Workshop Foreman

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

Job Requirements

• Grade 12
• Motor Industry Experience
• Quality Control Experience
• Must be able to do quality checks on mechanical and body repairs, check quality going to customer (quality controller)
• Computer Literate – Basic excel

Job Description

• Support the Workshop Manager in a constructive manner, ensuring that the internal department relationships are properly maintained
• Motivate the workshop staff through sound leadership
• Give clear direction to all staff. Promote a sense of well being and apply the belief of "care and growth"
• Apply strict measure to the company SHE policy at all times
• Install a culture of safety first. Ensure safety meetings are met weekly including reports which are included as addendum to company policy
• Condition report to be kept of all special tools, equipment, and workshop equipment
• Report to Workshop Manager on defective load equipment, such as overhead cranes, jacks and trestles and other lifting devices
• Build sound relationships with parts staff
• Build sound relationships with sublet suppliers
• Ensure Best Practices are always applied. Proper housekeeping, in and around the facility, O Be conscious of cost saving. Establish a culture of ''waste not-want not" O Keep the staff well informed of change within the company
• Share product information, make use of all electronic media and notice boards. Product bulletins etc.

Key Drives

• Accurate control of all productive staff, ensure that the daily job load is evenly
• Spread to all the technicians. Apply sound principles of fairness and encourage teamwork daily
• Measure all levels of outputs, such as productivity, efficiency, and throughput,
• Accurately forecast on all measures in the workshop, Including oil/lube sales and volumes
• Be conscious of all labor activities; ensure idle time is kept to the minimum
• Ensure that all vehicles are properly road tested and quality controls performed on each vehicle. Ensure the job card accurately describes all work performed and all job cards are signed by both technician and foreman
• Wash bay activities. The wash bay is the last most important section of your service delivery process. Ensure, with Manager that the staff and or sub contracted people are committed and fully productive at all times. Discuss with the Workshop Manager, document a process which can be effectively implemented
• SHE: adhere to company policy
• Up sell the job card, make sure that every opportunity to earn from a job card is exhausted. Then deliver on the quotation with the highest job quality and priority, every customer is important
• Ensure that all warranty claims are correctly diagnosed in terms of the 3 Cl s. Complaint, Cause and Correction

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