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About the Company

Rutongo Mines Ltd is a tin mining company located in Masoro Sector, Rulindo District, Northern Province, Rwanda. The company is recruiting competent, qualified, and experienced staff for various positions.

Position Details

• Job Title: Auto-Electrician
• Grade: C1
• Department: Engineering
• Reports To: Maintenance Supervisor
• Assignment: Maintenance Team 1 or Maintenance Team 2 (as deployed)

Job Summary

The Auto-Electrician is responsible for the diagnosis, repair, and preventive maintenance of all auto-electrical and electrical systems on mining machinery, vehicles, and fixed equipment. Working alongside Maintenance Mechanics in the assigned team, you will deliver integrated repairs with primary accountability for all electrical components including starting and charging systems, battery banks, lighting, control circuits, sensors, harnesses, switchgear, and equipment-mounted electronics. This position is critical to fleet availability and safe, compliant electrical operation across the site.

Key Responsibilities

Auto-Electrical Maintenance and Repair

• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair electrical and auto-electrical faults on mining machinery, vehicles, locomotives, compressors, generators, and fixed plant equipment
• Maintain and repair starting and charging systems, alternators, starters, batteries, battery banks, and battery-management systems
• Service and repair lighting systems, indicators, gauges, sensors, and control circuits
• Inspect, repair, and replace wiring harnesses, connectors, switches, fuses, and relays
• Carry out scheduled preventive maintenance on all auto-electrical components in line with the Preventive Maintenance Schedule (PMS)

Diagnostics and Testing

• Use diagnostic tools (multimeters, oscilloscopes, scan tools, insulation testers, battery testers) to identify and resolve electrical faults
• Read and interpret electrical schematics and technical documentation