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United Diesel; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Al Rostamani Group in the UAE seeks an experienced Workshop Supervisor for its United Diesel service arm. Lead daily workshop activities, optimize resources, and drive productivity while maintaining quality and budget targets.

You will supervise technicians, monitor performance, deliver monthly reports, ensure adherence to manufacturer guidelines, and uphold safety standards in a fast-paced automotive environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of supervisory experience in an automotive workshop.
• Diploma in Automotive Technology is required; a Bachelor's degree is desirable.
• Strong knowledge of workshop operations, parts, safety, and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily workshop operations and achieve targets.
• Monitor productivity and equipment utilization; report to management.
• Prepare monthly performance reports and budgets.
• Ensure repairs comply with manufacturer guidelines and safety standards.
• Coordinate with Parts and service teams to ensure smooth service flow.
• Lead team meetings and coach staff for performance.

Skills

Mechanical knowledge

Administration & management

Operation monitoring

Quality control

Health and safety

Education

Diploma in Automotive Technology

Bachelor's degree desirable

Job description

Job Description:

Every employee at Al Rostamani Group plays a role in making a real difference to the business and our customers. We care for our employees by offering them meaningful and purposeful work and an opportunity to grow, learn, contribute and succeed. Today, the Al Rostamani Group has come a long way since its birth in 1957. Our group has grown steadfastly with the guiding principles of Commitment, Care & Vision, alongside a strong sense of active involvement in the community. We are a well-diversified group, with a key presence in industries such as General Trading, Automobiles and Heavy Equipment, Travel, Foreign Exchange, Financial Services, Property Management, Construction, Infrastructure Development and Information Technology Services. Our Group employs approximately 2000 people from 41 different nationalities, which contributes to our multicultural and multi-national environment.

United Diesel is specialized in commercial vehicles and is the authorized distributor of Renault Trucks, Tata Motor, Buses and Trucks. It offers complete after Sales Services and provides innovative transport solutions.

Job Purpose

Supervise daily activities of the workshop in order to maintain high level of productivity and quality services motivating the team. Achieve desired customer satisfaction by optimizing allocated resources while meeting and improving workshop's budget and profitability.

The jobholder is responsible for the cost control measures and delivering the financial results of the assigned target

Job Responsibilities

• Assist Service Manager in preparing annual service targets for the branch, and set monthly targets accordingly (Gross Profit, Labour Revenue, No of vehicles serviced, CSI, Productivity, Efficiency, Retention…etc.) and continues monitor the achievement and take necessary proactive action in order to achieve given target.
• Supervise daily affairs of workshop by monitoring the efficiency, productivity and utilization levels of the workshop and identifying improvement areas through feedback received from customers to ensure that the team achieves required standards of service.
• Prepare, submit and communicate monthly reports detailing all key figures associated with the role to the Management for monitoring progress against plans and targets.
• Ensure the Work Instructions procedures are properly implemented and completed for quick turnaround time of the vehicle to Ensure repair is conducted with full adherence to manufacturer guidelines
• Monitor availability of the spares & other consumables in coordinate with Parts department and other vendor ensure smooth operation of services
• Resolve escalated customer complaints and implement corrective actions to avoid recurrence in order to improve customer satisfaction index
• Ensure repairs (recall / warranty/ general repair) are carried out as per the guidelines of the manufacture to meet repair quality
• Conducts regular team meetings to review performances, achievements of targets and ensures that employees remain abreast with business outlook.
• Monitors, coaches and councils operational team to improve and enhance performance. Provides technical support, necessary tools and information enabling them to accomplish their tasks in fast and efficient manner
• Monitor all service processes and identify opportunities to improve the same and plan appropriate initiatives to implement the improvements
• Update the MRQ with changes in the service department business process to keep QMS documentation up to date
• Ensure the effective achievement of functional objectives through the leadership of function – setting individual objectives, managing performance, developing and motivating staff, provision of formal and informal feedback and appraisal – in order to ensure that the highest level of performance is achieved

Job Requirements

Qualifications

• Diploma in Automotive Technology
• Bachelor Degree Desirable

Experience

3 Years of supervisory work experience in automotive workshop

Knowledge & Skills

• Mechanical — Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance
• Administration and Management — Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modelling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources
• Operation Monitoring — Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly
• Quality Control Analysis — Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance
• Health and Safety — Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures of promoting health and safety of self, team, property, etc.

At Al Rostamani Group, we seek talented people who work hard to achieve great things. We consider not only your skills and experience, but also your passion for the role, your desire to learn and how well you align with our core values of care, commitment and vision.