Diesel Mechanic (Workshop Foreman)

  • Location:
    Durban Durban Durban Durban
  • Salary:
    negotiable
  • Job type:
    Full-Time
  • Posted:
    1 year ago
  • Category:
    Automotive
  • Deadline:
    Open
  • Job Level:
  • Languages:
    English

Purpose of the Role:

Supervise the activities of workshop employees to meet required departmental targets at the required levels of efficiency and service deliver.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Supervision of daily staff activities
  • Effective daily planning of work ensuring efficiency at all times
  • Allocate available Technician according to the production plans
  • Ensuring high level of customer satisfaction is met consistently
  • Control WIP (Work In Progress) until completed
  • Liaise with service advisor to ensure correct completion and processing of documentation
  • Monitor and control progress of jobs ensuring feedback to service advisors
  • Ensure relevant technical literature is in place providing guidance where required
  • Ensure that Technicians comply with the Standards
  • Ensure necessary control of workshop equipment, vehicles and special tools
  • Observe and follow directives given in policies, instructions as well as SHEQ
  • Ensure road testing and programming of vehicles according to required standards
  • Ensure vehicle testing is carried out
  • Address any issues of poor workmanship immediately

 

Education & Work Experience Requirements:

  • Matric / N3
  • Diesel Mechanic Trade Test
  • Five (5) years’ experience working as a Diesel Mechanic, 2 of which must be in a Team Leader/ Supervisor capacity within the workshop environment.