Maintenance Manager Job in Tanzania

Maintenance Manager

Job Description

• The Maintenance Manager is responsible for the maintenance of fleet equipment at one or more locations


• Managing a team(s) of technicians (mechanics) who are responsible for the preventive maintenance and repair of a fleet of over 250 vehicles (Sccania and DAF trucks)


• Provide direction, either directly or indirectly, to a group of technicians to ensure that all repairs and maintenance to Republic Services’ equipment, including trucks, containers and other heavy duty equipment, are performed in compliance with the Company’s safety and maintenance standards, and in compliance with all federal and state regulations.


• Will be responsible for planning and scheduling the repair work for his or her work group to ensure that all work is done in a safe and timely manner, reducing lost productivity within the shop.


• Provide direction to all technician levels, as well as the lead technicians, in the maintenance shop and may manage a Site Maintenance Supervisor in a satellite maintenance shop or a Maintenance Shift Supervisor, assigned to his or her work group to ensure that all repair and maintenance work is performed in a safe, efficient and timely manner.


• Oversee the planning and scheduling of all repair work to increase productivity.


• Monitor the shop’s operational performance and efficiency and take action to redirect activities as appropriate.


• Report to management on shop performance, and implement procedures for process or programmatic changes for improvement for efficiencies


• Manage lead technicians and maintenance supervisor(s) in the maintenance shop, to include such responsibilities as overseeing daily shop huddles; fleet walks; coaching and counseling lead technician and maintenance supervisor(s) on performance and corrective action, when necessary; make hiring and termination decisions, in concert with Human Resources and appropriate management; oversee employee training and performance evaluation; evaluate, recommend and approve supervisor recommendations for merit increase, promotion and job change recommendations, as appropriate.


• Maintain an on-going preventive maintenance program for assigned locations.


• Identify trends in road calls, break downs


• Oversee maintenance of the building and other facility on site


• Control maintenance costs relating to personnel, purchasing, inventory control and outsourcing of repairs

Requirements

• Knowledge of basic computer skills and Microsoft Office


• Ability to use diagnostic system and experience is using it before (Navigator series Texa and Davie DAF) Scania and Daf truck experience


• Automatic + >2008 truck experience


• Experience in related field of minimum 8 + years required

Deadline for applications is 15th December 2015

Applicants to send their CVs to peoplepowerltd@gmail.com

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.