Workshop Foreman Kenyan Job Vacancy in Kisumu
Position: Workshop Foreman
Location: Kisumu
Company profile: Food retailers, Bakers business activities
Main responsibilities:
Location: Kisumu
Company profile: Food retailers, Bakers business activities
Main responsibilities:
- Responsible for maintenance of 30 trucks
- Trucks are Isuzu NPR / NKR and Mitsubishi Canter / FH
- In charge of 12 mechanics
- Ensure full utilisation of workshop available labour and resources to achieve planned operational targets
- Supervise subordinates to produce quality work
- Assist the staff technically and trains them
- Allocate job cards and manages technicians to maximise the throughput by aligning jobs to skill sets within team
- Ensure that the technicians carry out the jobs within the allotted time.
- Ensure the most effective use of available time and equipment.
- Ensure all pre-orders are approved and obtains customer approval for all additional work
- Recommend warranty jobs for the approval of either Service Manager, Workshop Manager. In absence of both Managers, approval can be obtained by the Warranty Supervisor.
- Ensure the workshop observes all warranty process conditions, and supervises the correct tagging and storage of warranty parts.
- Ensure all required information on each job card for each job is properly maintained.
- Identifies and organises staff training needs for improving technical knowledge and job performance.
- Gives practical assistance, on-the-job training and technical advice to subordinates
- Inform the Service Advisor and Workshop Manager if necessary on any unclear working instructions or costly extensions on the repair
