Job Description
Terms of service: Permanent and Pensionable
Job Group: CPSB 10
Salary as per Salaries & Remuneration Commission of Kenya.
Requirements for Appointment
➢ Be a Kenyan Citizen;
➢ Bachelor degree in any of the following disciplines Physics, Mathematics,
Chemistry, Computer science, Law, legal metrology, Information
technology, instrumentation or engineering (Mechanical,
Electrical/Electronics) Microprocessors or equivalent qualifications from a
recognized institution;
➢ Advanced certificate of the Institute of Trade Standards Administration
(Kenya);
➢ Certificate of membership with the Institute of Trade Standards
Administration (Kenya);
➢ Certificate in computer applications from recognized institutions
Duties and responsibilities
➢ Testing and stamping of mechanical and electronic weighing and
measuring equipment's, and class Il mechanical and electronic scales
used for pharmaceutical dispensing and jewelry trade;
➢ Testing of fabric and area measuring instrument, and all electronic
weighing and measuring equipment;
➢ Testing of meters for water, milk, and other liquid fluids and liquefied gas;
➢ Compiling data collected on verified equipment at traders’ premises,
stamping stations and verification office;
➢ Sampling pre-packed goods for qualitative analysis;
➢ Supervising and coordinating preparation of weighing and measuring
equipment and verification activities during trade fairs and public service
exhibitions;
➢ Collecting and accounting for Appropriation in Aid (AI-A);
➢ Conducting inspections on internal controls of manufacturers and
measuring systems including software for data processing of measuring
results;
➢ Conducting prosecution of offences arising from infringement of the
Weights and Measuring Act (Cap 513) the trade descriptions Act (Cap
505) and related regulations;
➢ Carrying out inspection on wholesale and retail trading premises on the
use of weighing and measuring equipment;
➢ Carrying out verification of weighing band measuring equipment used by
local authorities and other government institution to ensure accuracy;
and,
➢ Testing automatic weighing machines, bulk weights and totalizing
machines, calibrating prover tanks and maintaining secondary reference
standards.