The movement of the newly deployed earth-moving equipment into southeast is expected to create about 1,200 jobs for the locals.
The Yellow Machine Project is expected to generate the expected jobs nationwide as government moves to deploy heavy earth moving equipment.
Brownie J. Samukai, Head of the Special Presidential Project Coordinating Committee, or the Yellow Machine, made the announcement at the Ministry of Information press briefing on Thursday August 20 in Monrovia.
Samukai said, the initiative is to accelerate road construction, and maintenance while providing direct employment opportunities for skilled Liberians in their respective counties.
He said, each of the 15 counties will receive a designated allocation of machines, and will be assigned a coordinator, and an assistant coordinator.
Their responsibilities will include data collection, monitoring equipment usage, scheduling maintenance, and tracking the location, and condition of the machines to prevent misuse, and ensure accountability.
“The President’s directive is clear. We must get the machines working, and get Liberians working.”
The project is projected to create jobs for equipment operators, mechanics, data collectors, and other technical personnel.
Specific roles listed include operators of dump trucks, graders, excavators, motor graders, and wheel loaders.
Recruitment, Samuai said, will prioritize residents of the counties where the equipment will be deployed, provided qualified personnel are available.
For that, the joint recruitment teams comprising officials from the Ministry of Public Works, and the Special Presidential Project Coordinating Committee, will tour the counties to hire those that are already qualified.
Samukai urged qualified, and interested Liberians to prepare their documents, and take advantage of the opportunity when the teams arrive.
He also noted that monitoring mechanisms have been put in place to ensure the equipment remains at assigned locations, and properly maintained throughout the project cycle.
