Workshop Supervisor II at White Soul Group

LOCATION: Ewekoro and Calabar

The Workshop Supervisor would support the maintenance department to ensure that fleet of trucks are available, dependable and well maintained at all times. He/She would be responsible for troubleshooting, certifying maintenance jobs, supervising the technicians and reducing high way breakdowns.

Duties and responsibilities

• Assist to coordinate the activities of the workshop on a day to day basis.
• Organize and supervise the servicing, maintenance and repair of the company’s fleet and ensure that the vehicles are in good working conditions at all times.
• Ensure that the vehicles come to the workshop at the designated kilometers for servicing.
• Supervise the maintenance and repair of all of the vehicle fleet and other technical support equipment to ensuring that overhauls, preventative maintenance and repair are done in a cost effective manner, with attention given to quality and longer duration of vehicles
• Ensure that planning, scheduling, and unscheduled repairs are carried out efficiently and cost effectively, with quality service
• Regularly report progress on each job to line manager
• Ensure that all the tools and equipment in the workshop are functional and are being prudently used.
• Technical supervision of vehicles at all points
• Avoid and ensure pilfering of the company’s tools and materials do not occur through thorough monitoring
• Assign vehicles for maintenance to a designated Mechanic(s) and take proper records in case the vehicles fails with guidance from line manager
• Design a working time frame to ensure vehicles do not exceed the required time at the workshop.
• Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly maintenance reports
• Any other duties related to or arising from the performance of what is listed above.

REQUIREMENTS

• Educational Qualifications
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from a recognized tertiary institution

Experience

• Minimum 7 years of progressive working experience in a similar position
• Proven experience working with trucks and semi-literate mechanics
• Knowledge and experience with HOWO trucks is an added advantage

Skills and Abilities

• Must be able to develop and maintain best practices for workshop procedures
• He must be computer literate with relevant workshop and vehicle maintenance procedures
• Must be experienced in interpreting manufacturers' manuals, using modern diagnostic equipment and implementing preventive maintenance procedures
• Hands-on experience in truck, light or heavy equipment maintenance and repair.
• Knowledge of truck’s components and maintenance of such components.
• Ability to read and comprehend service and technical information
• Ability to troubleshoot, diagnose and repair equipment with accuracy and speed.