Wananchi Group (K) Ltd
Job Title: Maintenance Technician
Job Title: Maintenance Technician
Department: Technical
Location: Mombasa County
Employment Status/ Type: Permanent
Position Reporting to:Maintenance Supervisor
Job Purpose / Summary: Maintenance technicians will be responsible for tasks
related with plant network maintenance on both HFC and GPON networks, including
preventive plant maintenance with necessary record keeping and location/repair
of equipment/plant failures.
Key Roles:
1) Must have a valid Motor Vehicle
driving license.
2) Operates equipment such as
hydraulic aerial lifts (buckets) and ladders
3) Perform construction and
maintenance works such as digging holes, placing poles, placing cable. Unreel,
pull and string wire strand and cable from pole to pole, pole to buildings
including associated equipment and hardware
4) Repair or restore service during
any outage while observing and respecting the SLAs, advising NOC on the causes
of the outage and estimated times to repair including the possible solution.
5) Perform preventive maintenance
tasks on the network, including among others Coax and Optical Fiber cables
installation, removal, lashing, HFC passive equipment installation/removal and
repair, HFC active equipment installation, removal and repair
6) Work with tools, equipment and
cable that may be heavy which will have to be loaded and unloaded from company
vehicle, moved or rearranged
7) Perform preventive maintenance on
forward and return path of Coax cable television distribution network, signal
measuring on Coax and Optical Fiber networks, network patrol, network and
equipment audit
8) Track and repair signal
interferences our signal leakages on the network in coordination with NOC teams
9) Prepare and splice both coax and
fiber optic cable
10) Maintain cable system power
supplies, including battery banks measurements and replacement
11) Address maintenance tasks
escalated from subscriber technical teams, including assessing and resolving
signal level issues
12) Produce and maintain all records
related with assigned tasks
13) Respond to customer inquiries
about products, work operations, etc. during field contacts.
14) Report any issues, problems or
recommendations to the Maintenance Supervisor in order to maintain the
integrity and performance of the service
Key Performance Indicators:
Compliance on Time to Repair SLA’s as
defined by the company policies
·
All outages to be resolved within the
defined SLA (Critical, Major and Minor). i.e. Power, Coax and fiber cut, and
FEC and Noise
·
Proactively escalate issues of
concern to supervisor or relevant authorities timely and accurately
·
Display teamwork and contribute to
overall team performance.
·
Continuously improve skills through
self-training on relevant areas, 2 major skills per.
·
Ensure all allocated tools and
equipment are in safe and good condition. Report any for replacement or
calibration.
·
Observe set out compliance health,
safety and environment guidelines.
Skills & Qualifications
·
Degree or Diploma in
Telecommunications
·
3 years experience and knowledge of
HFC and GPON Networks
·
Self motivated
·
Team Player
Job Title: Junior Designer
Department: Technical
Location: Nairobi,
Kenya
Employment Status: Full
time
Position Reporting to:Lead designer
Manage Others: No
Job Purpose / Summary: Increase capacity to handle design work internally
Key Roles:
Overall:
Working closely with all designers to ensure
a)
Design GPON, HFC new and maintenance related cases.
b)
Turn around time for new build/maintenance design cases is faster.
c)
Network as built data is collected from field and records updated
d)
As built data is captured on designs and saved on central server
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
·
Fiber optic and HFC network
background is required.
·
Understanding and experience on
AutoCAD.
·
Experience in technical design
matters.
·
Experience in a telecom/ triple play
company.
·
Knowledge and experience in reading,
analyzing, and interpreting network designs and user requirements.
·
Experience in writing technical
reports , BOMs and BOQs.
Job Title: Junior Technical Coordinator
Department: Technical
Location: Nairobi,
Kenya
Employment Status / Type: Full time
Position Reporting to:CTO
Manages Others: No
Job Purpose / Summary: Assist technical coordinator on raising requisitions, GRV
of invoices and tracking with procurement and finance.
Key Roles:
Overall:
Working closely with all technical managers to ensure:-
a)
Raising requisitions, following up on LPO release, generating reports.
b)
Tracking payments and ensuring invoices are processed and submitted for payment
on time.
c)
Project Follow-ups, Systems Integrations & Project Documentation
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
·
Finance and procurement background is
required.
·
Understanding and experience on
PASTEL
·
Experience in technical
procurement/accounting matters
·
Experience in a telecom/ triple play
company.
·
Knowledge and experience in reading,
analyzing, and interpreting periodical reports, and technical procedures.
·
Experience in writing reports.
Proficient in MS Office – specifically Excel.
How to Apply
Interested
and qualified candidates to submit their application including a detailed CV
and day time telephone contact to recruit@ke.wananchi.com on or before 13th
November 2018.
The
subject line Assistant Technical Coordinator.
Wananchi
Group is an equal opportunity employer and will offer competitive remuneration
and benefits to the right candidate.
Only
short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Note: Canvassing
will lead to automatic disqualification.
