Head of Maintenance Workshop and Mobile Equipment

Position to be based in Lusanda, Angola

Key purpose:

The Head of the Workshop will report to the Head of the maintenance department. Must be an organizer and leader within the workshop, with resource management capacity, planner and methodical. You should know the rules for organizing a workshop. He will be responsible for the performance and organization of the workshop. The position is based in Luanda, Angola.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Plan, organize and lead daily activities in an auto repair shop
• Define and keep organized areas, activity spaces and material flows
• Prepare and maintain records of preventive maintenance and repairs.
• Develop maintenance plans and activity distribution
• Controlling activity costs
• Select and recruit technical staff for the workshop
• Define, control and maintain workshop and employee performance indexes
• Organize tasks, priorities and area of action
• Lead and organize teams
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing

Qualifications and experience:

• Superior technical training in equipment maintenance
• Strong organizational and leadership skills
• Minimum experience of 5 years in leading and managing auto repair shops and large equipment.
• Knowledge of management models and error diagnosis Lean 6 sigma, Kanban, FMEA, 5 Whys, PDCA
• Knowledge of international maintenance standards
• Ability to plan, organize and follow up on plans
• Ability to prepare instructions and manuals
• Ability to read and follow instructions, manuals, mechanical, hydraulic and electrical schematics
• Detect skills deficits and propose training plans
• Ability to train staff and teams
• Proficiency in Microsoft, SAP IT tools