Workshop Foreman – Frankfurt Zoological Society Zambia
Job Description
Career Opportunity
Position: Workshop Foreman
Contract Type: Full Time, 1 year renewable
Location: North Luangwa National Park, Zambia
About the role
The Workshop Foreman role is based in Marula – North Luangwa National Park and will report to the Workshop Manager and will liaise and work closely with other Head of Departments. The Workshop Foreman will oversee daily workshop activities and manage inventories.
Your Tasks
- In charge of all activities in and around the workshop as discussed with the workshop manager.
- To organize daily job schedule and job allocations to stuff as discussed with the workshop manager.
- In charge of Marula-Puku workshop and Mano workshop in the absence of the workshop manager.
- Responsible for all workshop administration (job cards filled in correctly, vehicle booking, etc.)
- Work closely with the Stock controller to ensure the following:
- Work Register
- Inventory of all spares and tools
- Fuel responsibilities
- Vehicle Logbooks
- Responsible for all services on vehicles together with mechanics; this includes managing and following the in-house maintenance service schedule
- Responsible for ensuring good and accurate handover of all vehicles and their condition in the absence of the workshop manager
- Responsible for safety in work surroundings
- Promote togetherness in the team and hold weekly meetings in the absence of the workshop manager.
- Conduct annual SHE (Safety, Health and Environment) meetings in the absence of the workshop manager.
Your Profile
- Advanced certificate in automotive technology or equivalent
- Should have a background in heavy equipment repairing
- Not less than 5 years of work experience in this field.
About Us
The Frankfurt Zoological Society conserves wildlife and ecosystems focusing on protected areas and outstanding wild places. FZS maintains long-term conservation programmes in Africa, South America, Asia and Europe. The Africa Programme is FZS’s largest and oldest and is active in five focal countries: the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe (www.fzs.org). FZS Zambia (FZS ZM) has been active in the North Luangwa Landscape since 1986 and Nsumbu-Tanganyika since 2017, working to conserve these globally important wilderness areas. FZS ZM supports effective and efficient protected area management, focusing on resource protection, conservation education and empowering communities.
We Offer
- An opportunity to live in, understand and have an impact in the integrated Luangwa Landscape
- Engaging and meaningful work with room for your own ideas and creativity
- Form part of a dynamic and motivated team in Zambia as well as the larger FZS Africa team
- A fair and competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience
Your Application
If you are passionate and ready to take on this challenge to make a difference, please submit your Curriculum Vitae and Cover Letter detailing your relevant experience and motivation for applying to jobs.zambia@fzs.org, include the contact details of three (3) traceable references as a single document. Please mark your application as ‘’NLCP Workshop Foreman’’
Deadline: 15th December 2024 23.59 hours
Note: Due to limited resources and a high volume of applications, we will only contact short-listed candidates. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.
