Chemical Service Technician

Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Job Description

PURPOSE:
To provide professional installation and maintenance of dosing equipment to customers.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:
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 companys 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.
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Grade 12.
  • Technical qualification will be advantageous.
  • Valid drivers license and reliable transport.
  • Experience in the installation and maintenance of laundry dosing equipment.
  • Programming of laundry machines.
  • The installation of dish machine and chemical dosing units.
  • Knowledge of the maintenance and repairs of industrial dish-machines.
  • Ability to roll-up sleeves and work with team members.
  • A keen eye for detail and desire to troubleshoot / probe further into data.
COMPUTER LITERACY:
  • Intermediate knowledge in the MS Office package (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
  • Intermediate knowledge of virtual programmes (e.g. MS Teams, Zoom, etc.).

Skills Required

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1643920
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  • Education
    Not mentioned