104 Employment Opportunities at Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO)

104 Employment Opportunities at Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) 

The Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) is focusing on increasing the outreach and service Quality of its energy products for Tanzanian people. Next to its current passion as a leading provider ofElectricity is to be more efficient customer focused utility for Tanzania and beyond. The Company has The largest electricity generation, transmission and distribution network in Tanzania. In order to reach Its goals TANESCO, invites internal applicants (Tanzania nationals) who are qualified, self-motivated, Honest, hardworking and committed individuals to fill the under-mentioned posts


POSITION: ARTISAN – LINESMAN/WOMAN (56)
REPORTS TO: POSTS) MAINS SUPERVISOR
REPORTING OFFICE: MARA (2), COAST (7), MBEYA (8), KINONDONI SOUTH (10), TANGA (1), SHINYANGA (4), TEMEKE (6), SINGIDA (1), IRINGA (5), TABORA (3), RUVUMA (3), KILIMANJARO (3) & MOROGORO (3).

POSITION OBJECTIVE:
Responsible for Construction and Maintenance works in the Region/District.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
a) Constructs and maintain distribution lines network in accordance with the company procedures
and standards.
b) Excavates holes for poles erection to ensure they excavated according to the company standards
and measurements.
c) Strings electrical conductors to distribution lines in a proper manner based on Engineering
Instructions and Safety Rules.
d) Connects power to the customers timely and according to the Company Standards so as to
ensure customers’ safety to their lives and properties from being endangered by power supplied.
e) Attending both reported and unreported temporarily breakdowns immediately without any delays
so as to ensure customers have constant power supply

KEY KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED FOR THE JOB

• Trade Test Grade III, II or I in Electrical installation.
• Form IV or VI Secondary Education.
• A driving license class C, C1, C2 and E will be an added advantage.

POSITION: ARTISAN – FITER & TURNER (2 POSTS)

REPORTS TO: SHIFT ENGINEER/SUPERVISOR
REPORTING OFFICE: RUVUMA (1) & KIDATU HYDRO POWER PLANT (1).

POSITION OBJECTIVE:
Maintenance of plant machinery to ensure smooth running of all plant machinery and equipment at the station by adhering to Plant Preventive maintenance schedule.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
a) Repair all plant machinery under the directives from the mechanical technician
b) Fabrication of all metal equipment’s and tools required for effective machinery operations
c) Report defects on the plant machinery for the purpose of securing the components, spares and
accessory.

KEY KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED FOR THE JOB:

• Trade Test Grade I/III ( Mechanics)
• Form IV or VI secondary certificate

POSITION: ARTISAN – PLANT ATTENDANT (4 POSTS)

REPORTS TO: SHIFT SUPERVISOR
REPORTING OFFICE: NGARA POWER STATION – KAGERA (3) & KIBONDO POWER STATION – KIGOMA (1).

POSITION OBJECTIVE:
Responsible for carrying out all general activities of power house/workshop floor, offices, changing rooms, cleanliness and Housekeeping at Power station.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
a) Ensure the generating Machine operate properly
b) Clean charge air filters, auxiliary equipment and other unit in the power house /workshop and
around the plant.
c) Clean Generator and Operation floors.
d) Clean entrance building machinery area.
e) Clean all areas inside the power house.
f) Manage cleaning materials and keep them in order.

KEY KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED FOR THE JOB:

• Trade Test Grade I/III ( Electrical from VETA or any Recognized institution)
• Form IV or VI secondary certificate

POSITION: ARTISAN – CARPENTER (1 POST)

REPORTS TO: CIVIL TECHNICIAN
REPORTING OFFICE: KIDATU HYDRO POWER PLANT

POSITION OBJECTIVE
Ensure timber works are in Company buildings are done as per specifications and standards.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
a) Inspect TANESCO buildings and facilities for needed services and repairs
b) Prepare estimates for needed services and repairs for approval
c) Under take required repairs and maintenance works.
d) Monitor and replace weather stripping
e) Assist in laying building foundations
f) Prepare timber formworks for stairs/construct timber stairs
g) Framing to openings in the building including doors and windows
h) Under take finishing works to company’s buildings i.e. ceiling, timber floors, roofing, and
door/window timber casement/shutter.
i) Operate and maintain carpentry tools and equipment’s.

KEY KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED FOR THE JOB

• Trade Test Grade I/III ( Carpentry)
• Form IV or VI secondary certificate

POSITION: ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT (15 POSTS)

REPORTS TO: ACCOUNTANT
REPORTING OFFICE: MARA (1), TANGA (2), MBEYA (2), MWANZA (1), DODOMA, KONDOA (1), KINONDONI SOUTH (1), TEMEKE (1), KINONDONI NORTH (2), KILIMANJARO (2), KIDATU HYDRO PLANT (1) & COAST (1).

POSITION OBJECTIVE
Assisting Accountant in all financial activities, including originating cheque and cash payments, banking issues, budgeting control and monitoring, revenue collection, cash withdraws, final account preparations and report writing.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
a) To assist in preparation, implementation and control of approved budget to ensure there is
compliance to company financial regulations and accounting instructions;
b) To prepare, process and maintain all records of collections and payments as per financial
regulation and accounting instruction to ensure availability and accessibility of information;
c) To prepare cheques payment vouchers and petty cash payment vouchers, to write cheques and
make all approved payments in accordance to the company’s accounting instructions;
d) To prepare weekly imprest statement band petty cash statement and submit for reimbursement
for records keeping purpose and ease of making management decisions;

e) To prepare CRN, DRN, JVS and any other adjustments to ensure that all errors committed are
removed;
f) To attending customers in a good manner and acceptable language to ensure that customers
are satisfied;
g) To issue works order numbers generated from the system and maintain the register for records
keeping as per accounting instructions;
h) To assist in carrying out bank reconciliation every month reconciliation of general ledger for
financial account preparation so as to ensure all accounts are balancing;
i) To update all financial data in the appropriate systems to ensure proper management and control
of financial information for decision making.

KEY KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED FOR THE JOB

• Ordinary Diploma or its equivalent in Accountancy, Finance from a recognized learning institution.
• Certificate of Secondary Education (Form IV/VI).

POSITION: STORES/SUPPLIES ASSISTANT (7 POSTS)

REPORTS TO: STORES/SUPPLIES OFFICER
REPORTING OFFICE: RUVUMA (1), KAGERA (1), MOROGORO (1), UBUNGO II GAS PLANT (1), KINONDONI NORTH (1), MBEYA (1) & COAST (1).

POSITION OBJECTIVE:
Responsible for receiving, issuing and recording materials in the regional store to ensure store balance is maintained all the time.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
a) To receive materials from Suppliers to ensure there is conformity to specifications, quality and
quantity correspond to given specification and storing the same in a safe place.
b) To issue materials by insuring the quantity and material issued corresponds with the approved
store issuing voucher.
c) To post issue vouchers to ensure stock balance corresponds with received/issued items at all
times.

d) To update stores transactions in appropriate business systems to ensure correct data
management and control to facilitate business decisions.
e) To carry-out Local Purchase Order to ensure that items purchased satisfy business needs and the
company achieve value of money.
f) To assist in conducting periodic stock checking and stock reconciliation.

KEY KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED FOR THE JOB
▪ Ordinary Diploma in Material and Logistic Management, Procurement or equivalent.
▪ Certificate of Secondary Education (Form IV and/or VI)
▪ Must be registered by PSPTB or any other relevant professional body.

POSITION: DRIVER (19 POSTS)

REPORTS TO: PRINCIPAL TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT OFFICER/REGIONAL
SUPPLIES AND TRANSPORT OFFICER
REPORTING OFFICE: HEAD OFFICE (7), KIHANSI HYDRO PLANT (1) KINONDONI SOUTH (1), SHINYANGA (1), MARA (2), TEMEKE (2), TABORA (2), UBUNGO II GAS PLANT (1) & COAST (2).

POSITION OBJECTIVES
Driving company vehicles, and carry out other vehicles operation as instructed by Procurement and Transport Officer in support of the company’s business operations.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
a) To drive company vehicles to support various business operations of the region.
b) Maintains accurate, up-to-date records on trip sheets, transportation forms, vehicle maintenance,
incident reports, accident reports, vehicle condition reports and other records for proper management of vehicle and management decision.
c) To operate assigned vehicle in a safe and courteous manner observing all traffic regulations to avoid accidents and loss to the company.
d) To maintain high standard of service to both internal and external Customers.

e) To perform minor maintenance works on assigned vehicles to ensure the vehicle is in good
condition all the time to support business operations in the region.
f) To maintain fuel consumption of the assigned vehicle and reports all abnormalities to the relevant
supervisors.
g) To monitor the schedule for minor and major vehicle maintenance to avoid service regular
interruptions.
h) To keep vehicle clean, tidy and in good working condition at all times and readily available for any
assignment in the business operations;

KEY KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED FOR THE JOB
▪ Certificate in Driving issued by NIT, VETA or any other recognized institution.
▪ Certificate of Secondary Education (Form IV/VI).
▪ Driving license Class C, C1, C2 & E.

ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED FOR THE POSITIONS:
▪ Must have good performance track record;
▪ Must demonstrate highest degree of integrity;
▪ Must be capable of delivering excellent results while working under pressure with tight deadlines;
▪ Must have good communication skills, creative and innovative;
▪ Must be Good team player;
▪ Must be self-driven and capable of working with minimal supervision;
▪ Must be computer literate.

REMUNERATION:
An attractive compensation package will be offered to the successful candidates.

HOW TO APPLY

• Qualified and interested candidate may apply by sending a detailed application letter clearly stating why you should be considered for the position and how you will add value to the company.
• All Applications must be accompanied with a detailed curriculum vitae, copies of relevant certificates, testimonials and contacts of three referees.
• Application letters should clearly state the candidate’s name, secondary examination index number and year of examination appearing in the attached academic certificates.
• ALL APPLICANTS SHOULD CLEARLY INDICATE THEIR CURRENT WORKSTATION ON THE HEADING OF THEIR APPLICATION LETTERS
• ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE CHANNELED THROUGH CURRENT SUPERVISOR (HEAD OF WORK STATION)
• Women are highly encouraged to apply.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL APPLICANTS:

• First appearance: 30th April, 2018
• Deadline for submission of applications is 14th May, 2018
• Applicants must include reliable phone numbers for effective communication.
• All Applicants who will not be invited for an interview should consider themselves unsuccessful.
• Please note that phone calls or any kind of soliciting for these positions by applicants or relatives will automatically lead to disqualification.

• NEVER PAY TO HAVE YOUR APPLICATION CONSIDERED. ANY CALL REQUESTING PAYMENT FOR ANY REASON IS A SCAM. IF YOU ARE REQUESTED TO MAKE PAYMENT FOR ANY REASON PLEASE CONTACT OUR COMMUNICATION OFFICE THROUGH 022-2451130/38, info@tanesco.co.tzOR communications.manager@tanesco.co.tz.

• Women are highly encouraged to apply.
• Applications should be sent to address of a respective reporting office where advertised position(s) exist(s) as indicated hereunder:

WORK STATION(S) ADDRESS TO SEND APPLICATION

TEMEKE, KINONDONI NORTH, KINONDONI SOUTH AND COAST REGIONS.
SENIOR ZONAL MANAGER,
TANESCO – DAR & COAST ZONE,
P.O. BOX 2233,
DAR ES SALAAM.

MBEYA AND IRINGA REGIONS
SENIOR ZONAL MANAGER,
SOUTH WESTERN HIGHLAND ZONE,
P.O Box. 779,
MBEYA.

MOROGORO, DODOMA AND SINGIDA REGIONS.
SENIOR ZONAL MANAGER,
TANESCO – CENTRAL ZONE,
P.O. Box 49,
DODOMA.

RUVUMA REGION.
REGIONAL MANAGER,
TANESCO – RUVUMA,
P.O. BOX 44,
RUVUMA.

TANGA AND KILIMANJARO REGIONS
SENIOR ZONAL MANAGER,
TANESCO – NORTH ZONE ,
P.O. BOX 5048,
TANGA.

MWANZA, MARA, KAGERA REGIONS & NGARA POWER STATION – KAGERA.
SENIOR ZONAL MANAGER,
TANESCO – LAKE ZONE,
P.O. BOX 812,
MWANZA.

KIBONDO POWER STATION – KIGOMA, SHINYANGA AND TABORA REGIONS
SENIOR ZONAL MANAGER,
WEST ZONE
TANESCO LTD,
P.O. BOX 8,
TABORA.

KIDATU HYDRO POWER PLANT.
PLANT MANAGER,
KIDATU HYDRO POWER PLANT, P.O
BOX 186,
KIDATU.

KIHANSI HYDRO POWER PLANT.
PLANT MANAGER,
KIHANSI HYDRO POWER PLANT,
P.O BOX 77,
MLIMBA – IFAKARA, MOROGORO.

HEAD OFFICE AND UBUNGO II GAS PLANT
SENIOR MANAGER – HUMAN RESOURCES,
UMEME PARK, UBUNGO,
P.O. BOX 9024,
DAR ES SALAAM