Plant Technician (Electrical)
2025-06-02T20:36:37+00:00
Peace Winds Japan
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Nonprofit, and NGO
Science & Engineering
2025-06-09T17:00:00+00:00
Kenya
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We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Plant Technician (Electrical) with expertise in borehole hybrid water pumping operations, submersible motors, and fault tracing & diagnosis. This role involves managing, operating, and maintaining hybrid water pumping systems powered by solar energy and diesel generators, ensuring uninterrupted operation for critical facilities such as hospitals, schools, and community infrastructure.
The ideal candidate should have extensive knowledge of large-scale solar water pumping systems and diesel generator-driven borehole pumps, including expertise in electrical fault diagnosis, troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance of three-phase submersible motors and pumps.
Additionally, proficiency in electrical control systems, such as MP204 monitoring devices, changeover switches, motor starters, and protection relays, is required to ensure optimal system performance.
Operation and Maintenance of Borehole Hybrid Water Pumping Systems
- Ensure the seamless transition between solar-powered and diesel-driven pumping systems, maintaining continuous water supply.
- Diagnose and resolve electrical faults affecting borehole pump operations, including motor overloads, insulation breakdowns, and phase failures.
- Conduct efficiency assessments to optimize system performance, reducing energy consumption.
Submersible Motors and Pumps: Fault Tracing & Diagnosis
- Perform routine inspections, electrical tests, and thermal analysis on submersible motors and pumps.
- Identify and repair winding failures, bearing wear, misalignment, and water ingress issues.
- Utilize advanced diagnostic tools such as megohmmeters, vibration analyzers, and infrared thermography to detect anomalies.
Electrical Control Systems: Monitoring & Protection
- Maintain and troubleshoot motor protection devices such as MP204, contactors, overload relays, and circuit breakers.
- Ensure correct wiring, grounding, and earthing of electrical components for safety and efficiency.
- Conduct real-time monitoring of pump load variations, ensuring stability in borehole water pumping operations.
Diesel Generator Systems for Borehole Water Pumping
- Perform maintenance and servicing of institutional diesel generators ensuring stable backup power for water pumping operations.
- Test performance through load balancing, voltage regulation, and fuel system efficiency assessment.
- Diagnose and repair faults in alternators, control panels, fuel injection systems, and exhaust components.
Solar Power Systems: Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Optimization
- Conduct preventive maintenance on solar pumping systems, including solar panel wiring, charge Controllers, hybrid inverters, and battery management systems.
- Diagnose faults related to solar inverter failure, module efficiency reduction, and DC/AC voltage issues.
- Implement strategies to maximize renewable energy utilization and reduce dependency on diesel generators.
Required Qualifications and Skills
- Diploma or Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
- Certification in solar energy systems or diesel generator operations is an advantage.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in borehole hybrid water pumping operations.
- Expertise in three-phase submersible motors, pump fault diagnosis, and electrical troubleshooting.
- Strong understanding of changeover switch configurations, MP204 monitoring devices, and motor starters.
- Practical experience in load testing, voltage regulation, and thermal analysis for water pumping motors.
- Ability to work independently under minimal supervision and provide technical solutions.
Operation and Maintenance of Borehole Hybrid Water Pumping Systems Ensure the seamless transition between solar-powered and diesel-driven pumping systems, maintaining continuous water supply. Diagnose and resolve electrical faults affecting borehole pump operations, including motor overloads, insulation breakdowns, and phase failures. Conduct efficiency assessments to optimize system performance, reducing energy consumption. Submersible Motors and Pumps: Fault Tracing & Diagnosis Perform routine inspections, electrical tests, and thermal analysis on submersible motors and pumps. Identify and repair winding failures, bearing wear, misalignment, and water ingress issues. Utilize advanced diagnostic tools such as megohmmeters, vibration analyzers, and infrared thermography to detect anomalies. Electrical Control Systems: Monitoring & Protection Maintain and troubleshoot motor protection devices such as MP204, contactors, overload relays, and circuit breakers. Ensure correct wiring, grounding, and earthing of electrical components for safety and efficiency. Conduct real-time monitoring of pump load variations, ensuring stability in borehole water pumping operations. Diesel Generator Systems for Borehole Water Pumping Perform maintenance and servicing of institutional diesel generators ensuring stable backup power for water pumping operations. Test performance through load balancing, voltage regulation, and fuel system efficiency assessment. Diagnose and repair faults in alternators, control panels, fuel injection systems, and exhaust components. Solar Power Systems: Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Optimization Conduct preventive maintenance on solar pumping systems, including solar panel wiring, charge Controllers, hybrid inverters, and battery management systems. Diagnose faults related to solar inverter failure, module efficiency reduction, and DC/AC voltage issues. Implement strategies to maximize renewable energy utilization and reduce dependency on diesel generators.
Diploma or Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field. Certification in solar energy systems or diesel generator operations is an advantage. 5+ years of hands-on experience in borehole hybrid water pumping operations. Expertise in three-phase submersible motors, pump fault diagnosis, and electrical troubleshooting. Strong understanding of changeover switch configurations, MP204 monitoring devices, and motor starters. Practical experience in load testing, voltage regulation, and thermal analysis for water pumping motors. Ability to work independently under minimal supervision and provide technical solutions.
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Vacancy title:
Plant Technician (Electrical)
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Science & Engineering]
Jobs at:
Peace Winds Japan
Deadline of this Job:
Monday, June 9 2025
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, June 2 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Plant Technician (Electrical) with expertise in borehole hybrid water pumping operations, submersible motors, and fault tracing & diagnosis. This role involves managing, operating, and maintaining hybrid water pumping systems powered by solar energy and diesel generators, ensuring uninterrupted operation for critical facilities such as hospitals, schools, and community infrastructure.
The ideal candidate should have extensive knowledge of large-scale solar water pumping systems and diesel generator-driven borehole pumps, including expertise in electrical fault diagnosis, troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance of three-phase submersible motors and pumps.
Additionally, proficiency in electrical control systems, such as MP204 monitoring devices, changeover switches, motor starters, and protection relays, is required to ensure optimal system performance.
Operation and Maintenance of Borehole Hybrid Water Pumping Systems
- Ensure the seamless transition between solar-powered and diesel-driven pumping systems, maintaining continuous water supply.
- Diagnose and resolve electrical faults affecting borehole pump operations, including motor overloads, insulation breakdowns, and phase failures.
- Conduct efficiency assessments to optimize system performance, reducing energy consumption.
Submersible Motors and Pumps: Fault Tracing & Diagnosis
- Perform routine inspections, electrical tests, and thermal analysis on submersible motors and pumps.
- Identify and repair winding failures, bearing wear, misalignment, and water ingress issues.
- Utilize advanced diagnostic tools such as megohmmeters, vibration analyzers, and infrared thermography to detect anomalies.
Electrical Control Systems: Monitoring & Protection
- Maintain and troubleshoot motor protection devices such as MP204, contactors, overload relays, and circuit breakers.
- Ensure correct wiring, grounding, and earthing of electrical components for safety and efficiency.
- Conduct real-time monitoring of pump load variations, ensuring stability in borehole water pumping operations.
Diesel Generator Systems for Borehole Water Pumping
- Perform maintenance and servicing of institutional diesel generators ensuring stable backup power for water pumping operations.
- Test performance through load balancing, voltage regulation, and fuel system efficiency assessment.
- Diagnose and repair faults in alternators, control panels, fuel injection systems, and exhaust components.
Solar Power Systems: Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Optimization
- Conduct preventive maintenance on solar pumping systems, including solar panel wiring, charge Controllers, hybrid inverters, and battery management systems.
- Diagnose faults related to solar inverter failure, module efficiency reduction, and DC/AC voltage issues.
- Implement strategies to maximize renewable energy utilization and reduce dependency on diesel generators.
Required Qualifications and Skills
- Diploma or Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
- Certification in solar energy systems or diesel generator operations is an advantage.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in borehole hybrid water pumping operations.
- Expertise in three-phase submersible motors, pump fault diagnosis, and electrical troubleshooting.
- Strong understanding of changeover switch configurations, MP204 monitoring devices, and motor starters.
- Practical experience in load testing, voltage regulation, and thermal analysis for water pumping motors.
- Ability to work independently under minimal supervision and provide technical solutions.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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