Senior Mechanic

TakaTaka Solutions seeks a Senior Mechanic to lead workshop operations, ensuring high equipment uptime and reliability. The role involves mentoring mechanics, scheduling maintenance, and coordinating with procurement to maintain fleet readiness.

• Lead and mentor mechanics, optimizing labor utilization and setting best practices for maintenance and repair tasks.
• Ensure 85%+ equipment uptime for all trucks, wheel loaders, forklifts and company cars/bikes.
• Conduct diagnostic tests and troubleshoot basic equipment failures for trucks and other vehicles.
• Create and use daily and weekly planning for truck maintenance, services and repairs.
• Lead team in regular maintenance on machinery and equipment to boost uptime and reliability.
• Maintain detailed, organized records of work orders and ensure accurate, chronological tracking in the Vehicle tracker.
• Review daily checks and liaise with logistics manager to plan for maintenance/repair.
• Request and assist suppliers in the procurement process, coordinating with the purchasing team to ensure timely parts delivery.
• Coordinate with the store and procurement to ensure spare and consumables availability.
• Ensure that all equipment is compliant with governmental standards e.g. NTSA.
• Ensure that all trucks are taken to inspection when required.
• Ensure proper housekeeping in and around the workshop.
• Advise drivers/logistics team on proper use and preventive measures to extend equipment life.
• Provide all input required for the workshop budget in liaison with the logistics HOD.
• Ensure adherence to preventive maintenance schedules, weekly schedule for all mechanics.
• Lead the process in the acquisition of company automotive machinery e.g. trucks, wheel loaders, forklifts, etc.
• Provide leadership to the Logistics department in absence of the Logistics HOD.
• Manage the team of mechanics, monitor performance, and implement improvements for efficient operations.
• Strategize for long-term to maintain above 95% uptime for all trucks and equipment by enforcing preventive measures and prompt repairs.
• Lead workshop budget in the company quarterly budget tracker with structured back argumentation.

• Degree/Diploma/ Vocational Training in Automotive engineering.
• Proven experience as Workshop Supervisor or Senior Mechanic for at least 5 years.
• Possess a valid driving license.
• Excellent knowledge of truck systems, machinery and hydraulic, electrical and other systems and their components.
• Ability to follow established procedures and practices and read instruction, blueprints etc.
• A strong commitment to all health and safety guidelines.
• Ability, competence and certification to drive trucks up to 10 wheelers.