Unitrans, a road fuel, chemical and freight transportation, distribution and logistkal/supply chain Company requires the services of experienced Botswana citizen to fill the following vacant position:
Technical Manager
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An opportunity for an experienced Technical Manager to be responsible for the strategic and operational planning technical function in the Company. To direct activities of technical staff engaged m preparing plans, designs, cost estimates and specifications for experimental, maintenance and modernization programs to determine most feasible approaches to technical problems and improvements.The successful candidate will be based at the Head Office in Gaborone and will be required to travel extensively to the Company’s Depots and across borders.
Job Specification
The incumbent will be expected to:
- Provide technical procurement advice regarding fleet selection and the correct application of trailers and other equipment specific to the relevant operation
- Monitor and ensure that vehicle maintenance expenditure is within budgetary constraints
- Undertake overall coordination of the procurement, maintenance and replacement of the Company fleet of trucks, trailers, tankers and ancillary equipment while ensuring its appearance is to the required standard
- Assist in developing the annual maintenance budget
- Manage the maintenance costs and drive cost saving initiatives for contracts
- Advise contracts and workshops on managing maintenance, tyre control, reducing fuel consumption and workshop running costs
- Ensure compliance with all internal and external audits
- Conduct analysis of failures and provide necessary technical reports with relevant recommendations on how to rectify failures
- Develop and maintain good relationships with suppliers
- Manage all vehicle warranties to ensure that all warranty claims are submitted and finalized
- Maintain and monitor maintenance operating processes and procedures
- Ensure workshop productivity, vehicle availability by reducing the number of breakdowns and compliance with Unitrans planned maintenance system procedures and schedules using existing programmes and software
- Ensure systematic and efficient administration of workshops, stores, vehicles inspections and maintenance and staff matters
- Monitor workshop reports to ensure the maintenance systems and procedures are correctly implemented and submit monthly reports to the General Manager and Technical Executive
- Ensure that skills complement and levels are correct at all times for each workshop and that the necessary training and development of staff is planned and implemented.
Competencies
Essential competencies for this position are, among others:
- Extensive petrochemical experience
- Good communication and negotiating skills
- Computer literacy with good grounding in Excel & word
- Sound working knowledge of Safety, Health, Environment and Orality(SHEQ) management legislation and systems and ability to audit these procedures to ensure their implementation in all workshops
- A proven record in terms of people-management, with special emphasis on Industrial Relations
- 10 years experience in the technical management of a large fleest of fuel and commercial delivery trucks
In terms of training and experience the ideal candidate will possess an Automotive Engineering Degree/diploma or alternatively N4 Diesel Mechanic or relevant technical training and qualifications in hydraulics, truck manufacture & engines.
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JOB APPLICATION DETAILS
Please apply in writing and give as much detail as posssible on each of the following:
* Dates of employment and length of service at each employer;
* Make and model of vehicles worked on;
* Salary at each position held
* Interested parties should direct their applications by no later than 4th July 2019 to the:
HR Manager, Unitrans Botswana,
P.O. Box 426
Gaborone or fax (267)395 9887.
Applications that do not meet all of the above requirements will not be considered.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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