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Job Title:   Workshop Foreman

Organisation: EnviroServ Uganda Ltd

Duty Station:   Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Maintenance Manager

About the Company:

EnviroServ Uganda Ltd. offers cost-effective solutions to complex hazardous and non-hazardous waste and chemical pollution problems. We raise the standards in environmental stewardship and provide peace of mind.

Job Summary: The Workshop Foreman will ensure that the division benefits from the lowest possible equipment operating costs with the highest possible vehicle uptime. To implement all SHEQ and maintenance policies within the workshop. Ensure adherence to all environmental and relevant legislative requirements.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Maintenance Procedures and Performance

• Understanding of maintenance budgets.
• Ensuring compliance to maintenance and SHEQ standards and procedures
• Ensuring fleet is maintained to manufacturer’s specifications
• You are to adhere to all environmental responsibilities and relevant legislative requirements.

Management Functions

• Attend daily maintenance and operations meetings
• Ensuring regular and timeous communication between operations and maintenance departments.
• Ensuring that all relevant paperwork is completed accurately and timeously.
• Managing staff according to group HR policy
• Assist Workshop Administrator with parts purchasing and break-downs.

Key Performance areas:

• Adherence to Maintenance and SHEQ Procedures and Policies
• Optimize fleet availability and reduce downtime.
• Control work under his responsibility.
• Ensure COFs and services are completed on time.
• Completion of job cards (Sign off and filing)

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Educational Qualifications: A degree or diploma in mechanical or automotive engineering
• Experience Requirements: A minimum of 5 years hands on fleet maintenance experience in the Trucking industry, of which 3 years’ must be in supervising a workshop or fleet maintenance team. Must be a qualified Diesel Motor Mechanic. Good knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Good basic knowledge of vehicle electrics.

Key Competencies (Essential)

• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to satisfy customers/clients
• Ability to take decisions based on sound reasoning.
• Attention to detail
• Dedicated to service excellence
• Good time management
• Honesty and integrity
• Initiative
• Motivation of staff and self motivation
• Team player

Key Competencies (Desirable

• Analytical thinking
• Information Seeking
• Initiative
• Achievement Orientation
• Leadership

How to Apply:

Use the “JOB TITLE” in the Email subject line when applying for this vacancy. All candidates should submit a detailed curriculum vitae and motivational letter to email: recruitment@enviroserv.co.ug

NB: Should the applicant not receive a response within 30 days of the advert closing date, please consider the application unsuccessful

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