Jobs at the Ministry of Works and Transport

Job Title: Mechanic (4 Vacancies)

The Ministry of Works and Transport operates three Regional Mechanical workshops, namely: Bugembe Workshop located in Jinja District, Mbarara Workshop located in Mbarara District and Gulu Workshop located in Gulu District.

• Conduct major repair of District and Urban Roads equipment including motor graders, bulldozers, wheel loaders chain loaders, vibratory rollers, hydraulic excavators, bitumen boilers and sprayers, trucks etc.
• Conduct major repair of their (Workshops) core equipment and vehicle
• Render technical support and build human resource capacity of the Districts and Urban Local Governments.
• Provide services of specialized equipment to the local Governments such as crane trucks, low loaders, mobile workshops etc.

• Perform physical major repair and maintenance of heavy and light of road equipment including bulldozers, wheel loader, motor graders, truck etc. as assigned by senior mechanics
• Carry out inspection of heavy and light road equipment
• Carry out any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

• The Senior Mechanic must possess a Trade test certificate or its equivalent in Automotive and Power Mechanical Engineering.
• At least three years’ experience in the area of repair and maintenance of road construction equipment
• Computer literacy skills will be an added advantage