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Electrical Technician
- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification BA/BSc/HND
- Experience 4 years
- Location Lagos
- Job Field Engineering / Technical 
Job Overview
- We are looking for a skilled electrical technician to troubleshoot, install, maintain, and repair electrical systems and equipment which are predominantly portable.
- The Ideal candidate will be responsible for managing, coordinating, and supervising all Electrical and technical activities within the company’s engineering department to ensure departmental efficiency and effectiveness.
Key Responsibilities
- The ability to manage the overall operations of Salpha Energy’s engineering/technical department is a key requirement; resources, projects, stakeholders etc.
- Define, produce, and review policies and procedures for the execution of projects and daily activities for the department.
- Responsible for timely refurbishment of faulty SHS in the engineering/technical department.
- Identifying electrical problems using specialized tools like voltmeters, cable testers, thermal scanners, and ammeters
- Ensure that all products/systems handled in the department are accurately recorded and documented in the service call function of the ERP/Google Drive capturing product faults, spare parts, cost of repair etc.
- Ensures that the right customer’s complaint is documented in the service call for quality assurance purposes.
- Analyze key business data to derive insights to drive business decisions.
- Ensure standard operating procedures and project guidelines are in place and being adhered to.
- Work closely with the management team as a focal point for product development including research and development in line with the world’s best available technologies.
- Lead and supervise the introduction of new technology and products to the market.
- Planning, budgeting and reporting on technical activities of the engineering/technical department.
- Provide technical training to teams when required and serve as a technical mentor to team members.
- Liaise and maintain relationships with the Technical team across the company’s locations and branches to resolve technical problems with products.
- Make presentations on project status, product specifications, components and technologies and present monthly and annual reports to senior management.
- Proper monitoring and supervision of task allocation and performance evaluation of team members within the department.
- Responsible for effectively managing the company’s Technical team and inspiring team members to achieve goals through excellence, quality and innovation.
Educational Qualifications & Functional Skills
- First degree in Engineering, or practical engineering in electronics
- Minimum of 4 years experience in a similar Electronics technician role.
- Good knowledge of failure analysis and refurbishing of electronic products.Troubleshooting Skills – To find, diagnose, and repair problems.
- Experience in Electrical and Electronics component testing and analysis.
- Software and hardware upgrades for electronic/Solar products.
- Good knowledge of the use of Information technology applications (ERP and Google Drive)
- Understanding of hardware and software components.
- Design of training material and workflows.
- Excellent People management skill
- Team building and management
- Excellent communication; both verbal and written
- Ability to work in a multicultural context
- Problem-solving skill
- Experience with Microsoft Office products (word, excel, PowerPoint and Google Suite)
- Assertive and proactive to deliver results.
Other Requirements (Behavioural)
- Teamwork – Ability to work within a diverse team with the aim of actualizing organizational goals above personal gains.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Result and service orientation.
- Ability to multi-task effectively.
Requirements:
- Troubleshoot equipment, appliances, and apparatus.
- Repair our Solar Home Systems (SHS).
- Have experienced knowledge of solar repairs, installations and maintenance.
- Reading and interpreting electrical and electronic circuit blueprints, diagrams, and schematics.
- Supervise a team of other technicians across the company’s locations.
- Generate monthly Engineering/departmental reports of repairs and maintenance for management.
- Generate reports on product functionality and repairs for management review.
- Directing and training fellow workers to install, maintain, and repair wiring and systems.
- Head and drive team to performance.
- Stay up-to-date with advances in electrical technology and industry best practices.
- Works standard computations relating to electrical load requirements of wiring and installations.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CVs to: salpha@salphaenergy.com using the job title and Location as the subject of the mail.
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