VACANCY: Durban Service Centre – Supervisor
We currently have an opening for a Supervisor position at our Durban Service Centre.
Overview
Overall purpose of the job: This position will be responsible to lead and oversee the efficient operation of the BCE Durban service centre, ensuring exceptional customer service, high-quality repairs and timely job completion.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Provide expert technical support to internal and external customers, diagnosing issues and offering solutions.
- Ensure technicians complete all jobs within the designated time frame, optimising workflow and maintaining service centre productivity.
- Responsible for job allocation and job flow in the service centre, including job scheduling.
- Engage in thorough troubleshooting and assist technicians and customers with solutions
- Training and coaching of technicians.
- Offer suggestions for the performance evaluation of technicians.
- Ensure quality checks are performed on all repaired equipment, maintaining the highest standards of service.
- Provide comprehensive and accurate reports on diagnosis, assessment of component/part, failures, observations, actions, and recommendations.
- Ensure the adequate maintenance of tools, equipment and other materials in the Service Centre.
- Ensure that all OHS procedures are followed and that all tools and equipment is handled with proficiency and with the necessary respect
- Respond to customer requests for updates on the status of their jobs and keep the communication channels open to ensure information is accurate and customer satisfaction is achieved.
- Assist with administrative tasks related to job cards, call-outs, and customer communication, maintaining accurate records.
- Repair or replace broken or malfunctioning components of machinery or equipment.
- Disassemble machinery or equipment to remove parts and make repairs.
- Observe and test the operation of machinery or equipment and diagnose malfunctions, using voltmeters and other testing devices.
- Reassemble equipment after completion of inspections, testing, or repairs.
- Clean, lubricate, or adjust parts, equipment, or machinery.
- Examine parts for defects, such as breakage or excessive wear.
- Test newly repaired machinery or equipment to verify the adequacy of repairs.
- Provide comprehensive and accurate reports on diagnosis, assessment of component/part, failures, observations, actions, and recommendations.
- Record parts or materials used and order or requisition new parts or materials as necessary.
- Ensure excellence in customer service delivery through meticulously following procedures/processes.
- Ensure the correct documentation is in place and accurately completed before repairs are done.
- Work standby and overtime, when required to do so.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements
- Grade 12
- Relevant technical qualification - electrical/mechanical
- Technical (workshop and repairs) experience of 3+ years which includes repairs, assembly of equipment, quotations on parts and the likes
- Driver’s License
- PC literate (SAP, Excel, Word, e-mail)
Skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong understanding of BCE equipment, with the ability to diagnose issues and provide solutions.
- Ability to work with people at various levels
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to motivate, coach, and delegate tasks to technicians.
- Demonstrate commitment to quality in all aspects of service delivery
- Good interpersonal, negotiation, customer relations and resources management skills
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to convey technical information clearly to bothinternaland external audiences.
- Team player and able to take control of a situation
- Identifies problems and implements solution
Knowledge
- Knowledge of customer services
- Repair, testing and quoting on products received
- Maintaining of all tools and equipment
- Product application knowledge of catering equipment an advantage
- OHS Act knowledge