Workshop - Leading Hand

The Opportunity: We are currently seeking a Workshop Leading Hand to manage the operation and administration of the workshop, leading, and contributing to a professional team environment by ensuring high levels of safety, quality, efficiency and customer support.

Responsibilities would include but not limited to:

• Assisting with troubleshooting enquiries from field technicians.
• Coordinate and assist supervising workshop staff on repairs of equipment and components in accordance with manufacturers’ standards within the laid down time frame.
• Overseeing PDI builds.
• Overseeing workshop-based repairs.
• Ensuring quality and safety standards are maintained.
•  Issue appropriate documents and work instructions to workshop technicians and apprentices to ensure there is a complete understanding of work requirements and labour times on each job or task.
• Maximise own time and team labour output through job control and communication with workshop staff.
• Assist Workshop Supervisor with job estimations and planning, including job progress.
• Assisting with troubleshooting enquiries from field technicians.
• Coordinate and assist supervising workshop staff on repairs of equipment and components in accordance with manufacturers’ standards within the laid down time frame.

Role Located: Fairfield

Komatsu benefits:

• Families Policy: 16 weeks of paid primary carer parental leave, 4 weeks of secondary carer leave, plus many more family friendly benefits
• Financial: Income Protection Insurance provided through our company superannuation fund
• Career: Recognition, awards, flexibility, further education studies and internal career development
• Health: Corporate discount with Bupa, Total Wellbeing Solution with Telus Health
• Travel: Discounts with Avis, Qantas, Crown, IHG and travel agents
• Yearly Bonus: Potential to receive a yearly bonus
• Referral Program: $3000 referral payment for referring a successful new employee to Komatsu

What we are looking for:

• Trade qualification – ideally, Mobile Plant Technology (Cert III)
• Forklift Certification (LF)
• Previous experience in a Leading Hand position or similar
• Demonstrated commitment to safety with sound knowledge of processes and procedures.
• Ability to lead, delegate and manage varying degrees of experienced technicians.
• Extensive knowledge and previous experience of the repair and overhaul of earthmoving equipment and components
• Ability to demonstrate technical fault diagnosis during dismantling and inspection process.
• Ability to to work unsupervised.