Tupande Electrical Maintenance Senior Coordinator

About One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa's farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more, please see our Why Work Here blog post.

Our Kenya program, founded in 2006, operates under the local brand Tupande. Close to 500 staff in our Kakamega headquarters support 1,747 field staff and serve more than 1 million farmers. In Nairobi, around 50 staff support global functions like procurement, recruitment, government relations, and communications.

About the Role

We are seeking a sharp, mid-level Electrical Maintenance Senior Coordinator with 2+ years of industrial experience to oversee the electrical maintenance, automation systems, and technical team at our Sagana production facility.

In this role, you will balance hands-on technical troubleshooting with team leadership. You will be responsible for executing the preventative maintenance program, managing advanced automation (PLC/SCADA) across our pyrolysis lines, ensuring safety compliance, and supervising a shift team of Maintenance Technicians to maximize facility uptime.

Responsibilities

Technical Team Leadership & Supervision

• People Management: Direct, supervise, and mentor on-shift Maintenance Technicians, ensuring clear assignment of repair tasks, balanced shift coverage, and accountability.
• Safety Enforcement: Lead the enforcement of rigorous Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) protocols and high-voltage safety procedures among the technical crew.
• Skills Development: Conduct training and performance feedback for technicians to elevate the team’s overall diagnostic capabilities.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Coordinate closely with production supervisors to align planned electrical maintenance windows with operational goals.

Electrical Maintenance & Asset Reliability

• Preventative Maintenance (PM): Execute the facility’s preventive electrical maintenance plan, optimized around our 48-hour run / 12-hour maintenance cycles.
• Breakdown Response: Rapidly diagnose and resolve electrical faults, component failures, and wiring issues during live operations to minimize plant downtime.
• Spare Parts Management: Monitor and manage the inventory of critical electrical spares and instrumentation to ensure zero delays during equipment breakdowns.
• External Contractor Oversight: Assist in supervising external electrical contractors or specialized vendors during major upgrades or utility overhauls.

Automation, Controls & Power Systems

• Control Systems Support: Troubleshoot and maintain PLC/SCADA configurations, Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs), and industrial control panels.
• Instrumentation & Calibration: Manage and calibrate all sensors, actuators, and processing line telemetry to guarantee data accuracy and operational safety.
• Utility Integration: Serve as the technical point of contact for Kenya Power (KP) to resolve outages, track energy usage, and maintain the readiness of the site’s backup diesel generators.
• Technical Records: Keep plant electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and equipment history logs meticulously updated.

Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You'll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You'll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Automation, Mechatronics, or a related field.
• Experience: 2+ years of hands-on experience in electrical maintenance within a manufacturing, heavy industrial, or processing plant environment.
• Leadership Skills: Demonstrated experience or strong potential for managing, supervising, or leading a team of technical personnel (technicians/electricians).
• Automation Familiarity: Experience with industrial control systems, including PLC fault-finding, SCADA systems, and VFD programming.
• Licensing: A valid electrical competency certification/license from the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) is highly preferred.
• Safety Focus: Deep operational knowledge of industrial safety standards (OSHA) and LOTO practices.
• Data Literacy: Ability to interpret technical drawings and use Excel/Google Sheets to track maintenance KPIs and utility data.
• Flexibility: Willingness to be on-call for critical electrical emergencies outside of standard hours

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Sagana, Kenya

Benefits

Health insurance, paid time off

Contract Duration

1 Year

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya.

Application Deadline

13 September 2026. Please note that we hire on a rolling basis, which means that applications are reviewed and processed on a continuous basis until a hire is made.

One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization's mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.