Jobs at Compovine Technologies Limited

Job Description

• Ensures safety of the Vehicle Maintenance employees and compliance with internal safe work practice standards as well as regulatory safety standards (MSHA and OSHA as appropriate).
• Ensures compliance with environmental internal work practices and regulatory standards applying to the work place, such as SPCC regulations on storage and disposal of used oils.
• Implements departmental preventive maintenance and repair programs and procedures that ensure safety of employees and result in cost-effective utilization of company equipment.
• Supervises the work of vehicle maintenance employees on a day-to-day basis; Utilizes knowledge of vehicle maintenance to train and improve employees’ knowledge, skills, effectiveness and safe work habits.
• Approves and manages third party repair services. Prepares purchase justifications for large repair expenses and/or capital purchases.
• Assists with the evaluation and review of new equipment purchases.
• Utilizes computer hardware and software to diagnose vehicle repair needs; Assists mechanics with repairs.
• Completes data entry records and reports in the Vehicle Maintenance database; Utilizes internet resources for parts identification and proper maintenance procedures on various equipment; Utilizes email for inter-departmental communications.
• Partners with Procurement to place part orders, supplies and services required for vehicle maintenance and repairs, according to departmental procedures and requirements; Partners with warehouse management to maintain essential inventory of parts and supplies as needed.
• Prioritizes and schedules maintenance and repairs through eMaint (work order software) to effectively meet the operational needs of departments requesting vehicle maintenance work; Maintains a professional and customer-service oriented atmosphere in the department; Works cooperatively with a team approach with other department heads and supervisors.
• Ensures accurate recording of technician labor hours assigned to work orders and manages completion of work within industry established flat rate hours.
• Ensures maintenance and availability of diesel engines required for kiln operations.
• Manages equipment and processes related to on-road and off-road mobile equipment fuel storage and dispensing equipment.
• Handles special projects.

Qualifications

• B.Sc / HND (2.2 lower class or Upper Credit) in Mechanical Engineering
• 8 years and above working experience.
• Must know how to repair vehicles
• Highly qualified as a diesel mechanic trainer.
• High level of competency and ability to partner with other leaders to prioritize work to strategically meet competing and changing needs among a variety of internal customers.
• Experience and competency in managing a “customer centric” service model for vehicle repairs.
• Experience and competency in developing and implementing preventive maintenance, and predictive maintenance programs.
• Competency in utilizing Excel and Word software as well as vehicle diagnostic software.
• High level of integrity and reliability.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills.
• Strong team leadership skills; tact, diplomacy, professionalism.

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Job Description

• Vehicle Maintenance Officers often work with all parts of a vehicle and its systems, from steering and brakes to air conditioning.
• They will examine vehicles to identify damage or faults, and then fix the issues.

Based on listings we analyzed, a motor mechanic’s duties typically involve:

Inspecting and testing vehicles:

• The Vehicle maintenance officer is responsible for testing parts to make sure they are running as they should, and following checklists to ensure that all critical areas of the car are examined properly.

Performing maintenance checks:

• The vehicle maintenance officer performs basic checks to ensure the vehicles are running properly, such as changing the oil and replacing filters.
• These checks need to adhere to company and industry test procedures, so the vehicle maintenance officer will be responsible for ensuring these guidelines are met.

Advising clients on issues:

• Day to day, vehicle maintenance officers typically work on cars and bikes and assess problems with them.
• This will entail communicating the issues with the management and explaining technical information about the problems and repairs to them in an easy to understand way, as well as advising of the cost.

Repairing or replacing parts:

• If issues have been identified on the vehicle, it’s the vehicle maintenance job to replace or repair the damage to parts, such as gearboxes or generators, to certain specifications.
• These may be minor tasks or larger jobs which require more technical expertise.

Maintain vehicle:

• In order to ensure that the correct standards are met, the vehicle maintenance officers need to maintain the vehicle and test it regularly.
• Part of the vehicle maintenance officer job is to service, adjust, and test these vehicles to ensure high standards are maintained.

Requirements

• B.Sc / HND in Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum of 4 years experience in Vehicle maintenance space
• Great interpersonal skills
• Strong problem-solving skills.