Plumber (Project)

Alistair Group is one of East and Southern Africa’s fastest-growing service companies, providing a variety of self-delivered logistics solutions across several geographies, aimed with the vision to Make Africa Work Better! With core competencies in road freight, warehousing, commodity trading and operational hire of material handling equipment, the Group strives for continuous expansion of innovative ancillary services to grow the business vertically, complimented by a healthy dose of entrepreneurial flair. The business has gone from strength to strength, growing quickly in both its geographical coverage and variety of services offered to clients. In 2024, the Group exceeded the 1000 employee mark and managed a fleet of well over 1000 trucks. With Alistair’s aggressive and exciting growth strategy, the Group is poised for significant further expansion and a greater impact in Africa.

• Freight Forwarding
• Clearance & Forwarding
• Energy Industry Support Services
• Equipment Rental
• Commodity Trading
• Integrated Solutions
• Warehousing
• Ocean Freight

• Mining
• Oil & Gas
• Agriculture
• Construction
• Explosives
• Renewables

To make Africa work better



Honesty, Customer Focus, Continual Improvement, Humility, and Safety

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Install, maintain, and repair water supply, drainage, and sewage systems. 
2. Diagnose plumbing faults and perform necessary repairs. 
3. Read and interpret blueprints and technical drawings. 
4. Inspect plumbing systems and ensure compliance with building codes. 
5. Test installed systems for safety and functionality. 
6. Maintain tools, equipment, and work areas in a safe condition. 
7. Provide excellent customer service and technical advice.
8. Inspect infrastructure and remedy any requirements for repair
9. Supervise others involved in maintenance tasks.
10. Maintain safe working conditions and adhere to occupational health and safety Regulations. 
11. Use and fill out preventative maintenance checklist correctly and carry out all repairs and checks thoroughly to the checklists.
12. File all paperwork in equipment folders and ensure they are clean and legible
13. Assisting in the selection and procurement of parts and the management of stock from stores and inventories. 
14. Ensure a tidy and clean worksite, ensuring all waste oil or contaminated waste is captured in drip trays and disposed of in the correct waste receptacle.
15. Follow and learn Alistair Group Work Instructions and Maintenance Processes. 

Secondary Responsibilities:

1. Developing relationships with local suppliers
2. Taking best practice from other Alistair locations and implementing in Mozambique

Skill/Experience Requirements:

1. Ability to install, maintain, and repair water supply, drainage, and sewage systems
2. Ability to diagnose plumbing faults and perform necessary repairs
3. Ability to operate required tools in a safe and responsible manner
4. Client service and public relations skills
5. Team building skills
6. Analytical and problem-solving skills
7. Decision making skills
8. Effective verbal and listening
9. Communications skills
10. Ability to read and write to maintain daily logs
11. Stress management skills
12. Time management skills
13. knowledge of procedures for the repair and maintenance of water supply, drainage and sewage systems
14. Preventative and predictive maintenance
15. schedules and programs
16. knowledge of when to contact other tradespersons or professionals to complete a task or repair
17. knowledge of equipment inspection procedures
18. knowledge of workplace safety requirements and procedures

Authority: 

1. Casual Laborers
2. Runner

Reporting To:

1. Workshop Lead
2. Technical lead
3. Supervisor
4. Operations Lead
5. Project Manager

Safety:

1. Ensuring stock levels of PPE are always kept up to date
2. Leading by example a safe and compliant management style
3. Always wearing PPE in relevant work places
4. Disposing of waste and handling of waste in a safe and environmentally friendly manner

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