Responsibilities
The Reception Engineer is responsible for managing the flow of vehicles or equipment needing repair or maintenance, coordinating related tasks, and ensuring efficient operations at the front end of the repair process

• Carry out estimates for repair, contact and liaise with accident repair agents and internal departments relating to insurance claims/work.
• Ensure documentation used is current and controlled under the Quality Management System and makes contingencies for times when the Fleet Management System (FMS) is unavailable.
• Be able to complete the inventory of trucks & trailers and diagnose the parts/systems functioning so that the inventory form gives the complete picture of repairs & buildup needs to be carried out.
• Keep a record of in & out inspections carried out and maintain a record of both truck admissions and releases respectively.
• Ensure that trucks and trailers are released only after being certified by the QC Inspector/safety personnel.
• Ensure that printout of spares consumed is attached to the QC inspection form & job card, duly signed by the QC Inspector/safety personnel while releasing the truck after major overhauls, buildup and reactivations.
• Symptom-Defect analysis of articulated trucks & trailers.
• Carry out inspections of vehicles arriving on site, either for repair or reactivation (Vehicle condition survey) or brand-new vehicles for delivery.
• Carry out weekly checks on available trucks in the Workshop, ensure an up-to-date inventory of trucks inside the Workshop with their locations.
• Positively contributes to a safe work environment ensuring compliance with Health and Safety, Risk Management, Business Continuity and Safeguarding policy and procedure. Protect all personal information in adherence with the Data Protection Act 1998.
• Daily updating of admissions and releases on the FMS, liaise with Supervisors and Stores to get up-to-date status of work to ensure data on the FMS is current and accurate.
• Ensure documentation used is current and controlled under the Quality Management System and make contingencies for times when the Fleet Management System (FMS) is unavailable.
• Any other duties commensurate with the responsibilities and grading of the post.

Requirements

• BSc Degree / HND in Automobile/Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience of physically handling or supervising the repairs/buildup of Articulated Trucks & Trailers.
• Experience in automobile quality inspections is desirable.
• Exposure to FMS and Advanced MS Office will be an added advantage.