About the Job
\nInternal \/External Vacancy Announcement<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) wants to recruit employees in the following vacant positions the details of which are mentioned below.<\/p>\n
About the Ethiopian Red Cross Society<\/p>\n
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) was established in 1935 and is one of the oldest and largest humanitarian organizations in Ethiopia. ERCS provides services to communities affected by natural and manmade disasters through the provision of emergency responses, ambulance and first aid, family reunification, essential drugs, water and sanitation, and other humanitarian services. ERCS also runs disaster risk reduction programs with the aim of creating resilience households and communities. Currently the ERCS has a structure consisting of 15 Regional Offices, Zonal Branches and District\/Woreda Branches, Woreda Red Cross Committee and Kebele Red Cross committees.<\/p>\n
ERCS also runs disaster risk reduction programs relating to food security, climate change adaptation, livelihood diversification, and institutional capacity building interventions, with the aim of creating resilience households and communities. ERCS works in partnership with the Ethiopian Government, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), partnering National Societies, members, volunteers and the communities we serve.<\/p>\n
Details of the vacant position
\nWork Unit:\u00a0ERCS Fright Transport Service Unit<\/p>\n
Reports to:\u00a0Technical Team Leader
\nII Job Summary<\/p>\n
Under the supervision of Transportation Team Lead , the Sr. Auto Mechanic examines vehicles to ascertain nature, extent and location of defects; adjusts motor, brakes, steering and other parts of motor vehicles; cooperates and leads a crew of auto-technicians assigned to skilled and complex job orders that demand concerted efforts; tests repaired vehicle in workshop or on road; follows up the progress and status of outsourced auto mechanic tasks of the Society; inspects motor vehicles or parts maintained and repaired by external service providers as well as those done internally by other auto mechanic technicians to ensure that they are effectively roadworthy again; works out technical specifications and other requirements of spare parts needed for automobile and automotive equipment overhauling purposes.<\/p>\n
Key performance area<\/p>\n
Examines, dismantles, rebuilds and replaces defective mechanical parts;
\nExamines vehicles to ascertain nature, extent and location of defects;
\nAdjusts motor, brakes, steering and other parts of motor vehicles;
\nPlans work, using charts and technical manuals; schedules and executes preventive motor vehicle maintenance;
\nCooperates and leads a crew of auto-technicians assigned to skilled and complex job orders that demand concerted efforts;
\nDismantles engine, transmission, differential or other parts requiring attention;
\nRepairs or replaces parts such as pistons, rods, gears, valves, bearings, breaker points or gaskets, and accessories such as spark plugs;
\nRelines and adjusts brakes, solders leaks in radiator, rebushes steering mechanism and carries out other repairs;
\nAssists in the preparation of budget and spare part consumption plan;
\nTunes motor by adjusting ignition, carburetor, valves and timing mechanism;
\nTests repaired vehicle in workshop;
\nRebuilds, modifies and fabricates parts by using lathes, shapers, welding equipment and hand tools;
\nReports auto mechanic tasks beyond the capacity of the Society to be outsourced to garage service providers;
\nfollows up the progress and status of outsourced auto mechanic tasks of the Society;
\nOrients drivers on how to handle and keep vehicles healthy and fit;
\nInspects motor vehicles or parts maintained and repaired by external service providers as well as those done internally by other auto mechanic technicians to ensure that they are effectively roadworthy again;
\nperforms electrical and body repairs and spray painting as necessary;
\nWorks out technical specifications and other requirements of spare parts needed for automobile and automotive equipment overhauling purposes;
\nRequests spare parts for vehicles and equipment under electrical repair following established approval and inventory controlling procedures;
\nProvides technical support in fleet management;
\nProvides technical and advisory support in selecting and making deals with auto mechanic service providing organizations;
\nFollows safe working practices and procedures and abides by the safety regulations to the Society has in place;
\nParticipates in the determination of insured value of vehicles at the time of policy inception and renewal of same;
\nPerforms other job related duties and responsibilities of the job as assigned by the Transportation Operation Team Lead.<\/p>\n
About You
\nQualification Requirements:<\/p>\n
First Degree \/College Diploma\/TVET Level IV in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Technology\/ Auto mechanics
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