letters and CVs to jobs@jacarandahealth.org with the subject line Maintenance Associate 

Preference will be given to candidates who will send their applications by or before November 28, 2014. 

Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications received, we will be unable to confirm all applications.

Please visit www.jacarandahealth.org for more details.