Reports to: Workshop Manager
Remuneration: R35000.00
Purpose Of The Job: Our Client a supplier of construction aggregates, has a fleet of heavy commercial machinery and vehicles that need maintaining and repairing, they require an experienced Truck / Yellow Metal Workshop / Junior Workshop Manager, to join their Team!
Duties: - Assist and Shadow Workshop Manager with day-to day operations to learn and ultimately take over
- Sourcing of Truck, Trailer and Yellow machine parts at the best price, and quality depending on the urgency of the repair at hand
- To monitor breakdowns on group and log breakdowns with OEM or send a technician
- Learning Syrinx Workshop Management Software:
- Opening, assigning and re-assigning Jobs to Technicians including Breakdowns that will suit them best that requires urgency and that they are always busy
- Checking and closing Job cards and doing parts Costing
- Raising Purchase Orders, Doing Receipts, Entering Supplier Invoices
- Writing of Manual orders, and linking invoicing to orders with other admin parallel with new Syrinx Software with aim to be paperless in time
- Service and repair parts inventory monitoring and replenishing, packing and organizing store and office
- Service schedule update and reminders on Syrinx and excel sheets
- Other service and campaign sheet updating in Syrinx and excel
- Have a “own business” mindset and to look at this role and costs and responsibility as if it’s your own business and fleet
- Further Duties to be discussed in Interview
Experience / Qualifications: - Basic Technical knowledge on Trucks, Trailers, yellow machines and Cars
- Parts ordering experience preferred
- Managing people before preferred
- No Official Qualification needed, but would be an advantage
- Fluent in English
- Communication skills to build relationships with employees, suppliers, and negotiate pricing
- Basic Computer Skills – specifically Excel with basic formulas, Outlook, etc
- Workshop/Parts software experience would be an advantage
- Attention to detail, to work at a VERY Fast pace, and keep track of multiple tasks simultaneously
- Good memory is needed, if you know you are forgetful you will not cope in this role
Requirements: - Minimum of 2-3 years in same or similar role as Junior Workshop Manager, in a Truck, Yellow Metal environment
- Standard Hours 7am-5pm – be willing to work some Saturdays, and overtime if needed
- Trucks start as early as 4:30 and come in as late as 21:30, willing to action breakdowns or repairs to technicians in these hours, and Sometimes Saturdays and Sundays depending on workload
- Must have valid driver’s license
- Own transport to and from work needed
*Only candidates that meet the criteria will be shortlisted and contacted *If you have not heard from us within 14 days from submission of your CV to us, you can assume you have not been successful *Only candidates with Automotive Industry experience will be considered and contacted unless otherwise stipulated If you are interested and have the required SKILLS and EXPERIENCE according to the job spec, please UPLOAD your current, updated CV on our Website using the following link: For further information please feel free to contact Debbie at Select Motor Recruitment 011 615 7747 Applications should be submitted no later than Monday 28 October 2024.
