Workshop Controller (Vehicle Fleet Maintenance Head)
Averda Saudi International Ltd.
Total years of experience :28 years, 9 Months
• Scheduled & implemented preventive maintenance and repair of vehicles/heavy equipment.
• Planned, lead, organized & supervised the day to day activities of the vehicle maintenance workshop.
• Supervised and follow up progress of each individual repair job.
• Prepared inventories of needed spare parts and orders for vehicles/heavy equipment under repair and as a forecast for planned preventive maintenance.
• Assisted in the development and implementation of standard operating procedures for vehicle maintenance using known best practices.
• Enforced safety rules and regulation in the vehicle maintenance workshop.
• Prepared reports (weekly, monthly, and special reports) as required by the client and/or Averda management.
• Developed, executed, and monitored preventive & corrective maintenance program for project/company vehicle fleet.
• Assigned task to maintenance personnel, monitor progress, and follow-up on completion as per set guidelines & deadline.
• Materials management - analyzed spare parts and materials requirements and build inventory program.
• Maximized utilization of available warranty coverage for the recovery of expenses.
• Enforced safety rules and regulation in vehicle maintenance workshop.
• Acted as an integral member of the vehicle maintenance department management team and participate in planning and oversight activities on a regular basis.
• Developed, executed, and monitored preventive & corrective maintenance program for project/company vehicle fleet.
• Assigned task to maintenance personnel, monitor progress, and follow-up on completion as per set guidelines & deadline.
• Materials management - analyzed spare parts and materials requirements and build inventory program.
• Maximized utilization of available warranty coverage for the recovery of expenses.
• Enforced safety rules and regulation in vehicle maintenance workshop.
• Acted as an integral member of the vehicle maintenance department management team and participate in planning and oversight activities on a regular basis.
• Product development - worked with design department to validate market readiness of flagship product (Direct injection fuel system conversion kit for small 2-strokes engine).
• Set-up of various business units and hiring of key personnel.
• Managed and improved the effectiveness of departmental operations and established key business processes.
• Relationship management with major stakeholders and business partners (Financial institutions, tricycle transport sub-sector, LGU’s, vendors).
• Established quality management system.
• Acted as point of contact for all major suppliers.
• Organized, managed, and monitored operational activities to ensure that daily/weekly, monthly targets are achieved.
• Product development - worked with design department to validate market readiness of flagship product (Direct injection fuel system conversion kit for small 2-strokes engine).
• Set-up of various business units and hiring of key personnel.
• Managed and improved the effectiveness of departmental operations and established key business processes.
• Relationship management with major stakeholders and business partners (Financial institutions, tricycle transport sub-sector, LGU’s, vendors).
• Established quality management system.
• Acted as point of contact for all major suppliers.
• Organized, managed, and monitored operational activities to ensure that daily/weekly, monthly targets are achieved.
• Developed customized vehicle maintenance training modules, manuals and reference materials for various Philippines transport sub-sector.
• Planned, organized, and implemented vehicle maintenance training for various partner transportation sub-sectors in Philippines.
• Conducted regular workshop/site visit to confirm that technical recommendation related to vehicle maintenance training and workshop improvements is being implemented.
• Conduct research and update technical information related to vehicle inspection and maintenance and emission reduction technology.
• Contributed to the development, formulation, and review of policies, programs, and project of CAM (Clean Air Manila) and ReCAP-Asia on vehicle and maintenance.
• Assisted in preparing CAM plan, reports, and other related documents.
• Spearheaded after sales service support program of Columbian Motors Corporation (Nissan Diesel commercial vehicles division) in the Philippines.
• Acted as technical coordinator between CMC (Philippine distributor) and Nissan Diesel Japan in planning and implementing Nissan Diesel Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan) after-sales service support activities in the Philippines.
• Assisted technicians in performing vehicle maintenance (corrective, preventive and warranty related repairs) inside the workshop and in field assignments.
• Assigned task and supervised workshop personnel to ensure that jobs are carried out and completed within allotted time and resources.
• Performed failure analysis and prepare technical report.
• Training management - developed training materials and implement training plans.