Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) is a
Statutory Organization established in 1972 by an Act of Parliament (Cap. 51:
02; revised 2012) with a mandate to promote standardization of commodities and
their manufacture, production processing or treatment and to provide for the
verification and calibration of weighing and measuring instruments; and further
to provide for matters incidental to or connected with standardization.
Statutory Organization established in 1972 by an Act of Parliament (Cap. 51:
02; revised 2012) with a mandate to promote standardization of commodities and
their manufacture, production processing or treatment and to provide for the
verification and calibration of weighing and measuring instruments; and further
to provide for matters incidental to or connected with standardization.
To beef up its operations, the Malawi
Bureau of Sta
Bureau of Sta
ndards seeks to recruit the services of suitably qualified
individuals to fill the following vacant positions tenable at its Head Office
in Blantyre.
Industrial Metrology Officer (Grade
B56)
B56)
Responsible to: Senior Metrology
Officer
Officer
Responsible For: Senior Metrology
Technician
Technician
Job Purpose
To ensure effective and efficient
calibration of weighing and measuring equipments
calibration of weighing and measuring equipments
Key Duties and Responsibilities
·
Implementing
MBS planned activities on industrial metrology;
Implementing
MBS planned activities on industrial metrology;
·
Maintaining
and ensuring safe keeping of secondary and primary standards;
Maintaining
and ensuring safe keeping of secondary and primary standards;
·
Calibrating
standards used by Legal Metrology Division;
Calibrating
standards used by Legal Metrology Division;
·
Ensuring
that calibration certificates are prepared and issued on time;
Ensuring
that calibration certificates are prepared and issued on time;
·
Maintaining
ISO 1702S for industrial metrology laboratories;
Maintaining
ISO 1702S for industrial metrology laboratories;
·
Supervise
staff under him/her,
Supervise
staff under him/her,
·
Preparing
weekly and monthly progress reports;
Preparing
weekly and monthly progress reports;
·
Any other
duties as signed from time to time.
Any other
duties as signed from time to time.
Personal Attributes
The candidate should have the
following attributes
following attributes
·
Able to
work under pressure;
Able to
work under pressure;
·
Be
computer literate;
Be
computer literate;
·
Effective
communication skills;
Effective
communication skills;
·
Able to
work with minimum supervision;
Able to
work with minimum supervision;
·
Honest;
Honest;
·
Have
supervisory skills
Have
supervisory skills
Qualifications and Work Experience
Required
Required
·
Bachelors
Degree in Metrology, Physics, or Engineering from a recognized institution with
at least two years work experience.
Bachelors
Degree in Metrology, Physics, or Engineering from a recognized institution with
at least two years work experience.
How to Apply
A competitive salary package awaits
the successful candidates. Applications with comprehensive and up to date
Curriculum Vitae (CV) with three traceable referees must be forwarded to the
following address close of business on 18th August, 2017
the successful candidates. Applications with comprehensive and up to date
Curriculum Vitae (CV) with three traceable referees must be forwarded to the
following address close of business on 18th August, 2017
Director General,
Malawi Bureau of Standards,
P.O. Box 946,
Blantyre.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
acknowledged
acknowledged
