FABRICATION ARTISAN

Reports to: Workshop Supervisor

Division: Land Operations

Department: Engineering

Grade: GW

Direct Reports:

• None

JOB OVERVIEW:

The fabrication artisan will safely use the workshop specialised equipment such as metal welding, gas welding, to build, maintain components for a variety of products and assemble finished products to aid YU aquaculture production technology.

KEY DUTIES:

• Ensure that then work shop weekly safety tool box talks are attended, conducted and documented.
• Adhere to permit to work, Personal protective equipment, Waste disposal and all YU site OHSE policies and procedures.
• Ensure that all weekly planned maintenance – production fabrication/welding requests are timely completed.
• Support the workshop technician to ensure that monthly workshop tools’ audits are timely completed and damaged/missing tools reported.
• Execute all CMMS welding/fabrication preventive maintenance tasks on feed platforms and barges are timely completed and corrective work orders reported.
• Develop strong & effective working relationships within YU production teams to ensure welding/fabrication aquaculture engineering technology works are successfully completed.
• Must carry out periodic ad hoc and preventive maintenance inspections on fabricated equipment to make sure that they are in proper working condition.
• Must support the workshop technician to have a proper record of all workshop activities and tools.
• Must have the competence ability to flexibly and efficiently act for the workshop technician.

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE

1. Must have 1-year practical experience in fabrication and welding.
2. Action and detail oriented, having a drive for success
3. Ability to interpret engineering CAD prints. Knowledge in technical drawing is an added advantage.
4. Basic knowledge and understanding of engineering principles, methods, and techniques preferably in a food manufacturing/ production environment
5. Proficiency with metal fabrication and welding tools including shears, rollers, flame cutters, MIG/TIG/ Arc welding equipment and drill presses.
6. Uganda Certificate of Education or General certificate in basic/general engineering skills.
7. Competence in permit to work safety system. I.e., Hot works, confined space, Electrical tools and work at height

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Please send the application, CV & academic documents as one pdf document to: careers@yalelo.ug, clearly specifying the job position in the subject line. The closing date for receiving applications is 26th May 2026.