Equipment and Facility Maintenance Support – Musanze
Virunga Mountain Spirits is looking for a qualified and reliable Equipment and Facility Maintenance Support professional to join its distillery team in Musanze, Rwanda.
This is an opportunity for someone with a strong background in mechanical, electrical or industrial maintenance who is ready to take responsibility for maintaining production equipment and ensuring the distillery facility operates safely and efficiently.
Position Details
Job Title: Equipment and Facility Maintenance Support
Location: Musanze, Rwanda
Contract: One-year consulting contract initially
Reports to: Assistant Distiller / Quality Assurance Associate
About the Role
The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining the company’s distillation equipment and overall facility. The role will involve preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, equipment checks and coordination of specialist repairs.
The successful applicant will also provide limited support to production activities, including bottling, labelling and packaging when required.
Virunga Mountain Spirits is looking for someone who is proactive, consistent, detail-oriented and comfortable with daily physical work.
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will:
- Maintain company equipment and oversee general facility maintenance.
- Develop and implement preventive-maintenance schedules.
- Conduct daily, weekly, monthly and annual equipment inspections.
- Maintain distillation equipment, including the boiler, steam traps, valves, chiller, pumps and mechanical machinery.
- Assist with calibration of temperature, pressure, flow and level instruments.
- Troubleshoot non-distilling equipment, including vehicles, CCTV, network systems, generators and piping.
- Coordinate and supervise external technicians and contractors during specialist repairs.
- Maintain spare-parts inventories and accurate maintenance records.
- Assist the Assistant Distiller with production, bottling, labelling and packaging when required.
Required Qualifications and Experience
Applicants should have:
- Experience in equipment and facility maintenance.
- Experience in food, beverage, brewery, winery, distillery or dairy processing will be an advantage.
- A0/A1 qualification in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Maintenance is strongly preferred.
- Excellent spoken and written English.
- Strong leadership and communication skills.
- Good problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.
- Basic mathematics and computer skills.
- A strong employment record demonstrating good performance, safety and attendance.
- Willingness to work some weekends and public holidays when required.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit their CV and a cover note by email to:
karen@virungamountainspirits.com
Applicants are requested not to contact the company by phone or WhatsApp regarding their application.
Location: Musanze, Rwanda
If you have practical maintenance experience and are looking for an opportunity to work in a production environment, this position may be a good opportunity to put your technical skills into practice.
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