TECHNICAL ASSISTANT

Official employment notification has been announced for the appointment of TECHNICAL ASSISTANT on BPS-14 / Equivalent at Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited (KSEW). This technical billet carries 7 Posts allocated on Open Merit across shipbuilding, ship repair, and general engineering divisions.

The daily operational workflows of TECHNICAL ASSISTANT involve drafting technical purchase requisitions (indents), generating detailed part master records in ERP / IFS software, formulating Bills of Materials (BOM), interpreting complex naval architectural drawings, monitoring workshop supply deliveries, and liaising between design offices and fabrication shop floors.

The candidate selection pathway entails credential scrutiny of DAE diplomas, followed by a written technical screening test evaluating engineering drawing interpretation, procurement systems, ERP workflows, and office automation, culminating in a viva voce evaluation.

• ✓Technical Indent Preparation: Formulate and draft comprehensive Purchase Requisitions (Indents) specifying technical descriptions, material grades, and quantities for shipyard projects.
• ✓ERP / IFS Part Master Management: Create and maintain part master catalogs, part numbers, and multi-level Bills of Materials (BOM) in enterprise ERP / IFS software.
• ✓Engineering Blueprint Interpretation: Read, interpret, and extract technical material data from naval architectural drawings, mechanical assembly prints, and electrical schematics.
• ✓Material Reconciliation & Tracking: Monitor material procurement pipelines, track vendor deliveries against technical purchase orders, and verify incoming supplies with quality inspection teams.
• ✓Inter-Departmental Coordination: Liaise seamlessly between Design & Engineering departments, Production Workshops, Central Stores, and Commercial Procurement wings.
• ✓Technical Filing & Database Archival: Maintain organized digital and hard-copy repositories of technical specifications, equipment manuals, test certificates, and indent histories.

• 💡Engineering Indents & Procurement Systems: In-depth knowledge of technical purchase requisition workflows, supplier specifications, and indent life-cycles.
• 💡Enterprise ERP / IFS Systems: Hands-on operational mastery of ERP / IFS applications for part creation, inventory inquiries, and BOM structuring.
• 💡Mechanical / Electrical Blueprint Interpretation: High proficiency in reading and extracting bills of materials from detailed engineering schematics and assembly drawings.
• 💡Industrial Supply Chain Fundamentals: Understanding of material grades (marine steel, non-ferrous alloys, fasteners, valves, piping), stock codes, and procurement lead times.
• 💡Office Automation & Advanced Excel: Advanced skills in MS Excel (spreadsheets, VLOOKUP, pivot tables, data formulas), Word reporting, and technical typing.
• 💡Technical Communication & Drafting: Clear written English for drafting material descriptions, technical query sheets, and inter-departmental memoranda.

📖 Official Screening Test Syllabus & Topics

Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited (KSEW), established in the mid-1950s and operating under the administrative control of the Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP), Government of Pakistan, is the nation's premier and oldest heavy engineering and shipbuilding facility. Located at West Wharf, Karachi, KSEW possesses an expansive dockyard infrastructure comprising two large dry docks, three building berths, extensive quay walls, heavy fabrication halls, and state-of-the-art CNC machine workshops.

KSEW is legally mandated with the design, construction, repair, and modernization of modern naval warships, submarines, commercial merchant vessels, tugs, floating docks, and specialized heavy industrial plants. Backed by ISO-certified quality management frameworks and a highly skilled workforce, KSEW plays a pivotal role in national maritime security, indigenous defence industrialization, and high-precision maritime engineering.