Rift Valley Railways Operation Control Centre Technician Job Vacancy in Kenya April 2015
Rift Valley Railways (RVR), is the Kenya – Uganda concessionaire exclusively operating freight (including marine and passenger rail services in Kenya and Uganda under a 25 year concession agreement signed with both governments in 2006.
RVR has now embarked on a USD 287 million fully funded five year turn around programme that will see it improve its operations and achieve its vision of being the Best Transport and Logistics partner in Africa by 2020.
In order to execute this ambitious programme and to achieve its vision, RVR seeks to recruit highly driven and motivated Professionals to fill the following position:
Operation Control Centre Technician (OCC – Technician)
Purpose: Plan and control train movement as well clearing wagons enroute
Key Duties / Responsibilities
Operation Control Centre Technician is a job which requires a high degree of concentration and problem solving skills.
Therefore, the principal duty of an OCC – Technician driver is to Plan and control train movement as well as clearing wagons enroute;
- Issue departure and arrival instructions to locomotive drivers
- Monitor and direct the movement of trains , using GPS, computers, or voice, or other equipment provided
- Provide information to locomotive drivers, such as attaching of wagons enroute, crossings, and other critical information
- Alert response staff, in the event of a train emergency
Academic and Professional Qualifications
- O level education minimum ( Maths C and English C+ )
- Degree/Diploma holder in IT or equivalent
- 20 years of age and above
Experience and Skills
- Capability to concentrate and think logically over long periods of time
- Ability to respond quickly in emergency situations
- Excellent communication skills and Team work
- Pre-entry experience not required as full training is given for the role. However, a background in office-based work, customer service or communication-based roles may be an advantage
- Open to learning and development
- Planning, decision making and problem solving
How to Apply:
Suitably qualified applicants should submit their application letters, with detailed CVs including a day time contact phone number and email addresses citing the relevant job title, before April 28th 2014 to:- recruitment@rvr.co.ke
NB: In the event that you are successful, we will require that you provide us with a certificate of Good Conduct that is not more than 6 months old.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted