Senior Workshop Manager

Hiring for Zambia location get paid upto $2000 USD plus benefits

Hydraulic Cylinder Manufacturing & Repair

• Lead day-to-day hydraulic cylinder repair and manufacturing operations.
• Personally provide technical guidance on cylinder production, rebuilding and repair.
• Inspect, dismantle, diagnose and assess hydraulic cylinders.
• Oversee cylinder component manufacturing, machining, welding, honing and assembly.
• Ensure correct measurement, tolerances and fitment of hydraulic components.
• Troubleshoot hydraulic and mechanical failures.
• Supervise testing and quality inspection of completed cylinders.
• Establish efficient repair and production processes.

Workshop Management

• Plan and allocate daily workshop activities.
• Supervise technicians, artisans and workshop support staff.
• Monitor productivity, turnaround time and job completion.
• Ensure availability and proper use of tools, machinery and workshop equipment.
• Maintain workshop records, job cards and production documentation.
• Manage workshop consumables, spare parts and materials.
• Coordinate procurement requirements with management.

Quality & Safety

• Maintain high standards of workmanship and quality control.
• Establish inspection and testing procedures.
• Ensure compliance with workshop health and safety requirements.
• Identify and reduce rework, defects and production wastage.
• Maintain an organized and professional workshop environment.

Team Leadership

• Train and mentor technicians in hydraulic cylinder repair and manufacturing.
• Allocate work according to technical capability and workload.
• Monitor employee performance and productivity.
• Build a technically capable hydraulic workshop team.

Business & Operations

• Support management in establishing the new hydraulic cylinder business.
• Develop practical workshop processes and SOPs.
• Assist with costing, material requirements and job estimates.
• Monitor turnaround time and workshop productivity.
• Prepare regular operational reports for management.
• Support continuous improvement and expansion of hydraulic repair/manufacturing capabilities.