Agricultural Technical Manager (Diesel Mech + CASE + Mechanization), Eastern Free State, Rneg + ben
Qualified Mechanic (Tractor/Diesel) – Red Seal
At least

5 years of experience as Mechanic specialising in Case
Leadership experience in leading and mentoring of 5 years.
Experience in

workshop management of 10 years
Financial Background (budgets, forecasts and management of deviations )
Willing to do

excessive travelling (Provide face to face support to all mechanisation business units. 12 branches across Limpopo and Free State)
Excellent People skills including management, mentoring, conflict handling and building long term relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Duties:
The ideal team player will

lead CLIENT workshop teams , ensure exceptional service delivery, and drive continuous improvement.
Management of the workshops

within the CLIENT GROUP.
Providing Technical advice to internal and external stakeholders

of various products and services.
The candidate will be responsible for the

leadership of the various workshop teams providing guidance on policies and procedures and offering mentorship to subordinates.
The Technical Manager is responsible to

ensure that apprentices are well trained,

equipped and mentored to ensure high quality individuals to be delivered to the market.
The Technical Manager is

responsible for all claims with regard to products sold including PIP.
Minimise of risk in terms of quality, service, policies and procedures in the workshops is the responsibility of the technical manager.
The technical manager is responsible to ensure

the correct payment of mechanics based on their hourly rate and hours worked and timeously send through for payroll within set deadlines.
Responsible to

report on the financial performance of the workshops, do budgets, manage deviations, identify trends, mitigate risks through analysing of financial reports.
Responsible to continuously be up to date with

new technology and trends in the agricultural industry

and undergo continuous training to keep CLIENT in the front line with regards to new developments and improvements to products.
Dealing with customers, suppliers and internal departments

to provide an exceptional service experience, including providing aftersales service and dealing with complaints.