Africa Improved Foods (AIF) is a social enterprise founded in Rwanda with a mission to produce high-quality, nutritious, and affordable fortified foods to combat malnutrition across Africa. The company operates on a unique public-private partnership model to create a sustainable food value chain.

Website: http://www.africaimprovedfoods.com/

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

Job

Electrical and Instrumentation Technician

Job Code

Job Family

Manufacturing – Maintenance

Reports to

Electrical Team Lead

Direct report

N/A

Purpose of the job

The job holder plays a key role in the installation, commissioning, and maintenance of the electrical systems (high, medium and low voltage, generators, Acs, etc) and instrumentation in the manufacturing plant and within the corporate requirements and guidelines.

II. ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities & Accountabilities
  • Installation, commissioning, and maintenance of electrical systems (high, medium & low voltage, diesel generators, LPG boilers and ACs).
  • Support operations during shifts and on calls to achieve Plant Optimum Production capacity.
  • Ensure efficient operations, troubleshoot, and take corrective action of faulty rectifiers, AC & DC system units, alarm monitoring system and AC units.
  • Installation, commissioning, and Maintenance of different types of unit operations such as Milling, Extrusion, Packaging etc.
  • Ensure efficient operations of shift effectiveness of preventive maintenance, strongly support maintenance team shift activities, and generate reports and RCAs to the supervisor.
  • Analyse earth formation for lower earth resistance and ensure that earth formation is fully implemented by ensuring consistent earth resistance measurements.
  • Interpretation & implementation of electrical layouts and diagrams.
  • Monitor and maintain efficiency of diesel generators.
  • Complete electrical installation and maintenance within defined timelines.

III. OTHER ASPECTS

Strategy
  • Relevant technical knowledge and up-to-date sector knowledge.
  • The ability to multitask.
  • An analytical and problem-solving approach to work.
  • Oral and written communication skills to make technical information easy to understand for non-technical audiences.

Quality, Environment, Safety and Health
  • LOTOTO-Lock out, Try out, Tag out
  • HAZOP- Hazard and Operability Analysis
  • MSA-Machine Safety Analysis
  • RCA-Root cause analysis, Fish bone method etc
  • Electrical safety i.e., Substation, MCC safety
  • JSA-Job Safety Assessment

Organizational Structure and Development

No direct reports, Facilitates the casuals/Interns/Attaches on need basis

Human Resources

OE related assignments- Structural delegations if required.

Finance, Administration and Reporting

N/A

IV. KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Knowledge
  • Electrical & Electronic Systems,
  • Electrical Troubleshooting,
  • Quality Focus,
  • Analysing Information,
  • Attention to Detail,
  • Emphasizing Excellence,
  • Innovation

Experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical & Electronics/ Instrumentation & Control Engineering with Minimum 3 years’ experience OR 
  • Advanced diploma in Electrical & Electronics Engineering with 5 years’ experience.
  • Extensive knowledge of factory systems such as Electrical inspections.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to identify issues and to determine repairs that are needed.
  • Ability to follow Electrical maintenance schedules for factory equipment/systems.
  • Ability to complete reports, logs, and inventory.
  • Strong Electrical and Instrumentation Troubleshooting,
  • PLC & Automation Understanding (intermediate level),
  • Food Safety Awareness,
  • Preventive & Predictive Maintenance,
  • Fault-Finding & Root Cause Analysis,
  • Safety Consciousness (SHE),
  • Team player,
  • Eager to learn.

V. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Acknowledgement I…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………, the undersigned, hereby certify having received, read understood the Job Description given by Africa Improved Foods Rwanda Ltd.

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Line Manager : …………………………………………………………………………

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