Workshop Supervisor

**OUR COMPANY**

Sands Fridge Lines (Sands) is a family-owned and operated logistics business and is a leading provider of chilled, frozen, ambient warehousing and transport distribution services. Established over forty years ago our customers include major Australian and International household brands who we service throughout metropolitan and regional WA. We are proud of the excellent service we provide our customers, passionate about our people and prioritise the safety and wellbeing of our team within the workplace.

**WHY US?**
- Flexible working week
- We prioritise the safety and well-being of our employees
- Opportunity to work with a great team of operators
- Supportive working environment with long term job security
- Weekly Pay cycles

**THE OPPORTUNITY**

We are currently looking for an experienced Workshop Supervisor, to lead our Team of Mechanical Trades, to deliver the best servicing and maintenance of our WA and family Owned Transport Fleet. This role is for an experienced Foreman, supervisor or leading hand, to delegate work orders and jobs to our trades team, leading by example and using previous knowledge to upskill and educate out workshop staff to achieve the most desirable outcome in the quickest turnaround time.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Coordination of maintenance, servicing, and repairs of the fleet and trailing equipment
- Overseeing the workshop staff daily and ensure the work completed by the staff meet the company standards
- Facilitation of work plans and job orders with the mechanics, delegation of tasks
- Assisting and diagnosing faults with workshop staff
- Ensure prompt repairs by responding to emergency breakdowns
- Manage the service levels and performance of all contracted Repair & Maintenance service providers
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders for the service of the equipment’s
- Make sure that maintenance jobs are in accordance with all company policies and legislated regulations
- Manage workforce correlative to the work schedule and weekend/weekday roster
- View daily defects sheet, define problem, determine urgency and allocate work accordingly
- Reporting and data entry
- Operational Compliance
- Implement vehicle management best practices in line with company policies and procedures

**The successful applicant will hold**:

- Trade Qualification Certificate in Diesel Mechanics preferred
- Previous experience in a similar role
- Minimum 5 years transport/Prime Mover/Rigid mechanical experience
- Proficiency in general mechanics and vehicle maintenance including trailing equipment
- Excellent time management, organisational and communication skills
- Basic computer literacy, MS Excel, MS Word, Outlook.
- Ability to handle pressure and meet strict deadlines
- Possess a flexible and adaptable attitude
- Strong commitment to all safety policies, procedures and legislative requirements
- MC Driver's License preferred, C class Minimum to be considered.

**TO APPLY**

**Please note**:applicants must be willing to undergo a pre-employment medical and provide a clean drug and alcohol screening result.

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- Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted._** *