Technical Support Representative-KGM Specialist

Location:  Guinea
Contract Type:  Permanent contract

Job Description available in English

About BIA

BIA Group is active in the sales, rentals and after-sales services of equipment intended for public works, mines, quarries and transport. The Group operates in Europe, Africa and Asia and has more than 1700 enthusiastic employees.

Summary

  • Provide advanced technical expertise on all breakdowns/services cases escalated by countries and central teams.
  • Monitor and follow up technical support issues between Komatsu and BIA country organizations.
  • Maximize claim recoveries (quantity, quality and lead time).
  • Comply with OEM standards, obligations, tools and processes.
  • Challenge countries on OEM obligations to reach OEM standards.
  • Develop product support knowledge and expertise of BIA aftermarket teams, including training.

What will be your responsibilities?

General

  • Provide high-quality and timely technical support.
  • Ensure compliance with OEM obligations.
  • Develop feedback processes.
  • Manage technical information distribution.
  • Prepare reports and action plans.
  • Maximize claim recovery.
  • Conduct meetings and reporting.
  • Perform site investigations.
  • Support digital solutions.
  • Follow safety obligations.
  • Expertise in Komatsu mining excavators
  • Support for the Simfer sites and other mining operations in the region
  • Coaching of Product Support Engineers and Service Managers
  • Analysis of Komtrax Plus / SmartFleet data
  • Participation in RCAs (Root Cause Analyses)
  • Improvement of equipment availability and reliability
  • Commissioning and warranty support
  • Frequent travel across BIA countries

 

Communication

  • Ensure alignment and communication.
  • Promote best-practice sharing.
  • Escalate urgent issues.
  • Provide KPI and workload updates.

 

Training

  • Train and coach local teams.
  • Perform technical trainings.

 

Projects

  • Develop technical projects based on organizational needs.

Who are we looking for?

  • Mechanical or Electro-mechanical Engineer diploma or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum 10 years experience as Technical Engineer on heavy machinery or similar environment.

What's in it for you?

  • A permanent contract 
  • A competitive salary and an interesting package of extra-legal benefits 
  • A human sized company with international dimension, encouraging autonomy and team spirit 
  • Cooperate in a team with experienced and passionate colleagues within a successfully growing family-owned company 
  • Benefit from a challenging career opportunity with an extensive training program 
  • In this challenging job you get the possibility to take initiative and further develop the function