Kudakwashe Chinyemba, Service Advisor

Kudakwashe Chinyemba

Service Advisor

Volvo

Location
Zimbabwe
Education
Bachelor's degree, Logistics and Transport Management
Experience
20 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 3 Months

Service Advisor at Volvo
  • Zimbabwe
  • My current job since March 2011

• Scheduling and organizing service work schedules
• Delivery of exceptional customer care service and responding promptly to customer enquiries.
• Solved customer invoicing and preparing of purchasing orders.
• Workshop Administration duties
• Delivering workshop technical support
• Assist with Volvo action service and assistance in roadside breakdowns.
• Working with parts team to ensure the correct replacement parts are fitted to the vehicles
• Ensure that the company time recording procedures are complied with and that job cards are completed accurately.
• Ensure that service sheets are completed as per Volvo instructions and that all breakdowns are reported to the workshop controller.

Volvo Technician at Volvo
  • Zimbabwe
  • April 2009 to February 2011

• Perform routine truck maintenance and inspections
• Works independently or in a team environment without supervision
• Communicates effectively and professionally with supervisors and customers regarding repairs
• Replacement of defective parts
• Do building & equipment maintenance, general housekeeping
• Do other duties as assigned
• Complete paper work on a daily basis
• Ensure repairs are carried out according to manufacturer’s procedures and in a safe and responsible manner
• Ensure repairs are carried out in accordance with Volvo Standard Times using Volvo Special Tools where appropriate
• Assist in the fault diagnosis process.
• Comply with warranty procedures during repairs and with warranty material on completion of a repair.
• Assist with Action Service.
• Work with the parts team to ensure the correct replacement parts are fitted to the vehicles.
• Assist with roadside breakdowns.
• Ensure that the company time recording procedures are complied with and that job cards are completed accurately
• Ensure that service sheets are completed as per Volvo instructions. Ensure that all vehicle defects are reported to your workshop controller.

Technician at Border Transport
  • Zimbabwe
  • March 2008 to February 2009

• Engine Overhauls
• Transmission Overhauls
• Suspension systems repairs
• Steering systems repairs
• Brake Overhauls
• Truck preparation for V.I.D
• Attending to breakdowns (both light and heavy vehicles) when required
• Allocating Jobs and Target times
• Diagnostics with Specialized machinery and tools
• Engine modifications
• Fault intensity assessment
Mobile depot maintenance
• Spares keeping and ordering
• Trip Checks
• Team leading
• Breakdown attending and de-briefing
• Working on standby
• Truck inspections
• Housekeeping
• Tools and Special Equipment safe keeping
• Tools Issuing

Apprenticeship Training at Whelson Transport
  • Zimbabwe
  • February 2003 to February 2007

Apprenticeship Training

Education

Bachelor's degree, Logistics and Transport Management
  • at Chartered institute of Logistics and Transport
  • December 2013

Advanced Diploma Diploma Certificate

Diploma, Apprenticeship
  • at HEXCO
  • February 2007

Certificate of Apprenticeship

Diploma, Motor Mechanics
  • at Harare Polytechnic
  • December 2004

Specialties & Skills

Transportation
Administration
Inspection
Mechanics
Customer Service

Languages

English
Expert
French
Beginner

Memberships

cilt
  • milt
  • January 2010

Training and Certifications

Volvo Technician Certification Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Volvo
Date Attended:
April 2013
Duration:
120 hours
Volvo FH16 2013 trucks launch (Training)
Training Institute:
Volvo
Date Attended:
March 2014
Duration:
80 hours

Hobbies

  • basketball
  • tennis
  • socialising and travelling
    have travelled different countries and learnt multiple cultures