ELECTRICAL TECHNICIAN - VA

We are recruiting a full-time Electrical Technician to be based in Makenji along Muruka-Kandara Road in Muranga County. The Technician will report to the Process Coordinator and will be responsible of the following duties.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Conducting standard routine maintenance checks on all the equipment’s and machines in the factory;

• Diagnosing technical faults and making sure immediate patches of the same;

• Assembling, evaluating, testing, and maintaining electrical or electronic wiring, equipment’s, appliances and apparatus.

• Reading and interpreting electrical and electronic circuit blueprints, diagrams, and schematics;

• Satisfying all commercial policies and the Occupational Safety and Health guidelines (OSHA) while implementing various jobs;

• Planning routine maintenance activities in a way that the output as well as development of the plant is not hindered or interfered with;

• Maintaining a file of all repair as well as overhauling carried out on the plant equipment; 

• Appropriately utilizing and managing all repair devices and equipment’s;

• Advising management on continued use of equipment, appliances, and apparatus;

• Ensuring that TPM objectives of the company are implemented;

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or Higher diploma in Engineering; Electrical or Mechatronics.

• Minimum 4 years working experience (experience in a FMCG is an added advantage)

• Ability to manage own work flow and to meet deadlines while responding to frequent demands of clients (internal and external).

• Ability to work in a rapidly changing and growth-oriented environment with regularly changing priorities and developing opportunities. Excellent reporting and communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Good technical and Mechanical skills

• Time management skills

• Ability to follow directives accurately 

• Self-driven, organized and resourceful with ability to prioritize

• Able to work as part of a team.

• Basic math, excellent computer and analytical skills.