Fleet Manager

Job Description available in English

About BIA

BIA Group is active in the sales, rentals and after-sales services of equipment intended for public works, mines, quarries and transport. BIA is present in Europe, Africa and Asia and has more than 1500 enthusiastic employees.

Summary

As Fleet Manager you will have to plan, prioritize, and manage technical service activities/team; prioritize tasks and assign team members to ensure that the team’s resources are used effectively, equipment is maintained to the highest standards, and that customer service agreements are fulfilled.

What will be your responsibilities?

1.Operations

• Develop, evaluate, and review technical service procedures and standards. Monitor the cost and effectiveness of activities to optimize resources, prioritize spending, and meet timeliness, reliability, and customer satisfaction standards.
• Plan, prioritize, and implement service activities to fulfill maintenance contracts and service-level agreements.
• Estimate the cost, time, and resources required for installations, upgrades, and other technical services. Prepare work orders and monitor progress against estimates.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend new equipment and tools to enhance the capabilities of the technical service team.
• Select, manage, evaluate, coach, and develop a team of service engineers and technicians to ensure installations are completed on time, within budget, and according to customer requirements.
• Ensure the adequate use of all ERP tools to track activities.
• Provide detailed and adequate activity reports to all involved parties (OEM, customer, and/or BIA).

2. Safety:

• Self-Training – Continuously increase technical knowledge and expertise through self-study and the various training courses/programs provided by the company or OEMs.
• Self-Development – Strive for a high level of performance in technical product knowledge, troubleshooting, fault finding, and equipment application.
• Represent BIA’s values in the field.

3. HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment):

• Ensure HSE standards and procedures are properly complied with by the teams at each stage of the activities.
• Promote the identification of hazards in work areas.
• Conduct a safety briefing with the teams before starting tasks.
• Ensure all employees wear PPE suitable for their tasks and in good condition.
• Define the HSE training needs for the team.
• Ensure a risk analysis (e.g:Take5, JHA) is conducted before each activity and in each work area the employee is responsible for.
• Ensure necessary controls are in place and enforced, and take corrective action immediately if they are not.
• Attend compulsory HSE events or those requested by HSE Management.
• Occasionally perform weekly inspections upon request by HSE Management.
• Train staff involved in an activity on the corresponding standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Ensure all staff involved in an activity have been trained on the corresponding SOPs.
• Stop work, exercise the right to withdraw, and interrupt any activity in the event of serious and imminent danger.

Who are we looking for?

Education & Experience:

• Technical Degree (mechanical or electromechanical)
• Proven experience as fleet manager
• Strong technical knowledge
• Languages: ideally French and English (good knowledge of the second language required)
• Experience in Africa or in another country as expatriate
• Experience in mining (or at least in construction / civil works)
• Computer skills: ERP + Microsoft Office
• People Management experience
• Organized, result-oriented, customer focus, stress resistance individual

What's in it for you?

• A permanent contract
• A competitive salary and an interesting package of extra-legal benefits
• A human sized company with international dimension, encouraging autonomy and team spirit
• Cooperate in a team with experienced and passionate colleagues within a successfully growing family-owned company
• Benefit from a challenging career opportunity with an extensive training program
• In this challenging job you get the possibility to take initiative and further develop the function