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IT Assistant
BURN ManufacturingJob description
About the role
Burn is looking for an IT assistant who will be responsible for carrying out specific tasks – as defined by the IT Manager
Duties and responsibilities
- Assist in preparing, maintaining, and upholding procedures for logging, reporting, and statistically monitoring PC performance.
- Support development and implementation of new computer projects and new hardware installations.
- Diagnosing and fixing problems or potential problems within the network and its hardware, software, and computer systems.
- Assist in maintaining IT inventory for all IT assets within the organization, conducting regular preventive maintenance on all IT assets, and logging the same.
- Preparing regular reports on IT support issues, maintenance logs, and any other relevant report that may be asked by the supervisor.
- Recommend, schedule, and perform PC, hardware, and peripheral equipment improvements, upgrades, maintenance, and repairs.
- Configuring hardware and software, setting up peripherals such as printers or routers, repairing equipment, and providing daily support for computer network users.
- Monitoring network, firewall, and computer systems to ensure 99.9% uptime, security & improved performance.
- Provide user support in setting up & conducting end-user training for all relevant IT platforms.
- Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or IT-related field.
- A minimum of 2 years in a fast-paced IT support environment.
- Hands-on experience with Windows Servers, and Linux.
- Ability to maintain open communication & positive working relationship with staff
- Willingness to learn on the job, prioritize tasks, and efficiently manage time.
- Working technical knowledge of current network protocols, operating systems, and standards
- Hands-on preventive maintenance on IT hardware and troubleshooting experience
- Excellent technical knowledge of network, PC hardware & software, including Microsoft’s cloud platform.
- Hands-on experience with network cabinet installation, cable patching & management, configuring of switches and routers
- Working knowledge of DBMS systems such as Microsoft SQL, and MYSQL.
- Working knowledge of cloud computing. AWS or Microsoft Azure
- Programming experience. Preferred language Python.
- Certification in CCNA, Office 365, will be an added advantage.
- Availability to work occasional after-hours and weekends for IT-related projects.
BURN does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, processing, training, or any other fees).
About BURN Manufacturing
Vision
Impacting lives and forests through efficient cooking appliances.
Corporate Overview
BURN Manufacturing designs, produces, and distributes Africa’s best-selling, fuel efficient biomass, electric, hybrid and liquid fuel cooking appliances. Not only do our products save money, fuel, and natural resources, but they also dramatically reduce harmful indoor smoke emissions which can cause significant health problems, even death.
With more than 1.2Millon+ stoves sold since commencing manufacturing operations in 2013, BURN has established itself as Africa’s most trusted cookstove brand thanks to our unwavering commitment to innovative research and design, manufacturing excellence, and customer care.
BURN is now the only vertically integrated modern cookstove company in Sub-Saharan Africa. Our solar-powered facility currently has a capacity of 45,000 stoves per month. We are proud to employ 400 team members throughout Kenya and East Africa, and support a workforce which is 50 percent female, thus empowering women in roles traditionally considered to be “for men only.”
Among our national and global honors, we have received the 2018 Bloomberg New Energy Pioneers Award for being among the world’s leaders in clean energy solutions, the 2018 Swiss Energy and Climate Summit Award for our pitch on the impact of clean-burning stoves, and the 2015 Ashden Green Energy International Award for empowering women with new economic opportunities.
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