Workshop Manager
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Job Location:
Newcastle - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The purpose of this role is to ensure that agricultural equipment is repaired and maintained assist and supervise Technicians in their duties
REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION/TRAINING
- Grade 12
- Qualified Mechanisation Technician
REQUIRED MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE
- 5 years experience as a qualified mechanisation technician of which 3 years must be John Deere experience
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
- Supervise all workshop activities including scheduling and controlling work processing
- Identify investigate and resolve all workshop related problems
- Maintain a safe work environment and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations
- Ensure protective equipment is used as prescribed
- Build and maintain good customer relationships and ensure that customer queries and complaints are resolved within the prescribed turnaround time
- Handle all warranty claims and ensure credits are received
- Oversee scheduling and control working hours and ensure that the status of job cards is updated
- Ensure control of tools and workshop equipment
- Report on activities as required by management
- Enforce and monitor budget control
- Manage employee key performance areas monitor performance standards identifytraining and development requirements and ensure fair disciplinary action to address deviations
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE/ COMPETENCIES
- Good Customer Services
- Lead the workshop team
- Understanding of agriculture agricultural technology and farmers
- Valid drivers licence
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
- Business and customer orientation
- Analytical
- Safety cautious
- Problem analysis
- Focus on quality
- Accountability
- Ability to work individually as well as in a team
- Good customer service and interpersonal behaviour
Closing Date: 15 December 2025
Please note that correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. Applicants who have not heard from us within 30 days of the closing date may assume that their applications have been unsuccessful and are hereby thanked for their interest.
The filling of this position will be aligned with AFGRIs Employment Equity Policy.
Applicants are informed that in order to be considered for any application for employment we will have to process their personal information. A law known as the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA) provides that when one processes anothers personal information such collection retention dissemination and use of that persons personal information must be done in a lawful and transparent manner.
In order to give effect to this right we are under a duty to provide you with a number of details pertaining to the processing of your personal information. These details are housed under the HR Processing Notice which can be accessed and viewed on the AFGRI Group website which HR Processing Notice we request that you kindly download and read.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- Computer Hardware
- Lean Manufacturing
- APQP
- Quality Assurance
- Data Collection
- ISO 9001
- Microsoft Dynamics Navision
- Landscape Maintenance
- Fabrication
- Precision Measuring Instruments
- Mechanical Engineering
- Process Engineering
About Company
AFGRI is a leading agricultural services company with core competencies to enhance, support and guide the growth of your agricultural enterprise. AFGRI, your partner for life.
