Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth
We are seeking a Service Technician for a permanent role based in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape.
Applicants are required to strictly meet the following criteria:
- Grade 12 with a Technical qualification (Electrical) will be advantageous.
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transport.
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience in the Electrical field.
- Experience in the installation and maintenance of laundry dosing equipment will be advantageous.
- Experience in the programming of laundry machines will be advantageous.
- Experience in the installation of dish machine and chemical dosing units will be advantageous.
- Knowledge of the maintenance and repairs of industrial dish-machines will be advantageous.
- Ability to roll-up sleeves and work with team members.
- A keen eye for detail and desire to troubleshoot / probe further into data
- Intermediate knowledge in the MS Office package (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
- Intermediate knowledge of virtual programmes (e.g. MS Teams, Zoom, etc.).
The successful applicant would be responsible for, but not limited to:
Business Development:
- Maintain brand reputation and ethos of business in a professional manner.
- Call on an average of ten clients per day. Ensure weekly call report is completed and submitted to the Sales Manager.
- A client call planner must be completed and repeated in a 4-to-6-week cycle.
- To monitor sales and gross profit activities.
Customer Relationship Management:
- Complete written service reports for clients that require them. Ensure reports are discussed with relevant persons and ensure a copy is submitted to the Sales Manager.
- Complete laundry load count & calibration report. Ensure information is recorded on relevant Excel spreadsheet to allow for Costing forecast.
- Ensure staff training is carried out for all clients. Ensure all administration functions are closed out once training is offered (e.g. Training Registers, Training Certificates, etc.).
- Build a relationship with all key people within the client portfolio. (e.g. Buyer, General Manager, Chef, Contract or Area Manager, etc.).
- Always provide prompt service and assistance.
- Assist with deliveries to customers in unforeseen circumstances.
- Attend to customer needs concerning the best suited products and their efficient use.
- Carry out technical installations, programming, repairs and maintenance of electronic chemical dosing equipment on commercial laundry machines, commercial dishwasher, glass washers and crate washers.
- Installation of soap dispensers, chemical dosing systems and other Company related offerings for kitchen, laundry, food processing and housekeeping divisions.
- Demonstrate the company’s consultative sales approach; leverage hands-on service to enhance our total value to the customer.
- Provide emergency service coverage after hours to appreciative customers.
- Build relationships by providing customers with innovative products, sales demos, regular service and ongoing training.
- Learn customers’ operations and devise unique solutions as their expert on advanced cleaning and sanitation processes.
Communication and Feedback:
- Attend and participate in all sales meetings.
- Communicate on new opposition products, special account developments and any other relevant information gathered through field activities to provide feedback to Sales Manager.
- Submit a weekly sales/technical report to Sales Manager.
- Adhere to Company Data and Communication Policies.
- Use prescribed templates where available.
- Comply with deadlines where set/required.
Administration Services:
- Assist the Debtors department with the following up of monies when required to do so.
- Ensuring that new clients have the correct cash or credit application forms completed.
- Provide updated client contact information.
- Manage product merchandizing in the market and exercise and maintain brand image control, i.e. stickers, wall charts, etc.
- Ensure HSE standards (as relating to our product supply) are maintained on client sites.
- Perform Stock Management and stock taking on a regular basis where required to do so.
Self-Development:
- To continuously broaden your product knowledge in chemicals, dosing equipment and cleaning systems.
- Strive continually to keep abreast of changes in the industry.
- Attend all training courses as provided by the company from time to time.
- Work on improving your selling skills through self-study.
- Intermediate knowledge of virtual programmes (e.g. MS Teams, Zoom, etc.).
- Register new claims on claim system
- Provide claim letters and claim forms to stakeholders if required
- Obtain all compliance documents to enable legal advisor to commence with assessment of claim
- Assist legal advisor with research and investigations
- Draft preliminary opinions and timelines
- Draft settlement and release agreements
- Collate all documents required for the requisition of claim payments
- Close claim files and update all stakeholders
- Update and maintain the trial date spread sheet
Salary : Market related
To apply email detailed CV, and all supporting documentation through to [email protected]
If you have not received a response within 7 working days, please consider your application unsuccessful