Workshop Manager at Vodstra Limited

Core Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing leadership, general servicing, maintenance, repair of the vehicles to ensure zero breakdowns.

Specific Job Functions

• Provide leadership for the workshop by establishing vision, strategy and direction to meet Management objectives.
• Experienced in engine overhauling
• Shall administer the workshop on a daily basis.
• Shall ensure zero breakdown policy of the company is strictly adhered to.
• Plan strategies and coordinate resources for proper coverage of continuous improvement activities of the workshop
• Maintain an efficient, economical and continuous improved workshop operation by establishing the preventative maintenance
• Shall organize and supervise the servicing, maintenance and repair of the company’s fleet and shall ensure that the vehicles come to the workshop at the designated kilometers for servicing.
• Develop operating and capital budgets, manage expenses, identify opportunities to reduce costs and track performance against these budgets.
• Supervise and coordinate vendors, as required;
• Monitor inventory of spare parts; approve requisitions for new spare parts from Store, as required to ensure that such parts requested are used for the purpose for which they are requested.
• Deploy a spare parts management system to ensure best practice cost philosophy
• Ensure the mobile maintenance team is always available when called upon.

Candidate Profile

• HND/BSc in Automobile/Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum of 10 years relevant and practical experience in managing Technicians/Mechanics
• Experience in the repairs of Tata, Actros, Man Diesel and Mercedes Trucks
• Good multi-tasking skills
• Pro-active and organized
• Leadership, coordinating, scheduling and problem-solving skills