Amentum is a global leader in designing, engineering, and modernizing critical systems and programs of national importance across defense, security, intelligence, energy, and the environment. We are seeking a qualified Elevator Mechanic to join our team in Lamu, Kenya. The Elevator Mechanic is responsible for maintaining a safe workplace, ensuring safety is the highest priority, and performing maintenance, diagnostic troubleshooting, and repairs on elevators and associated electrical transmission equipment.
Key Responsibilities
Locate and determine causes of trouble in brakes, motors, switches, and signal and control systems using test lamps, ammeters, and voltmeters.
Disassemble defective units and repair or replace parts including locks, gears, cables, and faulty safety devices.
Lubricate bearings and other parts to minimize friction.
Install or repair transformers, switchboards, controllers, circuit breakers, motors, heating units, conduit systems, or other transmission equipment. Work from blueprints, drawings, layouts, or other specifications to locate and diagnose trouble in the equipment.
Perform preventative maintenance in accordance with published schedules, operating procedures, and equipment warranties. Provide input to upgrade content and frequency of preventative maintenance tasks.
Conduct tests of equipment using voltmeters, ammeters, ohmmeters, continuity testers, feeler gauges, frequency counters, and other trade tools.
Comply with all Environmental Health & Safety and Quality Assurance requirements and goals.
Perform additional duties and projects as assigned.
Job Requirements
Education: A high school diploma or GED is required. Strongly preferred is either an apprentice program with a Journeyman's Certificate and/or equivalent field experience.
Experience:
Experience must include familiarity with working sketches, engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, and manufacturers’ operations and maintenance manuals.
Knowledge of applicable European and/or US Electrical Codes and acceptable trade practices.
Familiar with annual maintenance requirements of electrical and mechanical systems.
Familiarity with load testing procedures.
Desired Qualifications
Experience with Otis GEN2 MRL Elevators is highly desirable.
Previous out-of-home-country experience and previous work experience in harsh environmental conditions are a plus.
Previous work experience with Amentum.
Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of principles and processes involved in operating and maintaining elevators at an overseas facility.
Experience providing excellent customer services.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment that requires handling multiple tasks and rapidly adapting to changing priorities.
Cross-cultural sensitivity with an international perspective.
Excellent organizational and time management skills.
Computer skills, specifically in Microsoft Word and Excel.
Expert communication skills to facilitate and disseminate information.
Work Environment & Physical Demands
Regularly required to stand, use hands, and walk; frequently required to reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions.
Frequently lifts items weighing 15-25 pounds and occasionally in excess of 45 pounds.
Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, extreme heat, and vibration; occasionally exposed to wet/humid conditions, precariously high places, and risk of electrical shock.
