Contract type: Permanent

Availability: As soon as possible

Location: Kigali, RWANDA

Reporting to the Technical Manager, you will respond to technical needs with the aim of ensuring the continuity and reliability of the customer’s activities and maximising the profitability of the company’s portfolio.

Your main tasks:

• You will be responsible for the quality of on-site interventions in accordance with customer and manufacturer (Caterpillar) requirements.
• You will carry out diagnostics on complex machines, using appropriate investigation and information resources.
• You will carry out the repairs and/or adjustments necessary for troubleshooting.
• You liaise and coordinate between the customer and the After-Sales Manager.

Required Profile

Education:

• You have a vocational baccalaureate, BTS in Mechanics and/or continuing education, basic English.

Experience: 

• You have relevant expertise or experience in electromechanics, mechanics or electricity, which could also compensate for the lack of a diploma.

Skills:

• You have 5 years’ experience working on public works machinery, in workshops or in the equipment departments of public works companies (mines, quarries, roads, tracks, etc.).
• You have general knowledge of mechanics, hydraulics, electricity and electronics. You are a highly skilled, versatile technician.
• You know how to interpret plans and can apply your knowledge to other applications. – You are adaptable and constantly learning about new machine technologies.

The company

A specialist in construction equipment and a long-standing partner of Caterpillar in Central Africa and Morocco, Tractafric Equipment supports operators with a wide range of equipment: mining, construction and forestry equipment, spare parts, handling trucks and energy production solutions. Tractafric Equipment, which has nearly 1,200 employees in eleven countries (Burundi, Cameroon,
Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Morocco, Mauritania, CAR, DRC, Rwanda and Chad), is one of the leaders in its markets with a turnover of €375 million in 2021.

Joining Tractafric Equipment means joining a team driven by a strong entrepreneurial spirit, a culture of technical expertise, a keen sense of partnership, a strong customer focus and a great sense of pride in belonging.

Tractafric Equipment is a subsidiary of the Optorg Group, which has specialised in distribution in Africa for over a century.

For more information, visit www.tractafric-equipment.com.