About the role

• As the Field Technician, you will be responsible for the administrative and mechanical maintenance of the company’s assets. This will involve installing, monitoring, and tracking company assets through the installed monitoring devices.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Asset Readiness & Disbursement

• Inspect all company assets on delivery, make an assessment that they are in good mechanical condition, receive the assets, and sign a delivery note based on what has been received.
• Report any delivered damaged/ faulty assets to the Branch Executive, Procurement Officer, and General Manager.
• Immediately after offloading newly received assets and accessories, capture and record them into the ERP system.
• Ensure all assets are well branded, placed in secure storage, and organised systematically to allow for easy and timely access during disbursement.
• Ensuring all company assets ready for disbursement are captured and recorded in CRM and ERP, active and traceable on the Tugende dashboard.
• Ensure all disbursed company assets and accessories are picked and packed on the disbursement date.

Inventory and warehousing management

• Recording of all second-hand bikes returned to the Branch.
• Update the inventory register with the specific details of the assets and accessories held in stock at the branch (Brand, Colour, Value) in the ERP.
• Ensure that the inventory kept at the branch is well maintained in a clean and organised manner.
• Ensure both the physical and ERP inventory registers tally at all times.
• Uninstall the GPS tracker unit from the completed assets.
• Ensure GPSs are available for installation in regards to planning based on current stock and advising procurements on restocking.
• Keep track of inventory levels and share snapshot reports as required from time to time.
• Ensure that GPS units are availed to the Tugende  branches

Document Management

• Ensure all delivery notes of all assets, accessories, and spare parts are signed, scanned, and kept on file in both soft and hard copies at the branch.
• Ensure picking lists are generated from the ERP, signed by the client, and records kept at the branches.
• Daily reconciliation of the physical stock and the system to ensure that there are no asset losses or gaps with the system.

After Sales & Asset Servicing and Maintenance

• Ensure all client and staff assets are active and traceable on the dashboard at all times.
• Ensure all clients and staff assets are maintained in good working condition at all times.
• Maintaining a tracker of clients and staff assets at all times.
• Ensure inspection of assets is done and recorded before repairs and services are updated on the CRM Database.

Work Experience and Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience with motorcycles and car assembly, and repairs.
• At least one (1) year of working experience as a mechanic or electrician with a reputable organisation or institute.
• A Diploma in Electrical/ Mechanical/ Automobile Engineering, or Motor Vehicle mechanics, obtained from a certified and recognised institution of learning.
• Should have a valid riding licence.

Technical Skills and Behavioural Attributes

• Ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision
• Ability to interpret & understand technical diagrams and manuals
• Ability to work flexible shifts and to adapt to changing work schedules
• Familiarity with mobile tools and applications
• Knowledge of health and safety issues related to motorcycle use, including electrical, mechanical, and chemical risks

Personal attributes and abilities

• Innovation: Develops new, better, or significantly different ideas, methods, solutions or initiatives within your role that result in the improvement of the departmental output and Tugende as a company.
• Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for all work activities, research, and personal actions and decisions, follows through on commitments, and focuses on those activities that have the greatest impact on meeting measurable, high-quality results for the departmental success.
• Service excellence: Knowledge of and ability to put into action customer service concepts, processes, and techniques to assess internal and/or external customers’ needs and expectations and meet or exceed those needs and expectations through providing excellent service directly or indirectly.
• Planning and organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary.
• Interpersonal relationships: Knowledge of and ability to effectively interact with customers and colleagues in a constructive and collaborative manner.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills: Understands effective communication concepts, tools, and techniques, and has the ability to effectively apply appropriate communication behaviors.
• Professionalism and maintaining the Tugende Employer Brand: Maintains a high level of professionalism in all correspondence, and is empathetic and personable.
• Positive attitude: Maintains a mindset of “getting things done” and finding satisfaction in developing sustainable long-term solutions at all times.
• Flexible and resilient: Willingness to travel, work in rural areas in Kenya, flexible in schedule and work hours, seeks direct feedback and sees every challenge as an opportunity to grow.

What will you gain?

• Career trajectory:This role has a significant potential to grow as the company grows. The person in this role should expect to grow into a Senior Field Technician.
• Learning points:In this position, you will be able to learn how to excel in a fast-paced, data-driven environment. You will learn or build upon your existing knowledge in applying robust data analytics models to drive decisions.
• Meaningful work:Tugende’s work gives entrepreneurs the tools to earn a living for themselves and their families. We are changing the face of the boda industry in East Africa and proving that young men with little education can take on the responsibility of financing a significant asset and earning a livable wage. Help be part of this movement!
• Great team:Tugende has a smart, fun, and growing team of hundreds of Employees in Kenya and Uganda. We take our work seriously but love to joke and have fun.
• Hours and compensation:This position is for a full-time employee who can take on additional responsibilities as new tasks and projects come up.