Job Opportunities at M-Kopa Solar

JOB PURPOSE

• You ensures swap stock availability by conducting technical repair and testing of M-KOPA faulty products returned to the warehouse, including solar-powered Televisions, solar control units, smartphones, and other assorted accessories.
• You will report to the Repairs Team Lead.

Main Responsibilities

• You will carry out component analysis of solar control boxes, solar-powered televisions, customized connecting cables, bulbs, torches, solar panels, and smartphones
• You will perform the initial screening and quality checks of all M-KOPA faulty devices to identify product failure reasons
• You will perform technical repairs of all M-KOPA products using hand tools and power tools
• You will improve technical knowledge, especially on new product entries and discovery of new fault codes
• You will test and inspect products after repair to identify possible problems that could lead to future product failures
• You will refurbish product and "make new" of all repaired products before dispatch to retail outlets
• You will maintain equipment by performing regular maintenance checks, replacing parts, or performing repairs to repair equipment such as hand tools and power tools
• You will diagnose problems with repair equipment and making recommendations for repair or replacement
• You will ensure accurate data capture and tracking of all repaired units, fault codes, and resolutions promptly
• You will conduct periodic cycle counts and monthly stock counts
• You will observe set Kaizen 6S principles
• You will meet the daily set targets of repair products per day to ensure the required swap stock is availed

EXPERIENCE/ SKILLS & COMPETENCIES/ LICENCES & CERTIFICATIONS/ EDUCATION REQUIRED

• Education: A minimum Diploma in electronics engineering
• Experience: 1 year of professional experience in electronics engineering with relevant repairs experience
• Ability to communicate technical information, both verbally and in writing
• Well-versed with the systems, tools, and procedures used in testing & failure analysis
• Experience using the required software
• Good attitude towards acquiring new knowledge
• Able to work under pressure and tight datelines
• Self-motivated and able to work independently
• Good Interpersonal skills
• Hands-On experience working with embedded systems

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YOU ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS ROLE BECAUSE YOU WILL:

• You will have experience with different data pipeline strategies (e.g. some combination of traditional batch ETL, CDC, event-based).
• You would like to learn about new practices but also pragmatic about when to support existing approaches vs. when to evolve.
• You will shape the way we use technology and the outcomes by bringing DevOps mentality and best practices to the team.
• You will use your experience with, infrastructure-as-code, continuous integration, automated deployment, and first-class observability.
• Use your experience and ideas to help our team apply these patterns to data pipelines.
• Bring your expertise with Databases and/or Data Warehouses performance tuning experience to ensure our queries are performant.
• We want you to relish owning challenges, solving difficult problems and helping us prioritise changes that bring the best value.

WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE IN:

• Experienced with architectural patterns and abstract capabilities.
• Advanced skills in SQL and Python and are demonstrating a high standard for code development within team.
• Advocate for DevOps Culture and CI / CD best practices.
• You can develop moderate to complex data science models and pipelines.
• You're using version control for collaborative development.
• You can produce data models and understand where to use different types of data models.
• You understand different tools and can compare between different data models. 

BENEFITS, WHAT’S IN FOR YOU:

• Private health insurance (inpatient outpatient, parental time off, eye care, and dental)
• Group Life Cover
• Remote working (dependent on the nature of the role)
• Airtime allowance (dependent on the nature of the role)
• WIFI payment up to 5 Mbps monthly (dependent on the nature of the role)
• 21 days per annum (excluding public holidays). Annual leave is accrued at the standard rate of 1.75 days per month
• Annual Learning and Development Fund - You have an annual $ 1,200 allowance to spend on learning and development (that is, between 1 January and 31 December). For your first year at M-KOPA, this allowance is pro-rated depending on the month that you start.
• Home Office Set Up - Having the best IT equipment tools in the world doesn't make sense if you do not have a proper setup to work with. For this reason, M-KOPA will pre-approve the following items for a total budget of $1000 that you can use at any time after signing the offer letter with M-KOPA
• On site retreats with wider tech team, plus trips to operational markets