Maintenance Technician at Weststar Vehicle Care Limited

About the role:

• As a Maintenance Technician, you are responsible for performing all kinds of service operations (inspections), defined assembly operations, and maintenance repairs with the highest level of quality and efficiency.
• Through your specialist knowledge, and appreciation of the brand and product, you promote the image of the service organisation, thus contributing to customer satisfaction. You support the system technician during complex repairs to overall systems.
• You will also be required to follow the operating instructions for vehicle repairs; troubleshoot breakdowns; maintain supplies and perform preventive maintenance.

Duties

Repair/ Maintenance

• Research workshop information and checking it is up to date.
• Preparing the equipment for the workplace.
• Completing any and all paperwork relating to the maintenance procedures in a timely manner.
• Performing all maintenance services in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications and in line with the maintenance schedule/computer.
• Carrying out visual inspections, adjustment operations, adjustments, changing and filling operating fluids and replacing wear parts (e.g. brake linings).
• Notify supervisor of any discrepancies of vehicle operations for vehicles that have been inspected.
• Resetting the maintenance systems in accordance with the scope of maintenance.
• Exchanging or replacing defective parts. Preparing the part for return if it has to be returned for reconditioning.
• Checking that the customer’s vehicle has been cleaned.
• Performing defined, as well as comprehensive, assembly and repair operations in cooperation with/under the instruction of a system or Diagnosis Technician.
• Documenting the performed work and returning the workshop order.
• Passing the vehicle on and cleaning up the workplace.
• Follow the Daimler Mercedes-Benz Vehicle Storage Maintenance Guidelines as directed.
• Adhere strictly to the Weststar Associates Limited and Mercedes-Benz safety policy, Handbook and Code of Conduct.

Work Preparation

• Provision of operational and technical support to the Service and Workshop departments in order to meet targets and deadlines.
• Accepting the workshop order and checking the contents for completeness.
• Registering all the accumulated processing times.
• Using various checklists during vehicle reception makes it possible to check and document the proper performance of the individual work steps.

Other special tasks

• Supporting the other departments.
• Any other duties as required by your Supervisor.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial maintenance, HND, or any other relevant field is required.
• 5-7 years of experience working in the service and workshop industry in the automobile industry (preferably with Mercedes-Benz Vehicles).
• Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose mechanical and electrical issues.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Willingness to learn, work and be a team player.
• Analytical thinker and problem solver.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.