Chief Vehicle Maintenance Technician – Great Zimbabwe University(GZU)

Job Summary

 

Great Zimbabwe University, an equal opportunity employer, invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill the following posts that have arisen within the institution:

2.0 WORKS AND ESTATES DEPARTMENT

2.1 Chief Vehicle Maintenance Technician – (1 Post)
(Re-advertisement, members who applied previously need not reapply)

Duties And Responsibilities

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Planning, scheduling, coordinating, supervising workshop personnel and occasionally undertaking repairs works in the workshop;
• Attending to more difficult or unusual diagnoses of vehicles and equipment and giving corrective measures;
• Directing the activities of all Artisans in the workshop in their day to day activities;
• Conducting road, field or workshop tests to determine if reported malfunctions or conditions have been corrected;
• Maintaining job work orders; keeping records of labour, materials, parts, supplies and other records necessary in the repair and maintenance process; controlling the release of serviced and repaired vehicles;
• Supervising automotive servicemen engaged in cleaning, servicing and lubricating mechanical equipment; and
• Any other duties as assigned by the Director, Works and Estates.

Qualifications And Experience

 

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Applicants must have a Bachelor of Technology Degree in Automotive Engineering, Class One Journeyman Certificate in Motor Vehicle Mechanics, Apprenticeship trained, a valid class 2 driver’s license and Five (5) ordinary level passes including English Language. In addition, applicant must have at least five (5) years’ experience in an automotive workshop with at least two (2) years’ experience in supervisory position and should be computer literate. Applicants who hold a National Diploma in Motor Vehicle Mechanics might be considered if they have extensive experience.