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Breakdown Technician

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JobReq ID:  55301
Type of work:  On site
Type of contract:  Open-ended/permanent
Full/Part Time:  Full time
Salary Range: 
Location: 

Windhoek, NA

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 Purpose

 

The Breakdown Technician plays a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of vehicle tyres by promptly addressing breakdowns and performing necessary maintenance activities.

 

Responsibilities:

Key Performance Areas

 

  1. Breakdowns
  • Respond promptly to breakdowns, this might require working outside of regular hours or being on-call.
  • Travel to the designated location where a driver requires tire assistance.
  • Assess the nature of the problem.
  • Perform repairs on damaged tires, such as patching punctures, plugging leaks, and fixing flats.
  • Replace tires if the tire damage is irreparable or unsafe for further use, replace the damaged tire with a spare tire or provide a new tire.
  • Mount new or repaired tires onto the vehicle's wheel rims and ensure proper balancing to maintain vehicle stability and performance.
  1.  Documentation
  • Complete each breakdown sheet for invoicing and cross references correctly.
  • Complete attendance registers according to callouts done.
  • Complete tyre change slips for wheel changes and had them in timely.
  • Keep record of vehicle services.
  • Complete vehicle logbook correctly.
  • Make sure that all overtime worked is signed by Supervisor/Manager.
  1. Asset Management
  • Ensures safe custody of tyres, tyre bay and tyre store.
  • Drive company vehicle safely.
  • Ensure all equipment is in good condition in breakdown truck.
  • Check stock Daily.
  1. Customer Care
  • Advice & help customer.
  • Provide friendly service.
  • Take care of property assigned to you.
  • Have a neat appearance.
  1. Health & Safety
  • Adhere to health and safety standards.
  • Adhere to traffic laws and regulations.
  1. General
  • Undertake all reasonable requests and instructions, given verbally or in writing that falls within the parameters of own line of duty.

 

 

 

Qualifications & Experience Required

 

  • Grade 10
  • Technical/Practical Experience of Vehicles
  • Driver’s licence

Personal Attributes

  • Attention to detail.
  • Friendly towards clients
  • Neat on person

 

 

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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