Head, Maintenance & Workshop at Sunrose Consulting

Our client is a haulage company situated in Lagos with operations across major cities of Nigeria. The company has a fleet of trucks and now requires an experienced professional to fill the position of Head, Maintenance & Workshop.

Job Summary: Responsible planning, leading, organising, and supervising the day to day activities of the Workshop Section, controlling the quality of repairs, implementation of HSEQ standards, and performance appraisal of subordinates.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead a group of mechanics to ensure efficient maintenance of vehicles.
• Perform trouble shooting and diagnostics procedure on vehicles and equipment.
• Record observations and findings during diagnostics run and decide on the correct method of repair, as necessary.
• Plan and organise Preventive Maintenance System (PMS) and delegate specific tasks to concerned section/mechanic.
• Hands-on supervision of all workshop activities, especially technical issues.
• Forecast and order spare parts for specific jobs/special job or for stocks replenishment.
• Supervise and follow up on actual progress of each individual repair job.
• Provide on-the-job training as well as coaching and mentoring to mechanics.
• Follow up repair order, registering the time taken to complete each task.
• Responsible for the implementation of HSEQ standard within the workshop area.
• Conduct final check/test driving for all vehicles/trucks prior to release.
• Assists with the Interviewing and conducts hands-on testing of technical applicants.
• Conduct annual performance appraisal of all direct subordinates.

Work Experience: You must have a minimum of 5 year’s experience leading a workshop team. Experience must be gained from heavy duty vehicles.

Education: Preferably a graduate but not compulsory.

Skills/Competencies:

• Well-honed leadership and management skills; with an ability to motivate others.
• Hands on ‘real-world’ mechanical experience and knowledge.
• Highly computer literate (Microsoft Office).
• Excellent grasp of the English language: verbal and written.
• Sound judgment informed by extensive practical knowledge and experience.
• Innovative, inventive and analytical, able to pre-empt and resolve problems with ease.
• Agile, responsive and good under pressure.
• Able to handle conflict and resolve differences of opinion.