Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, October 10 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Mulonga Water Supply & Sanitation Company Ltd
Job Opportunities
• Mulonga Water Supply and Sanitation Company Ltd is a dynamic and vibrant Company providing water and sanitation services in the Municipalities of Chingola, Mufulira and Chililabombwe. At Mulonga, all employees play a crucial role in moving the company “towards purified excellence”. Thus Mulonga acknowledges the importance of having a team that will actualize its objectives and ultimately transform Mulonga into “the most admired utility in Africa”. To ensure this is achieved, Mulonga commits to attract and retain the best employees through a systematic talent management process.
• Applications are now invited from suitably qualified candidates to join the team in the positions listed below;

1. INSTRUMENTATION TECHNICIAN (MUFULIRA)

Job Purpose
• To install, service and repair control instrumentation equipment, metering devices and associated components, required to support equipment and machinery for water and sewerage operations

Summary of Main Accountabilities
• Responsible for checking and maintaining water and/or sewer system instrumentation:
• Carrying out preventive and remedial maintenance on water and/or sewer system instrumentation equipment in pumping houses and control rooms:
• Carrying out routine preventive maintenance on all the PLCs and SCANDA systems in all water treatment plants/ Sewage plants in pumping houses and control rooms:
• Completes work dockets and other reports detailing work done and other details as required
• Ability to drive company vehicles
• Undertakes any related assignment given by supervisor

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
• Grade 12 with 5 O Levels
• Craft Certificate in Instrumentation
• Graduate Diploma in Electrical & Electronics will be an added advantage
• 3 years post qualification experience
• Valid EIZ membership and practicing license
• Technical hands on instrumentation equipment repairs/installations
• Ability to interpret instrumentation drawings/diagrams
• Knowledge of power electrical
• Ability to drive motor vehicle with valid Driver’s license

2. CREDIT CONTROL ASSISTANT

Purpose of the Job
• To assist the Commercial Head to manage debts owed by creditors by conducting credit checks on new and existing customers and ensuring revenue generated is collected on monthly basis to allow smooth cash flow.

Statements of Main Accountabilities
• Resolves problems in relation to invoice payments
• Reports to superior on outstanding issues whilst highlighting potential debtor problems
• Assists superior create procedures and policies that ensure timely payments and maintains a high level of customer retention
• Conducts monthly reconciliation of debtor ledger accounts
• Evaluate the credit status of clients to identify debtors and credit level
• Assist customers in setting up a credit control system that allows for periodic debt repayment
• Ensure daily cash and debtor targets are met
• Contact debtors through calls, emails or letters to notify them of outstanding invoice
• Maintain regular contact with clients to ensure proper management of debt
• Conduct business operations in compliance with standard policies and regulations
• Maintain proper records of client accounts
• Monitor payment history to identify changes in reparation and take necessary actions
• Proffer recommendations and advice on queries regarding accounts receivable
• Ensure prompt reply to client and internal feedback
• Propose irrecoverable debts to the debt management section
• Oversee the forwarding of monthly statements to clients to keep them updated on debt

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
• 5 O-Level School Certificate
• Diploma in Accountancy or any Business related qualification
• At least 1 year experience
• People skills
• Tact
• Ease of communication
• Rigorous approach
• Ethical Responsibility
• Positive and patient

3. PLANT ATTENDANT (MUFULIRA)

Purpose of the Job
• To assist the Plant operator in running/operating the pumps, monitoring the chemical dosing, collecting data on running hours of pumps, pressures on pumps, voltage and currents being drawn by pumps, observing the operations of vital equipment and house-keeping at Water Treatment Plants including backwashing of filters and cleaning of flocculators/ sedimentation tanks.

Summary of Main Accountabilities
• Helps the Plant Operator is running a WTP/s by observing the running pumps, monitoring the amperage on the electric panel and reporting any abnormal reading observed.
• Assist in chemical dosing of waters at WTP/s based on advice from the Plant Operator
• Acquaints himself/herself with status of the plant at beginning of shift by reading shift report and discussing with out-going Operator/Attendant so as to know plant status at beginning of shift.
• Sweeps, dusts, cleans the plant and surroundings to maintain cleanliness and orderliness
• Monitors the levels at the command and Service reservoirs to ensure adequate water supply
• Provide first “level aid” to equipment breakdown at WTP/s before reporting to /Operator/Supervisor.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
• Grade 12 with 5 O Levels
• Apprenticeship – Water Plant Operations
• 1 – 2 year post qualification experience
• Ability to understand basic water chemistry
• Handling of “first level” preventive and corrective maintenance
• Ability to report possible pollution/contamination sites, understand temperatures for pumps and motors, including operating pressures for the pumps.
• Minimum physical skills such as carrying items and opening and closing valves

4. SANITATION HANDYMEN (CHINGOLA)

Purpose of the Job
• To unblock, clean and maintain sewerage networks and sewage ponds according to the instruction given to him/her by the Supervisor.

Summary of Main Accountabilities
• Ensures that all sewer networks are pigged/flushed as per schedule.
• Ensures that all manholes on the trunk mains are kept clean and covered.
• Ensures that the main sewer lines are free of vegetation and blockages.
• Build/Repairs all broken manholes and covers where necessary.
• Helps in excavations for sewer connections and replacements where necessary.
• Ensures that all the sand traps in the sewerage system are desludged as per schedule.
• Ensures surroundings and embankments of sewage ponds are cleaned.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
• Grade 12 with 5 O Levels
• Energetic, Sound mind and Physical fitness
• The job demands the post-holder be courteous to customers in the field.
• Ability to diagnose the causes of frequent sewer blockages on some lines.
• Ability to understand/use the simple formulas in determining the torque developed by draining rods/ pressure developed by jetting machine and vacuum tankers.
• Knowledge where to insert in the sewer rods when working on a blocked sewer in the field.
• Power to push and pull the sewer drain rods, climb stairs in manholes and drive company car

5. OFFICE ASSISTANT/CLEANER (CHINGOLA & MUFULIRA)

Job Purpose
• To clean and secure offices and collect and distribute/deliver mail from Post Office/Registry to designated offices and other institutions

Summary of Main Accountabilities
• Cleans offices, kitchen, toilets, verandas, corridors and office surroundings every day by sweeping, mopping, dusting etc
• Collects and delivers mail, newspapers and circulates files, memoranda, within the offices to facilitate Company operations
• Posts, collects mail from the post office and delivers mail as required
• Maintains incoming and outgoing mail registers
• Undertakes timely photocopying, duplicating, binding and shredding of documents to facilitate smooth operations of the Company
• Secures and ensures confidentiality of Company information
• Attends to customers and customer queries as and when assigned and does this promptly and courteously.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
• Grade 12 School Certificate
• At least 1 year experience
• People skills
• Critical observation
• Positive and patient
• Physical health


Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education:

Job application procedure
• If you have the necessary competences/qualifications we are looking for, please submit your application together with a comprehensive C.V. as one document including your contact telephone number and certified copies of your certificates and names of three referees to careers@mwsc.com.zm  not later than 15th October 2023.
• Please use your name & position being applied for in the Subject.
• Only short listed candidates will be communicated to. Female candidates are especially encouraged to apply.
• Applications should be addressed to:
• The Director Human Resources and Administration Mulonga Water Supply and Sanitation Company Limited Musonko House, Kabundi Road P O Box 11712 CHINGOLA.
“Mulonga – “Towards Purified Excellence”

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