Junior Technician

Hey We’re ikeja, with a lowercase “i”, always. We’re a home-grown tech company that builds tools and services enabling affordable internet access to Ekasi (Definition: _Search Results - _Ekasi is a township; slang meaning = my community).

In short, we provide the internet and we provide it like never before. We’re changing the game, wait - no one has ever done this - we’re creating the game on how to provide the most affordable unlimited internet and associated services to South Africa.

By serving our customers, we’re capturing the opportunity to bridge the digital divide and unlock the potential of deserved communities. We’re looking for people who are not only inspired by this goal but who are passionate about helping us achieve it.

ikeja Wireless PTY (LTD) is looking for a Junior Technician **t**o join our team, as we embark on the expansion of our network throughout South Africa. In taking on this role, you will be joining a talented and passionate team that is intrinsically motivated by the fact that we are a fast-growing internet startup that finds itself in the telecommunications space. At ikeja, we believe in providing more than just a quality wireless internet solution-we're dedicated to building and empowering the communities which we serve, by equipping them with the accessibility required for their personal and professional development. In the role, we are seeking a stock controller to execute a range of duties related to the proactive and efficient monitoring of incoming and outgoing stock. In taking on this role, you will play a critical role within the supply chain process and ensure the smooth operations of the business. The Junior Technician role demands that you be exceptionally organized, meticulous, resourceful, hands-on, highly responsible, and able to take initiative.
- ** Responsibilities for this role**:

- Receive and note stock taken from manufacturing daily
- Configure all Switches, loco’s, lite beam's and cambiums
- Assign Job card numbers to each equipment.
- Capturing of all Mac Addresses on M-Files
- Daily Housekeeping of the working area
- Consulting with customer support
- Update the installation planning spreadsheet (using a color coding system tool for communication)
- Earthing of all equipment onto the grid
- **Assist teams (when out in the field) in**:

- Dialling up of switches
- Changing passwords
- Changing of Mac addresses
- Utilizing Winbox and updating on M-files
- **Uninstalls**:

- Once teams bring equipment back, clear all the Mac addresses and test the equipment for re-use
- Damaged equipment is wrapped up and sent back to the supplier
- ** Spare equipment**:

- Capture on spreadsheet daily to track spares going out
- Track spares coming back in
- Assist the Stock Controller in understanding where the equipment goes etc.

**Why you should join us**
- The opportunity to grow both in your personal and professional capacity - you'll get to work with extremely smart and capable people, who come from all walks of life and career backgrounds.
- Comfort in joining a fast-growing internet startup with a long monetary runway that finds itself in the telecommunications space
- A bucketful of challenging problems to solve, so hopefully that's your thing
- Working for impact - as we solve lower LSM internet connectivity in South Africa.

**Why you should not join us** ‍️
- You only want to be working on the high-level strategic projects and don’t want to embrace its full spectrum or be 'in the trenches
- You’re looking for a very structured environment where nothing ever changes, and you're not open to learning new things