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Place of Work: |
Rubavu
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Reporting to: Staff directly reporting to this post: |
Plant Manager TBD |
Tentative start date: ASAP
Contract length: One-year contract renewable with 3 months probation period
Who We Are
Inyenyeri is a for-profit corporation with a social business charter focused on providing a healthy renewable energy solution in Rwanda that can be replicated across sub-Saharan Africa. Inyenyeri uses a fuel-side, or utility company, approach to ensure that even the poorest Rwandan households have access to clean cooking fuel and high-quality gasifying cookstoves. Inyenyeri’s revenue stream is derived from the sale of biomass cooking fuel pellets. Our solution is a cleaner, healthier, faster, cheaper and more sustainable alternative to charcoal and wood cooking.
About the Role
Inyenyeri seeks highly motivated and experienced professional Mechanical Engineer to perform scheduled maintenance and preventative repairs on all factory equipment and machinery and to operate on a shift at the pellet plant which can operate on a 24/7 schedule.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Making sure Inyenyeri’s pellet machines operate at maximum effectiveness and efficiency and ensuring that all appliances meet the required safety standards;
- Evaluating mechanical components of the equipment at times of breakdowns or wearing of parts;
- Working as a team in solving breakdowns
- Providing engineering information by answering questions and requests;
- Keeping equipment operational by coordinating maintenance and repair services, following the supervisor’s instructions;
- Contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS
Accountability:
Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modeling Inyenyeri values
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals take responsibility for own personal development
- Engages and motivates others
- Future orientated thinks strategically
Collaboration:
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, members, and external partners and supporters
- Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.
Creativity:
Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
Integrity:
- Honest encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence
- Displays consistent excellent judgment
- Acts in the best interests of Inyenyeri
Compensation:
The Mechanical Engineer will be offered the minimum of a competitive salary, health insurance, paid leave (including sick, vacation, and maternity/paternity), and a one-year contract, renewable at the end of the contract period, depending on performance.
Working Conditions
The Mechanical Engineer will work at our Factory in Rubavu, a maximum of 45 hours a week. We provide a conducive working environment, Health and Safety of Inyenyeri Employees are key.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- A0 in Mechanical Engineering or a related subject.
- Experience of at least 3 years in a factory or related field
- Ability to presenting technical information
- Conceptual skills
- Quality focus
- General consulting skills
- Technical zeal
Interested candidates should complete an application form using link:https://inyenyeri.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=48
The deadline for receiving applications is 16th November 2019
*Women Candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
