Job
Title: Agri
– Technical Officer
Title: Agri
– Technical Officer
Organization: SolarNow
Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda
Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Agri-
Technical Manager
Technical Manager
About US:
SolarNow is an asset
financing company that sells high quality solar products and appliances to
households and businesses in Uganda and Kenya. The company started in 2011 and
has since opened 51 branches throughout Uganda, 12 more branches in Kenya, and
employs over 800 people. Our company aims to be client centric and a leading
brand. In sales, we transform the lives of satisfied clients with motivated
professional staff. We target the right persons, with the right product, at the
right place with the right message. Our message follows our economic and aspirational
brand personality: make money and power your life! Recently SolarNow has
included solar irrigation equipment under their agricultural product range. In
2018, this product range will further be developed by including additional
agricultural products.
financing company that sells high quality solar products and appliances to
households and businesses in Uganda and Kenya. The company started in 2011 and
has since opened 51 branches throughout Uganda, 12 more branches in Kenya, and
employs over 800 people. Our company aims to be client centric and a leading
brand. In sales, we transform the lives of satisfied clients with motivated
professional staff. We target the right persons, with the right product, at the
right place with the right message. Our message follows our economic and aspirational
brand personality: make money and power your life! Recently SolarNow has
included solar irrigation equipment under their agricultural product range. In
2018, this product range will further be developed by including additional
agricultural products.
Job Summary: The Agri – Technical Officer aims for a happy
client, support the Agri- team with the high quality installations that meet
relevant standards.
client, support the Agri- team with the high quality installations that meet
relevant standards.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
·
Site
Surveys: Visit agri-client
sites to analyze and recommend how to improve system performance and
agricultural product.
Site
Surveys: Visit agri-client
sites to analyze and recommend how to improve system performance and
agricultural product.
·
Quotation:
Information attained from site
surveys to compute the agri solutions needed for the client and come up with a
customized solution
Quotation:
Information attained from site
surveys to compute the agri solutions needed for the client and come up with a
customized solution
·
Installations:
Installations of irrigation
systems and other agricultural equipment.
Installations:
Installations of irrigation
systems and other agricultural equipment.
·
Agri-
Assessments: Support the assessment
team in verification of sales orders of all water pumps and agricultural
appliances; i.e. act as a quality check for all Agricultural appliances and
systems sold.
Agri-
Assessments: Support the assessment
team in verification of sales orders of all water pumps and agricultural
appliances; i.e. act as a quality check for all Agricultural appliances and
systems sold.
·
Trouble
shooting to mitigate service cases: Should be with good skills in mechanical trouble shooting in the shortest
time possible before the set deadlines.
Trouble
shooting to mitigate service cases: Should be with good skills in mechanical trouble shooting in the shortest
time possible before the set deadlines.
·
Technical
Training: Provide Technical
guidance and training to both clients and the branch technical officers in
leading branch areas.
Technical
Training: Provide Technical
guidance and training to both clients and the branch technical officers in
leading branch areas.
·
Technical
Demonstrations: Giving technical
demonstrations to strategic partners, and contribute to the upgrade of agri-
knowledge levels within SolarNow’s branch network country wide.
Technical
Demonstrations: Giving technical
demonstrations to strategic partners, and contribute to the upgrade of agri-
knowledge levels within SolarNow’s branch network country wide.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
·
The applicant
for the Solarnow Agri – Technical Officer job must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in
Agricultural Mechanization, Irrigation Engineering, Agronomy or related field.
The applicant
for the Solarnow Agri – Technical Officer job must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in
Agricultural Mechanization, Irrigation Engineering, Agronomy or related field.
·
A minimum
of three years of experience in installation and servicing of irrigation and
agricultural appliances.
A minimum
of three years of experience in installation and servicing of irrigation and
agricultural appliances.
·
Highly
Motivated and a passion for agriculture.
Highly
Motivated and a passion for agriculture.
·
Proven
practical skills in farming
Proven
practical skills in farming
·
Strong
Organisation, leadership and decision making Skills.
Strong
Organisation, leadership and decision making Skills.
·
Ability
to explain and handle complicated site surveys and good in interpreting
architectural drawings.
Ability
to explain and handle complicated site surveys and good in interpreting
architectural drawings.
·
Excellent
interpersonal skills with the ability to work well in a team.
Excellent
interpersonal skills with the ability to work well in a team.
·
Communication/listening
skills
Communication/listening
skills
·
Result
oriented and capable to adapt to a dynamic environment.
Result
oriented and capable to adapt to a dynamic environment.
·
Strong
knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word applications.
Strong
knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word applications.
·
Proactive
with high energy and willing to work extensively in the field.
Proactive
with high energy and willing to work extensively in the field.
Conditions of work: SolarNow offers industry standard
remuneration, health insurance & lunch. The place of work is at SolarNow’s
head office, with intensive traveling to SolarNow’s branches in Uganda.
remuneration, health insurance & lunch. The place of work is at SolarNow’s
head office, with intensive traveling to SolarNow’s branches in Uganda.
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send their applications
to the Human Resource Manager, SolarNow Uganda Services via e-mail to
[email protected] with their updated CVs (no other documents). Please
include the position title as the subject of the Email.
qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send their applications
to the Human Resource Manager, SolarNow Uganda Services via e-mail to
[email protected] with their updated CVs (no other documents). Please
include the position title as the subject of the Email.
Deadline: 29th August 2018
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