Worksmanager Job Job Details | O&L

Purpose of Position:

Manage and coordinate all engineering operations throughout workshops. This includes system optimisation, resource management and driving efficiencies to ensure success.

Qualifications/Key Requirements:

• Degree / Diploma / National Certificate in Mechanical Engineering
• Project Management (PMI)
• 8-10 years of which 3 years managerial
• Technical drawings and drawing software experience

Key Accountabilities:

Contract and Project Management

• Produce project plans and detailed work breakdown structure and continuously updates.
• Provide technical advice and support to Foremen/Supervisors on interpretation of customer requirements.
• Ensure forecast labour hours and duration are prepared with the assistance of the Foreman.
• Ensure customer requirements are clearly specified.
• Control labour hours against budgets.
• Control costs against estimates and manage profitability of projects.

Estimation and Revenue Forecasting

• Ensure cost estimates and quotes for prospective clients are done accurately and timeously.
• Ensure invoices are processed and delivered timely.
• Maintenance budgeting.
• Ensure supervisors understand the requirements of the job.
• Ensure timeous quoting on additional works.
• Ensure accurate forecasts and progress at WIP meetings, including cash flow.
• Monitor and report any deviation from forecast or budget timeously in terms of schedule and budget.

Planning and Management of Sub-Contractors

• To source and contract in the most cost effective, experienced and efficient sub-contractor for the specific job.
• Monitor progress, update programmes and manage catch up strategies.
• Ensure regular site meetings are held.

Enforcement of Safety and Quality

• Ensure that housekeeping and Safety in your business unit is at acceptable standards. through the delegation of responsibilities to applicable supervisors.
• Ensure that quality control standards as per contractual requirements are met.
• Ensure that safety standards as per contractual requirements are met.
• Attend to and address quality control issues raised by the quality control officer and escalate if necessary.
• Attend to and address safety issues raised by the safety officer and escalate if necessary.

Management of Discipline

• Manage the performance of teams according to company standards and procedures.
• Handle employee grievances according to company procedures.

Strategy

• Provide input into the formulation of functional unit strategy.
• Implement and execute departmental and individual strategy to support Opco strategy.

Leadership Duties

• Supervise workshop employees to ensure that he/she completes all tasks according to standard.
• Lead teams toward an inspiring future, impacting engagement, spirit and resilience.
• Foster an environment where employees are free to communicate, impacting creativity and innovation.
• Provide mentorship to team members on a regular basis with regards to technical skills transfer and working together in a team.
• Demonstrate leadership in line with Company values, breakthrough architecture and O&L Persona.

Competencies:

• Mastery of concepts and principles of a specialist field (ie technical engineering)
• Ability to manage other professionals in this field
• Detailed knowledge of O&L Breakthrough Strategy and Culture is required.
• Must be able to apply knowledge of O&L Breakthrough Strategy and Behaviours in formulating processes, practices, systems, initiatives for a Functional unit in order to inspire breakthrough outcomes
• Networking, Relationship management
• Interpersonal skills, conflict management, Emotional intelligence

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Applicants meeting our requirements are invited to apply. O&L Group of Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.