Technical Operator, Mechanical at Komaza Kenya

Komaza works to unlock the potential of small-scale farmers to solve Africa’s wood supply crisis. Collectively, small farmers possess limitless land and labor resources to plant billions of trees. Komaza provides farmers with support across the forestry value chain, from seedlings to sawmills. With a dramatically lower-cost and more-scalable forestry model, our vision is to become Africa’s largest forestry company, growing an environmentally-sustainable wood supply and generating truly life-changing income for millions of farmers.

About The Role

The Technical Operator, Mechanical is a preventative maintenance and focused improvement specialist engaged to optimize the running and maintenance of equipment within the factory. Where breakdowns occur the multi-skilled Technical Operator will act to diagnose and troubleshoot faults and where necessary will recommend design improvements. The Technical Operator is also intimately involved with setting the maintenance strategy for the respective production area.

The Technical Operator is professionally competent and qualified to operate safely at a post apprentice level in at least two of the principal engineering disciplines; mechanical, electrical or Instrumentation and Control.

This role will be based in Kilifi, Kenya.

What You Will Do

• Machine Operation – The Technical Operator shall ensure the machines are operated safely and efficiently to meet the customer orders.


• Machine Inspection -Inspect machines regularly for signs of malfunctions, including visual inspections, listening for irregular noises and conducting scheduled testing as appropriate.


• Preventive Maintenance – Monitor, identify and respond promptly to signs of malfunction in machinery such as changes in performance, temperature fluctuations, sounds, smells or a typical energy usage and perform troubleshooting for production machinery.


• Safety – Utilize all appropriate safety and environmental procedures for people, processes, materials, products and equipment to ensure a safe working environment for the whole team.


• Workplace Hazards – Full knowledge of the workplace and hazards within it. Utilize appropriate safety and environmental procedures for people, processes, materials, products and equipment relevant to the task.


• WCM – Knowledge and understanding of the key principles of WCM and the impact this has on the Key Performance Indicators in the production area (PQSCDMI); must understand the critical inter-relation between WCM and TPM.


• Training co-workers on the safety and efficient use of mechanical machinery by adjusting machinery and equipment settings.


• Documenting processes and maintaining mechanical service records


• Monitoring the availability of parts and replenishing supplies.

What You Have

• Diploma in Engineering relevant engineering disciplines (as graded by national standards): Mechanical or Instrumentation and Control


• At least 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment (FMCG) or related field.


• Programme Logic Control qualifications


• Experience as a team member within a project management team with an awareness of project management tools and techniques

You’re Also

• Strong Leadership and communication skills.


• problem-solving ability


• Proven analytical skills and mechanical calculations

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