Workshop Manager at Buckler Ordnance Systems Limited

Location: Sangotedo, Lagos

Job Description

• Accomplishes workshop team results by communicating job expectations, planning, monitoring, and appraising job results. coaching, counselling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
• Maintains workflow by monitoring steps of the process; setting processing variables; observing control points and equipment.
• Monitoring personnel and resources; studying methods; implementing cost reductions; following reporting procedures and systems. Facilitating corrections to malfunctions; initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation amongst workshop team members.
• Ensures production orders are fulfilled On-Time, In-Full, Right Product and Undamaged.
• Conducts fortnightly safety meetings with the workshop team.
• Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
• Develops operations and maintenance protocols; trains artisans and operators to set-up, run and maintain equipment for greatest efficiency
• Keeps equipment operational by coordinating maintenance and repair services
• Ensures operation of equipment by calling for repairs, evaluating new equipment and techniques. Subject to the approval of the Workshop Manager.
• Provides manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analysing production records and data, answering questions, and responding to requests.
• Improves manufacturing efficiency by analysing and planning staffing, materials flow, space requirements, and equipment layout
• Resolves personnel problems by analysing data; investigating issues; identifying solutions; recommending action.
• Ensures that repairs are performed in a professional manner and in accordance with industry-accepted good practice.
• Coordinates, supervises and controls workshop activities, including the scheduling of work for technicians.
• Provides guidance to technicians in the diagnosis of mechanical or electrical problems;
• Organizes the repair and routine maintenance of production equipment;
• Create a production schedule the technicians;
• Ensure that Technicians use their time effectively and efficiently during work hours;
• Upon completion of normal repairs and/or service, inspect and test vehicle with the Technician who completed the job to ensure the vehicle has been repaired and/or serviced in accordance with the customer’s instructions and manufacturers guidelines;
• Ensures customers receive the best quality service by requiring that all jobs are completed correctly the first time.
• Ensures all customer vehicle is presented back to the customer in a clean and presentable standard;
• Checks and inspect that all tools are available and maintained in the correct place and that all equipment is in suitable working condition;
• Controls and sets workshop behavioural standards and maintain staff morale;
• Advises all new and existing workshop staff member of policies and procedures and adherence to these policies and procedures;
• Sets a regular workshop cleaning schedule highlighting employees specific duties;
• Gives technical advice as required and prepares technical reports;
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree in relevant fields.
• At least two year’s experience as a Workshop Manager.
• Must have experience in the Automobile industry.
• Project management skills and experience managing multi-skilled workers.
• Action-oriented; driven to meet or beat milestones and deadlines.
• Must be Computer literate and smartphone savvy.
• Sufficient vision or other powers of observation permits employee to conduct analysis and investigations.
• Must reside in or around Sangotedo Lagos.