Technical Manager

Duties

• Accountable for the management and control off all fleet maintenance nationally and in neighbouring countries
• Vehicle Maintenance:
• Manage and monitors all planned vehicle maintenance activities
• Manage and monitors vehicle availability and takes corrective action as required
• Provides feedback to management regarding condition and further maintenance requirements related to the national fleet
• Liaises with regional operations regarding maintenance planning and issues of non-compliance
• Liaises with all service providers on fleet maintenance including FML contract vehicle providers
• Management and optimization of the Operation department’s human resources under your control
• Perform ad-hoc vehicle inspections and audits
• Report the fleet status and down time daily to the COO and CEO
• Critical Outcomes:
•  Maintenance standards, policies and procedures
• Compliance and all regulatory requirements are met and adhered to at all time
• Fleet standards are maintained at all times
• Maintains a greater than 90 percent fleet availability
• Defect and break- down repairs:
• Analyses breakdown incidents in order to provide input to maintenance strategies and standards
• Controls maintenance management 3rd party resource performance regarding breakdown repairs
• Liaises with regional operations and staff regarding breakdown events, defect repairs and corrective action
• Monitors driver related abuse and vehicle damage
• Reports same to National Operations manager
• Critical Outcomes:
• Breakdowns and defects repairs are repaired to the required standard, with minimum downtime on fleet
• Root causes are addressed to reduce costs
• Financial Management and cost control:
•  Evaluates and approves maintenance related purchases
• Analyses maintenance expenditure and costs in terms of targets and budgets and takes necessary corrective actions
• Develops budgets and presents for approval
• Critical Outcomes: Costs are controlled and remain within budget
• Administration:
• Ensures that all administrative requirements are met in the maintenance operation in compliance with company and customer standards and aligned to statutory requirements
• Critical Outcomes:
• Accurate administration processes applied
• Human Resource Management:
• Conducts Periodic performance evaluates in accordance with company requirements
• Plans and approves leave for all direct reports
• Evaluates resource deployment and takes appropriate corrective action
• Performs job interviews and participates in candidate selection within maintenance space
• Critical Outcomes:
• Ensure effective management and deployment of maintenance staff aligned to company requirements and standards
• Resources and facilities management:
• Inspects and audits maintenance facilities
• Audits and selects contractors and suppliers
• Monitors use of maintenance vehicles
• Ensures that all related equipment and facilities are used in accordance with the relevant procedures and legislative requirements
• Critical Outcomes:
• Internal facilities and third party contractors/suppliers comply with requirements and standards
• Control of use of company maintenance vehicles
• Compliance with company standards, ethics and safety requirements:
• Ensure that all related safe working procedures, standards and legislative requirements are adhered to
• Ensures that staff and third party contractors comply with all relevant working procedures, legislation and customer site requirements
• Brings all issues relating to non-compliance and dishonesty to the attention of the General Manager and CEO
• Provides technical assistance during incident and accident investigations
• Critical Outcomes:
• Remain current with legislation
• Company not exposed to non-compliance risk

Requisites

• Qualified Technician with trade test certificate and management training certificates
• Fluent in English and Portuguese
• Solid knowledge of Technology
• Dynamic
• Proactive
• Capacity of Analyse
• Minimum 5 years in Operation with an additional 5 years’ experience in maintenance management

Notes

• Only short listed applicants will be contacted