Fleet Assistant and Tyre Controller

Express Employment Professionals Midrand; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 134,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals Midrand seeks an operational tyre controller to manage tyres for fleet vehicles and trailers. The role includes coordinating tyre fitment, inspections, and stock control, ensuring accurate records and timely maintenance.

Candidates will monitor tyre life and costs, support workshops, and liaise with suppliers. This on-site position requires coordinating with drivers and workshop staff to optimise tyre performance.

Responsibilities

• Control tyre movements, including fitment, removal, rotation, replacement, retread and scrap process.
• Maintain accurate tyre history and records per vehicle or trailer.
• Monitor tyre condition through regular inspections and identify irregular wear, damages, and maintenance needs.
• Control tyre stock, casing stock, scrap tyres, and related inventory movements.
• Support workshop routines by following up work orders, tyre-related repairs, and maintenance activities.
• Coordinate with tyre suppliers, fitters, retread vendors, and workshop teams.
• Ensure all tyre changes and maintenance interventions are properly recorded in the system or control sheets.
• Track tyre performance indicators such as tyre life, cost per kilometre, damage rate, and replacement frequency.
• Assist with fleet inspections, yard checks, and stock counts.
• Report operational deviations and support action plans to improve tyre performance and reduce costs.
• Support the fleet team with administrative controls, reports, and daily operational follow-up.
• Daily follow-up of tyre conditions and replacement needs.
• Workshop follow-up for vehicles under maintenance.
• Tyre stock control and physical verification.
• Update of reports, spreadsheets, and fleet systems.
• Follow-up of tyre inspections, retread flow, and scrap process.
• Support daily communication with drivers, workshop staff, and suppliers.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Control tyre movements, including fitment, removal, rotation, replacement, retread and scrap process.
• Maintain accurate tyre history and records per vehicle or trailer.
• Monitor tyre condition through regular inspections and identify irregular wear, damages, and maintenance needs.
• Control tyre stock, casing stock, scrap tyres, and related inventory movements.
• Support workshop routines by following up work orders, tyre-related repairs, and maintenance activities.
• Coordinate with tyre suppliers, fitters, retread vendors, and workshop teams.
• Ensure all tyre changes and maintenance interventions are properly recorded in the system or control sheets.
• Track tyre performance indicators such as tyre life, cost per kilometre, damage rate, and replacement frequency.
• Assist with fleet inspections, yard checks, and stock counts.
• Report operational deviations and support action plans to improve tyre performance and reduce costs.
• Support the fleet team with administrative controls, reports, and daily operational follow-up.

Routine of the role

• Daily follow-up of tyre conditions and replacement needs.
• Workshop follow-up for vehicles under maintenance.
• Tyre stock control and physical verification.
• Update of reports, spreadsheets, and fleet systems.
• Follow-up of tyre inspections, retread flow, and scrap process.
• Support daily communication with drivers, workshop staff, and suppliers.