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General Worker Gaborone Branch

POSITION SNAPSHOT

JobReq ID:  55623
Type of work:  On site
Type of contract:  Open-ended/permanent
Full/Part Time:  Full time
Salary Range: 
Location: 

Gaborone, BW

ABOUT US

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Job Spec:

Job Purpose

 

We are looking for a General Worker // Tyre Fitter reporting directly to the Branch Manager. This role is based in Botswana

 

 

Responsibilities:

 

Tyre fitting and removal

  • Correctly lift motor vehicle
  • Utilise correct tools for the job
  • Correctly fit tyres to rim
  • Fit wheels on to motor vehicles correctly
  • Match dual wheels correctly
  • Report any defects to the Site Supervisor e.g. studs, washers, and wheel nuts
  • Inflate tyres according to manufacturer’s specifications
  • Apply safety standards
  • Brand tyres
  • Clean and paint rims before fitting tyres
  • Torque wheel nuts to manufactures specifications
  • Appropriate and timely communication with relevant parties
  • Undertakes pressure and torque checks

 

Customer Service

  • Advise Site Supervisor on appropriate action, who subsequently assists the customers
  • Receive customers in a friendly manner and with a smile
  • Always clean and presentable

 

Housekeeping and Asset Management

  • Handles tools with care and correctly
  • Ensures work area and yard are always clean
  • Ensures machines & tools are always clean, and stored correctly and safely
  • Ensures dressing rooms are always presentable and neat
  • Responsible for ensuring company property is not damaged

 

Health and Safety

  • Adheres to Health & Safety standards in the workplace and does not endanger other parties.
  • Complies with the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act
  • Ensure Personal Safety Equipment and facilities provided by the company are in good and clean condition.

 

Documentation

  • Correctly complete tyre change slips for wheel changes and hands them in timely
  • Prepares survey reports correctly and hands them in timely
  • Clocks in and out at correct times as per shift by correctly signing the time register

 

General

  • Undertake all reasonable requests and instructions, given verbally or in writing that falls within the parameters of own line of duty.

Requirements:

  • National Senior Certificate
  • Basic English literacy
  • Honesty
  • Integrity
  • Team player

WHAT WE OFFER

At Bridgestone, what really matter is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality”, for that, we offer you more than just a competitive payment; we will provide you:

  • A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
  • The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
  • Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
  • A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
  • Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
  • A diverse and inclusive team.

We are committed to create an even more inclusive culture that advances equity, embraces individuality, and helps our increasingly diverse teammates, customers, and communities thrive, by providing equal opportunities in employment. This means that all job applicants and members of staff will receive equal treatment and that we will not discriminate on grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnicity, color, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age.

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