# Electrical & Automation Technician Job Highlands Drinks Nyeri, Kenya

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Company: Highlands Drinks Nyeri, Kenya

Category: Engineering

Location: Kenya

Work type: Full-time

Work arrangement: On-site

Published: 2026-08-07

Expires: 2026-09-21

## Job Description

### Key Responsibilities

- Undertaking repair and maintenance activities on electrical and mechanical systems for key equipment and facilities

- Troubleshooting, diagnosing, and repairing electrical, instrumentation, and controls-related problems on equipment and utilities

- Periodically reviewing control and automation systems on equipment and facilities and recommending upgrades where necessary.

- Install, inspect, maintain, and repair low- and medium-voltage electrical systems.

- Ability to install, repair, maintain, and troubleshoot PLC-controlled systems

- Conducting root cause analysis (RCA) on all major failures on electrical and mechanical systems and utilities

- Reading and interpreting electrical wiring and schematic diagrams to address faults on machines and support utilities

- Ensure reliability of electro-mechanical, control and automation systems by performing autonomous, preventive, condition based and predictive maintenance.

- Advise on the stocking of key electrical and automation spares in liaison with the maintenance planner to ensure timely replenishment to prevent unprecedented downtimes

- Follow electrical safety procedures including Lockout/Tagout (LOTOTO) when performing isolation works

- Ability to advise the engineering leadership on continuous improvement projects towards improving energy efficiency of key equipment and utilities

- Any other duty as may be assigned from time to time

Performance Details: OKR Areas

- Downtime related to electro-mechanical, control, and instrumentation breakdowns.

- Accuracy of RCA’s.

- MTBF of automation systems.

- MTTR of automation systems.

- Timely submission of reports.

- Zero accidents due to malfunction of automation systems.

Minimum Academic Qualification and Experience

- Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

- Good knowledge & understanding in control and automation systems (PLCS, VFD’s etc.) is an added advantage

- 3-5 years of experience in an FMCG or manufacturing set-up.

- High level of technical aptitude – exceptional knowledge of LV circuits, control and instrumentation, electro-mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems

- Proficiency in electrical design, diagnostic and testing software.

- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities.

- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

- Great organizational and time management abilities.

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