| Job Description | A leading car rental company, Europcar is looking for a Specialist: Technician to join their team at the branch at the King Shaka Depot in the Workshop. If you thrive on ensuring high quality of repairs within a vehicle repair workshop, are able to work under pressure and demonstrate strong attention to detail skills, we encourage your online application. |
| Position Overview | The purpose of the position is to perform maintenance to vehicles in order to ensure a fleet of vehicles which are available, reliable and safe to operate. |
| Specific Role Responsibilities | Perform maintenance and repairs to vehicles on fleet across a diversity of different brands.Diagnose and inspect for defects or required repairs.Carry out scheduled services and maintenance as necessary and planned work as required.Supervise others involved in maintenance tasks where a team effort is required to complete a task.Advise the workshop manager of any major repairs or replacements to the vehicles.Perform admin duties relevant to the role.Maintain inventory control by completing necessary admin for booking out parts and adhering to process in place for this.Maintain lube controls.Complete reports to report problems and work performed.Maintain safe and clean working conditions. |
| Qualifications and Experience | Minimum Experience:4 years workshop experience (if unqualified).OR1 years experience as qualified workshop Technician.Minimum Qualification:Grade 12/ Senior CertificatePreferred Qualification:Qualified trade Technician/ Tertiary education relevant to national motor trade.Minimum Requirements:Basic computer skills – essential.An unendorsed drivers’ license – essential.Technical competence across diverse brands – an advantage.Note:• The role is shift-based and also includes weekends as per a rotational roster, allowing for 4 consecutive days off over a 3-4 week period (rough estimate).• Successful candidates must be willing to work overtime (if required). |
| Skills and Personal Attributes | Skills/Competencies/KnowledgePlan and prioritize workload to ensure efficient use of working time, good time management skills.Highly technically skilled.Knowledgeable about different vehicle products and brands.Accurate and attentive to detail, performing tasks with an understanding of the consequences of mistakes and delivering poor workmanship.Understand the car rental business, with regards to the impact that the workshop has on the rental process, vehicle availability and turn around times.Personal AttributesA positive attitude to large volumesAble to work under pressureComfortable with a fast paceResponsibleHonestHard workingA team playerResilient, the stamina to go the distance when the workload is challenging.Diligent |
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