Workshop Manager

**ROLE PROFILE: WORKSHOP MANAGER**

**Job Type**: Full-time

**JOB OVERVIEW**:
Manage and lead a team of technicians and trainees and support to ensure effective efficient repair and maintenance operations as well as refurbishment

Oversee the scheduling of repairs and maintenance tasks to ensure that all work is completed within set timelines.

Responsible to ensure a safe, efficient and productive working environment according to regulations and all laws relevant to the tasks.

**Duties & Responsibilities**
- Overall management, direction and control of all workshop functional departments to ensure maximum output
- Production and efficiency of the Workshop
- Oversight for ensuring that job cards are opened, allocated and that supplies are ordered for each job.
- Oversight of parts management-manage inward goods, checking quantities, dispatching goods and receipting goods
- Technical oversight - responsible for job allocation and job flow in the workshop including job scheduling
- Quality Control
- Direct and control staff to ensure that they carry out their responsibilities.
- Schedule and co-ordinate all aspects for maximum output
- Develop and maintain good working relationships with customers and suppliers
- Develop effective working relationships with all employees to ensure harmonious relations in the workshop
- Develop and implement short and long term plans to ensure the workshop and staff has all the necessary resources to deliver timeously and efficiently
- Manage the workshop staff who report directly to you
- Attend weekly production/project meetings
- Plan your work on a weekly basis according to production/project schedule
- Be flexible in your focus to accommodate unforeseen production/project requirements - ie breakdowns
- Prepare a program of all prioritized work
- Provide daily feedback to Managing Director
- Develop and implement production/project schedule as basis for your planning requirements
- Ensure technicians are site ready - ie spares/paperwork/clothes/ppe etc
- Management of Technicians
- Ensure parts availability
- Technical support for Technicians on and off site
- Handle queries from site - Technician and Customer
- Monthly stock take
- Ensure vehicle service and maintenance is up to date
- Ensure vehicle licence is valid ( vehicle check list)
- Monthly vehicle checks mandatory
- Monthly tool checks mandatory
- Reporting accidents / incidents to Management
- Scheduling/allocation of vehicles to technicians

**Desired Experience & Qualification**
- Grade 12
- Minimum of 5 year's experience as a Workshop Manager
- Relevant Post Matric Qualifications will be an added advantage

**Skills**:

- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Professional technical qualification, mechanical, electrical and hydraulics’ will be of great advantage.
- Knowledge of proper safety procedures, equipment maintenance, and workshop best practices.
- Ability to work with people at various levels from shop floor to senior management.
- People management skills and the ability to motivate others.
- Quality and productivity focused.
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Proficient Microsoft Office / 365 working skills
- Working knowledge of MS Projects
- Excellent administration skills
- Excellent people skills
- Adaptable
- Hard worker and solid work ethic
- Strong organisational skills
- Ability to plan and complete tasks
- Administration and proper filing skills/Record keeping
- Numerical and analytical skills
- Articulate with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels is essential
- Accuracy and Attention to detail
- Time Management
- Accurate data and information management
- Excellent communication skills - both written and verbal - English

**Abilities**:

- Able to work independently as well as in a team
- Able to focus and provide work of an extremely high quality
- Able and prepared to work weekends and standby when required

**Other**:

- You may be required to perform other or general work due to operational requirements, for which you are either qualified and/or capable of doing so, or any duties that may be reasonably expected of you
- Must be willing to work alternate weekends and when needed
- Must be willing to relocate to Witbank - Mpumalanga
- Must have a smart phone with Whatsapp

**Package & Remuneration**

**Salary**: R30,000.00 - R50,000.00 per month (NEG, DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE)

Pay: R30 000,00 - R50 000,00 per month

Work Location: In person