Workshop Manager at White Soul Group - 3 Openings

White Soul Group is an automobile sales and haulage compay with reach across several parts of Nigeria and beyond.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Workshop Manager

Locations: Ikeja - Lagos, Cross River and Ogun
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• The Workshop Manager will lead the activities of the maintenance department to ensure that fleet is available, dependable and safe at all times.
• He/She would be responsible for the general servicing, maintenance, repair of the vehicles, investigating causes of breakdowns and taking corrective actions to forestall future occurrences.
• Coordinate the activities of the workshop on a day to day basis.
• Organize and supervise the servicing, maintenance and repair of the company’s fleet and ensure that the vehicles are in good working conditions at all times.
• Ensure that the vehicles come to the workshop at the designated kilometers for servicing.
• Supervise the maintenance and repair of all of the vehicle fleet and other technical support equipment to ensuring that overhauls, preventative maintenance and repair are done in a cost effective manner, with attention given to quality and longer duration of vehicles.
• Ensure that the vehicles are maintained in a safe and reliable working condition in accordance with planned preventive maintenance program and to identify and rectify repetitive problems
• Ensure that planning, scheduling, and unscheduled repairs are carried out efficiently and cost effectively, with quality service
• Oversees the administrative requirements of the workshop, including warranty obligations, inspection records, manual updates, equipment defect reports, maintenance services, policies, procedures, and practices
• Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly maintenance reports
• Any other duties related to or arising from the performance of what is listed above.

Educational Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from a recognized tertiary institution

Experience:

• Minimum of 8 years of progressive working experience in a similar position
• Proven experience working with trucks and semi-literate mechanics

Skills and Abilities:

• Must be able to develop and maintain best practices for workshop procedures
• He must be computer literate with relevant workshop and vehicle maintenance procedures
• Must be experienced in interpreting manufacturers' manuals, using modern diagnostic equipment and implementing preventive maintenance procedures
• Hands-on experience in truck, light or heavy equipment maintenance and repair.
• Knowledge of truck’s components and maintenance of such components.
• Ability to read and comprehend service and technical information
• Ability to troubleshoot, diagnose and repair equipment with accuracy and speed.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

Application Closing Date
14th February, 2023.