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responsible for weighing vehicle Axle and gross weights by use of weighbridge equipment
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Job Description/Requirements
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Weighbridge Controller
About UNRA:
The
Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) was established by an Act of Parliament;
The Uganda National Authority Act, No. 15 of 2006. UNRA became operational on
1st July 2008. The mandate of UNRA is to
develop and maintain the national roads network, advise Government on general
roads policy and contribute to addressing of transport concerns, among others.
Job Summary: The Weighbridge Operator will be responsible for
weighing vehicle Axle and
gross
weights by use of weighbridge equipment. The Operator will also be responsible
for ensuring full time functionality of weigh scales, maintaining cleanness
around the weighbridge and especially the gaps between the weighing platform
and the foundation for accurate weighing, reporting any malfunction immediately
it is noted as per the procedure, that overloaded trucks are offloaded and
reweighed.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage Weighbridge operations in line with the agreed guidelines;
- Maintain operational health and safety standards;
- Ensure that heavy vehicles comply to the load limits;
- Ensure that all the weighing bridge calibrations are up to date;
- Screen and weigh vehicles and calculate overloads and implement the procedures for overloaded vehicles;
- Issue fines to vehicles that exceed maximums on axles, axle combinations and total vehicle loads;
- Actively participate in stakeholder engagement/ training and manage client relations;
- Prepare and submit daily reports on weighbridge operations and submit to the weighbridge controller.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the Weighbridge Controller
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the UNRA Weighbridge Operator job vacancy should hold an Honors Bachelors Degree Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering Economics, Social Sciences, Business Administration, Management, ICT or any other relevant degree;
- Relevant experience will be an added advantage
- Computer literacy skills
- High degree of integrity;
- Ability to work as part of a team and to develop subordinates;
- Excellent interpersonal, particularly staff/management relation skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should hand deliver their
handwritten application letters, filled application form (Download
Here) , an updated CV with copies of academic documents and two referee
letters (one of whom should be work-related) to the UNRA Kyambogo Training
Centre addressed to the:
Office
of the Director Human Resource,
Uganda
National Roads Authority,
Plot
5 Lourdel Road Nakasero, P.O. Box 28487, Kampala.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and
Canvassing or lobbying by applicants will lead to disqualification. Candidates
who present forged documents/testimonials will be arrested and prosecuted.
Deadline: Monday, 1st February 2016 by 17.00 hours
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