Background

Simba Corporation is an integrated business group headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya with controlling interests in such diversified fields as motor sales and service, hospitality, investment and financial services. Simba Corporation has grown from a modest used-car sales enterprise, founded in 1948 by Mr. Abdul Karim Popat, into one of Kenya's most successful i...

Responsibilities

• To undertake Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) process including quality inspection of all bodies, conversions, local components, and accessories for new vehicles.
• Carry out Pre-delivery inspection for all vehicles in accordance with manufacturer guidelines
• Inspect and check quality of all vehicles during and after fabrication in accordance with manufacturer, NTSA and KEBS guidelines
• Supervise body building to ensure the shortest lead times are taken to improve customer satisfaction and service delivery.
• Carry out a monthly evaluation and grading of existing body builders to keep them checked.
• Develop weekly status reports for various units at body building to assist manage the delivery times as well as performance.
• Resolve customer complaints on body-related issues to enhance customer satisfaction and retention.
• Support manufacturing capability improvement at the body builders.
• Inspect and check quality of local components and accessories.
• Maintain database of quality performance of all body builders and local component suppliers.
• Any other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor or Head of Department.

Qualifications

Academic Qualifications

• Degree or advanced Diploma in Mechanical or Automotive Engineering
• Relevant technical certification shall be an added advantage
• Engineering design skills /aptitude
• ICT skills.
• Good organization, coordination and report writing skills
• Good communication and presentation skills

Experience

7 years’ hands on experience in an automotive workshop environment, body building or production set up.

• Undertake Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) process including quality inspection of all bodies, conversions, local components, and accessories for new vehicles.
• Carry out Pre-delivery inspection for all vehicles in accordance with manufacturer guidelines
• Inspect and check quality of all vehicles during and after fabrication in accordance with manufacturer, NTSA and KEBS guidelines
• Supervise body building to ensure the shortest lead times are taken to improve customer satisfaction and service delivery.
• Carry out a monthly evaluation and grading of existing body builders to keep them checked.
• Develop weekly status reports for various units at body building to assist manage the delivery times as well as performance.
• Resolve customer complaints on body-related issues to enhance customer satisfaction and retention.
• Support manufacturing capability improvement at the body builders.
• Inspect and check quality of local components and accessories.
• Maintain database of quality performance of all body builders and local component suppliers.
• Any other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor or Head of Department.

• Engineering design skills /aptitude
• ICT skills.
• Good organization, coordination and report writing skills
• Good communication and presentation skills

• Degree or advanced Diploma in Mechanical or Automotive Engineering
• Relevant technical certification shall be an added advantage