Workshop Supervisor Job in Eldoret, Kenya

Job Title: Workshop Supervisor

Reports to: Workshop Manager
 

Supervises: Workshop Team

Location: Eldoret

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist in streamlining workshop operations while ensuring standards of operation and compliance to legal requirements,


• Supervise employees in the workshop and provide leadership and training to all workshop staff,


• Review job card orders so as to ensure that all actions have been documented and acted upon accordingly within the time specified,


• Ensure all equipments and tools are clean and safe to operate on a daily basis,


• Ensure that a safe and clean working environment is maintained at all times in the workshop,


• Report all equipment and machine breakdown to the workshop manager,


• Instruct/assist workshop team to undertake particular work assignments,


• Assist in completing documentation required by customers/suppliers,


• Conduct a roll call every morning and ensure the master roll is updated,


• Organize and chair tool box meetings, prepare and circulate minutes to all concerned parties,


• Assist the SHEQ officer in handling safety related issues especially driver violations,


• Assist the SHEQ Officer in monitoring truck movement in order to issue warning letters for night driving or over-speeding to drivers,


• Maintain proper truck maintenance records for all vehicles,


• In case of accidents, assist the SHEQ officer in investigations and compiling accident reports,


• Maintain truck incident records,


• Ensure cost effective procurement of spare parts and maintain accurate inventory records for the same,


• Vet spare parts suppliers and ensure spares supplied are of high quality,


• Prepare workshop procedures and work instructions for activities in the yard,


• Ensure that health and safety procedure and developed and implemented,


• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Management.

Person Specification

• KCSE qualifications


• Diploma certificate in automotive engineering or Grade I Mechanic certificate,


• 5 years progressive work experience, two of which should be in a similar position preferably dealing with Mercedes Actros and Axor, Scania trucks,


• MS Office knowledge,


• Excellent report writing skills,


• Good communication skills both written and spoken.

If you know someone who meets the criteria, please forward the CV’s to be received on or before 20th June 2016 to vacancies.kll@gmail.com 

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