SANITATION HANDYMEN – Mulonga Water Supply and Sanitation Company Ltd

DESCRIPTION

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;

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