Artisan Mechanical III Job Ministry of Roads and Transport

Artisan Mechanical III Job

Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Salary Scale: Ksh.19, 340 – Ksh. 24, 470 P.M
Basic Salary: Ksh. 19,340 per month
House Allowance – Depending on duty station
Leave Allowance – as existing in the Civil/Service
Commuter Allowance – Ksh. 3,000 per Month
Medical Cover – as provided by the Government
Annual Leave – 30 working days per financial year

Requirement for Appointment:

For appointment to this grade, the candidate must have:-

• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade D Plain or its equivalent from a recognized institution;
• Government Trade/Grade Tests III in any of the following options: General Fitting, Turning and Welding ; and
• Proficiency in computer applications.

Duties and Responsibilities

This will be the entry and training grade for this cadre. An officer at this level will work under the supervision and guidance of a Senior Officer. An officer at this
level will be deployed in any of the following areas to undertake any of the following duties and responsibilities: –

General fitting

Duties and responsibilities will entail: –

• participating in assembling machinery and equipment according to technical specification;
• taking part in aligning and connecting mechanical components;
• participating in testing machinery to ensure proper functioning;
• cleaning and lubricating machinery component to ensure optimal performance;
• taking part in repairing and replacing defective parts such as bearings, gears, valves and pumps;
• cutting and Fabricating tasks to repair metal components; and
• collecting and collating data on records and inventory pertaining to general fitting services.

Machining/Turning

Duties and responsibilities will entail: –

• machining to perform turning, grinding, milling, facing, boring, drilling, threading, grooving operations on metal work pieces;
• loading raw materials such as metal bars rods or billets into the lathe and secure them safe for machining;
• taking part in setting-up manual or computer numerical control (CNC) machines according to work piece specification and engineering drawing;
• installing cutting tools, tool holders and work holding fixtures such as chucks, collates or centers;
• replacing damaged or defect cutting tools and sharpening them to maintain cutting performance;
• operating machining tools and equipment; and
• collecting and collating data for records and inventory pertaining to machining services;

Welding

Duties and responsibilities will entail: –

• cutting, shaping, assembling of materials and operation of welding machines;
• performing visual inspection and tests such as dye-penetrant, ultrasonic, pressure tests to verify integrity and strength of welds;
• undertaking welding maintenance works; and
• collecting and collating data for records and inventory pertaining to welding works and equipment.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified persons are requested to make their applications by completing one PSC2 (Revised 2016) application form.The form may be downloaded from the Public Service Commission’s websites: www.publicservice.go.ke

Completed PSC 2 (2016) application form can be sent to: –

The Principal Secretary
State Department for Roads
Ministry of Roads and Transport
P.O. Box 30260-00100
Nairobi

OR

Hand delivered to the State Department for Roads Human Resource Management registry, Transcom House, 5th Floor on or before 22nd August, 2025.

Please Note:

• Persons with disability are encouraged to apply
• Only shortlisted and successful candidates will be contacted
• Canvassing in any form will lead to automatic disqualification
• Shortlisted candidates shall be required to produce originals of their National Identity Card, academic and professional certificates and transcripts during
• interviews. It is a criminal offence to present fake certificates.