Description
One Acre Fund is hiring a Tupande Mechanical Maintenance Engineer / Specialist based in Rukanga, Kenya. Seeking an exceptional Mechanical Engineer to execute high-level mechanical maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs across all Tupande Soko factories and reduce operational downtime for our processing operations. Main responsibilities: • Hands-on Mechanical Maintenance & Repair • Execute hands-on mechanical repairs on critical processing machinery to ensure operational continuity across all factory locations. • Troubleshoot complex mechanical equipment failures directly, providing on-the-spot technical interventions when standard maintenance staff or vendors are unavailable. • Perform routine and deep-dive mechanical overhauls, component replacements, and structural alignments on heavy plant machinery. • Preventive Maintenance & Execution • Physically execute mechanical preventative maintenance schedules and job plans assigned via the CMMS. • Inspect, adjust, and overhaul mechanical assemblies (such as gearboxes, pumps, hydraulic rams, pneumatic lines, conveyors, and bearings).
About One Acre Fund
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa's farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services.
Requirements
Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have: Degree or Higher Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or appropriate engineering field Active registration/membership as an engineer or technical practitioner in Kenya Preventive/predictive maintenance programme design and implementation Experience with avocado oil machinery repairs and maintenance preferred Experience with industrial dehydrators, macadamia processing, and industrial level biochar production preferred Ability to utilize CMMS software (SAP PM, Maximo, Limble, etc.) to close work orders and log technical data Deep mechanical fault-finding and root cause analysis on industrial plant equipment Proficiency in mechanical drawings, pneumatics, hydraulics, and welding/fabrication techniques Food safety management systems and HACCP requirements as applied to plant maintenance
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