Job Description

Dometic is a global market leader in the mobile living industry. Millions of people around the world use Dometic products in outdoor, residential, and professional applications.
Front Runner is a world-renowned company for vehicle-based adventure gear, specializing in designing, manufacturing and selling the toughest roof racks, accessories and camping equipment.

Since mid-2021 Front Runner is part of the Dometic Group, a global market leader in solutions for "mobile living".

We are on a growth journey – now looking for our next star – a passionate Workshop Supervisor at our Fitment Centre in Kyalami.

About the position

The Workshop Supervisor/Team Leader overseas the Workshop team and ensures that they are performing effectively and satisfied within their roles. The Supervisor position will require you to act in the best interest of the company and ensure that all processes and procedures are followed. You will need to adopt the role as management to ensure that everything runs as a 5-star fitment centre.

As the Workshop Supervisor, you will be required to have ongoing and excellent organizational, administrative, good housekeeping and communication skills, having an interest in leadership as well as keeping management informed of relevant activities.

Your main responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the workshop team to meet customer requirements and maintain high performance standards.
• Plan and assign daily vehicle fitments, manage workflow, and ensure timely completion.
• Provide regular performance feedback to management and support staff with technical queries.
• Oversee quality control of completed work, vehicle inspections, and stock allocation.
• Ensure adherence to SOPs, company policies, and safety standards.
• Resolve staff issues promptly, escalate when necessary, and foster a positive team dynamic.
• Train and onboard new employees while identifying and developing talent within the team.
• Drive continuous improvement by implementing streamlined solutions to enhance efficiency.

What do we offer?

You are offered an interesting role in a dynamic, fast paced, and global environment with great opportunities to grow, evolve with the company and take on new challenges.

To be successful in this role, we believe that you possess the following skills, competencies & characteristics:

• An individual that is punctual.
• Organised and problem-solving skills.
• Physically fit and healthy.
• Technically minded
• Attention to detail.
• Customer orientated.
• Able to delegate.
• Putting in extra time, be it Monday to Friday or Saturdays.

Dometic's Core Values

To thrive and succeed in this role, you understand the importance of our core values – Together We build our future, We play to win, We embrace change and We walk the talk; these values reflect the heart and soul of Dometic and they define what it takes to work here and how we do things.