GENERAL MANAGER

GENERAL MANAGER – ENGINEERING (BASED IN ZAMBIA)

ZAMBIA & VISITS TO GAUTENG TWICE PER ANNUM

SALARY HIGHLY NEGOTIABLE BASED ON EXPERIENCE

EMAIL CV’S TO APPLICATIONS@L3A.CO.ZA

Requirements:

• Must be a Qualified Armature Winder
• Business Management Qualifications advantageous
• Computer Literacy – Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & Power Point)
• Valid passport due to traveling between Zambia and South Africa
• Clear criminal record
• Minimum duration of living in Zambia will be 8 years – so willing to relocate to Zambia for the duration

Min experience:

• 10 years experience working with electrical motors and Transformers
• Electrical motor and transformer repairs – Min 8 Years
• Commercial – costings, contracts, sales and quotes
• Financial – Assist with budgets and cash flow forecast

Responsibilities:

1. Workshop

• Hands-on approach – assist with repairs where required (Motor and Transformer repairs, Site services)
• Production meetings
• Continuously monitor quality of repairs being undertaken
• Assist with technical requirements
• Compiling failure reports
• Sign-off of test reports
• Maintaining workshop assets and tooling requirements at all times
• HSE of workshop and company
• Improving skill set of employees
• Compiling and signing-off of work procedures
• Ensure effective communication between workshop to customers, suppliers, commercial, stores and financial department
• Monitor work in progress and performance of repairs status vs costs incurred vs invoice values
• Approve/Sign-off assessment sheets to be submitted to commercial for quoting
• Witness and sign-off various critical tasks where hold points are included
• Need to be able to test motors and use critical equipment in the workshop

2. Commercial & Sales Team

• – Assist with quotes
• – Daily understanding/verifying costing to ensure correct submission of quotes
• – Continuously updating repair price lists
• – Understanding how to avoid exchange rate losses, landed costs when purchasing materials from RSA
• – Ensuring that correct costings are quoted for, avoid any under quoting which will result into losses
• – Attending site meetings and compiling scope of works for quoting purposes
• – Ensure that quotes are submitted within 2 x days from receipt of assessment
• – Manage sales team
• – Ensure sales teams is affective when visiting customers
• – Monitor call reports and planning of the sales team
• – Effective communication and reporting to customers
• – Regular customer visits

3. Financial Assistance

• – Budgeting, cash flow forecast
• – Monitor that invoices are approved by end users a.s.a.p.
• – Debt collecting with problematic customers
• – Improve free cash flow
• – Continuously improve or seek ways to reduce debtors’ days
• – Work through Financial Reports submitted by Financial Manager

4. General

• – Lead 44 x employees
• – Protect the interest of the business at all times
• – Continuously find ways in which to diversify and grow the business
• – Work towards meeting or exceeding budget requirements
• – Strong relations with Senior Managements of customers/mines such CEO’s, Engineering Managers, CFO’s
• – Effective communicator, strong negotiator
• – Monitor company performance and find ways to continuously improve

Education:

• High School (matric) (Preferred)

Experience:

• Electrical motor and transformer repairs: 8 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Qualified Armature Winder Trade (Preferred)