About Jibu:
Founded in 2012, Jibu is pioneering a powerful new model that provides opportunities for entrepreneurs to own businesses that ensure access to basic human necessities in underserved, emerging market communities. Jibu has scaled a network of locally owned, economically independent franchises that provide safe drinking water to their communities while offering life-changing training and employment.
Empowered by a belief in the ability of eye-to-eye partnership to unleash latent entrepreneurial talent, Jibu is transforming the challenge of addressing basic human needs into an expansive opportunity that allows thousands of young entrepreneurs to build lasting solutions, one neighbourhood at a time. The company’s ultimate vision is to train, finance, and grow a network of co-invested business owners who will revolutionize the way critical resources participate in emerging markets. For additional information, please visit: http://jibuco.com/
**Title: Lead Technician
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Reports to: Country Director
Start date: Position available immediately
Position Details
Job Purpose:**
The Lead Technician heads the Production and Quality Department of Jibuco in Kenya. As Department Leader the Lead Technician has the disciplinary and functional responsibility for the Production & Quality Technician and Trainer.
The ultimate responsibilities of the department are;
? To ensure that all Franchises produce safe drinking water at all times.
? To ensure compliance of Jibuco and their Franchises with the regulator (KEBS).
? To service and maintain the Water Treatment Systems and reduce production
downtime to a minimum.
**Duties & Responsibilities:
System Operator Capacity**
? Coordinate training of new and retraining of existing System Operators and Assistants.
? Oversee the developing, updating and maintaining of training material and curriculum for System Operators.
? Ensure that only certified System Operators are involved in the production of Jibu drinking water.
Compliance with Regulator (KEBS)
? Coordinate the application for Q-Marks in collaboration with the Managing Director.
? Track the progress on non-conformity closures and supervise the Franchisees to achieve the timely closure.
? Coordinate payments and issuing/receiving of documentation to/from the regulator.
? Prepare for and coordinate audits at franchises.
? Coordinate proper documentation and operations (e.g. sample taking) at all franchises to stay compliant after successful Q-Mark certification.
Water Production Capacity
? He timely and regular execution of preventive maintenance activities.
? Ensure necessary capacity to troubleshoot and maintain Water Treatment Systems in case of unexpected technical problems (downtime, taste/quality problems of product, etc.).
? Ensure water production as per latest standards and determine the correct design for each water treatment system in collaboration with the Head of Production & Quality.
? Oversee the inventory of spare parts, tools and consumables used by the Production and Quality Department. Track the consumption of all items, monitor the stock levels, report the inventory on a quarterly basis and submit purchase orders well in advance to avoid stock outs.
? Ensure integrity of equipment, spare parts and Water Treatment Systems through proper handling and correct storage.
Expansion, Franchise Openings and Relocations
? Assess potential franchise premises against their feasibility to be used as water production facilities under consideration of the requirements of the regulator.
? Support Franchise Support Department in designing the franchise setup (allowing smooth and safe work-flow and flow of goods).
? Supervise the installation of Water Treatment Systems at Franchises, provide required BOM (Bill of Materials) to procurement and coordinate the installation.
? Inspect the premise before commissioning of the production facility and confirm that safe production as per WSP and UNBS standards is assured.
Department Management and Staff Supervision
? Carry out weekly check-ins with department members with the aim to develop a weekly work plan and follow up on progress and achievements to date.
? Determine the actual KPI achievements for the whole department and discuss with the department members on a monthly basis.
? Prepare a monthly Departmental Report and submit it to Country Director and Head of Production & Quality
? Conduct a monthly meeting with the whole department to reflect on last month’s performance, discuss the report and plan for the upcoming month.
? Perform regular (quarterly/biannually) review meetings with all department members to do the professional performance and personal skills review.
? Set targets for personal and professional improvement for all department members and do regular follow up on the progress.
Operations Excellence and Continuous improvement
? Ensure all business processes (at Jibuco and Franchisees) critical for the departmental performance are documented as Standard Operating Procedures and understood by and accessible for all team members.
? Ensure a productive work environment and make sure that all work areas, work-tools and departmental data are clean and in order.
? Identify best practices wherever possible and implement them for all department members.
? Monitor the operational expenses on a regular basis and introduce a culture of cost reduction in the department.
? Have a regular exchange with the Production and Quality Leads in other countries of operations to identify areas of improvement.
Supervision Received:
Works highly autonomously, receiving general supervision from Global Head of Production & Quality (remote) and from MD. Expected to show a high level of initiative in role, ensuring work is completed by the department team. Accountable for results at department level.
Qualifications
Minimum Experience Requirements:
? At least 3 years of working experience
? Experience in water engineering, water production or any other related field
? Experience in quality assurance measures
? At least 1 year experience in supervising and leading small teams
Preferred Experience Requirements:
? At least 4 years of working experience
? Experience in water engineering, water production or any other related field
? Experience in quality assurance measures
? Experience in dealing with regulatory bodies (KEBS)
? At least 2 years of experience in supervising and leading small teams
Minimum Education Requirements:
Diploma degree in Engineering or Quality Management.
Preferred Education Requirements:
Bachelor degree in Engineering or Quality Management.
Required Skills:
? Proficiency with Microsoft Office Tools
? Hands on experience in mechanical maintenance
? Fluent in English
? Effective in problem-solving
? A passion for operational excellence
? Driving skills are a plus
**This position is open to Kenya Nationals only.
To Apply:**
Fill out the application form and upload your CV and motivation letter as PDFs by clicking the Apply Now Button. Please label the PDF documents as:
YOURNAME_CV and YOURNAME_coverletter
. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as possible. Due to the volume of applications, we may not be able to respond to every individual application we receive. If you do not receive an invitation for an interview from us within 2 weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful.
The Lead Technician heads the Production and Quality Department of Jibuco in Kenya. As Department Leader the Lead Technician has the disciplinary and functional responsibility for the Production & Quality Technician and Trainer.
