Pinetown: Repair Shop Assistant

About the Role

As a Repair Shop Assistant, you will be an integral part of our workshop team, supporting the Workshop Technician in ensuring efficient operations and maintaining high standards of quality and safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Workshop Technician in a constructive and positive manner
• Manage your own work efficiently
• Accurately record all hours worked
• Keep all work bays, special tools, and equipment clean and well-maintained
• Ensure all lubricants used are correctly recorded on the job card
• Record the use of all consumable items
• Perform any additional duties reasonably required by Management
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with parts department staff
• Participate in all relevant training programmes
• Share newly acquired knowledge with colleagues
• Commit to personal learning and continuous self-development
• Maintain positive working relationships with colleagues, peers, and apprentices at all training levels
• Support peers and learners through effective skills transfer while fostering a productive working environment
• Demonstrate exemplary timekeeping
• Ensure all creditor information is captured promptly
• Take corrective action on any out-of-line items
• Adhere strictly to budget guidelines
• Comply with all Health and Safety rules at all times
• Encourage colleagues to follow Health and Safety practices
• Follow company rules regarding the use of special tools and company assets
• Keep your work area neat and tidy at all times
• Promote wellness and encourage confidence in job understanding and analysis within the team
• Always wear the correct PPE for each task
• Obey all road traffic rules; traffic fines will be allocated to the responsible individual
• Provide full support to the reporting technician
• Keep all components in correct assembly order and ensure they are cleaned before reassembly
• Assist the technician in maintaining high standards of housekeeping
• Promote a healthy sense of competitiveness within technician groups and teams
• Check, maintain, and report any out-of-line items, including OHS/SHE or other concerns that fall outside company policy
• Attend staff meetings regularly, as required

Requirements

• Matric Certificate
• Minimum 5 years in similar role
• Knowledge of Commercial vehicles service and parts
• Code 10-14 license with PDP
• Personal Attributes: Team Player, Confident and proactive approach, anticipates issues and requirements
• Read and write in English