Vacancy title:
Agricultural Engineer

Jobs at:
SolarNow Services (U) Ltd

Deadline of this Job:
The employer nologer accepts applications

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: 30th August 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Company

JOB DETAILS:
Job Summary.
Aims at bringing desirable quality products to the market to meet customer satisfaction and support our operations.

Reports to: Products Development Manager.

Responsibilities and Tasks:
Product Technical Definition: Ensure products have technical definitions based on industry standards and client requirements.

Products Sourcing: You support sourcing in screening of products and their relevant suppliers
Products Testing and Specification: Create specifications, test methods for every product and their subsequent testing and reports.

Products Launch: Use product launch tracker to ensure controlled and successful launch of new and improved products,

Products Review: Review products customer satisfaction surveys ie product performance ie insights into low customer satisfaction, what can be done about this and how -including review of solutions related to operational impacts and cost benefit

Products Intervention Roll Out and Interventions Tracking: You roll out the Intervention projects given in different proposals, working within the budget, across teams to ensure successful implementation.
You track interventions relevant to your specified products portfolio in the insights engine. You ensure market awareness and insights relevant to your product portfolio, bringing market baselining into your interventions and introductions.

Interdesk Communication: Work closely with other desks to ensure a smooth client journey. In addition, ensure regular communications out to Desks to promote the work being done within your team and understanding on how your team works.

Reporting: You prepare your weekly report on time to enable accurate tracking of your work and the team

Quality Assurance: You review work done by Officers to ensure it meets requirements
Performance Monitoring: You track and review the performance of Officers to ensure optimal team performance.

Team Mentoring and Coaching: You support the development of the team through sharing skills and abilities

Qualification and skills

• Highly motivated and passionate about work.
  
• Eye for detail.
  
• Technical knowledge of agricultural equipment..
  
• Able to work with minimum supervision.
  
• Good communication & reporting skills.
  
• Team player / People Management skills.
  
• Computer literacy: Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
  
• Minimum Academic qualifications is a Bachelor in Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Mechanization or any related field.
  
• Knowledge on water pumps or irrigation solutions is an advantage.
  
• More than 1 year work experience with agricultural equipment or irrigation products is an advantage..