Job Description
Responsibilities: This role is mainly in charge of managing the maintenance/repair of vehicles, compactors/bins, equipment and machineries as well as the back office support. This role will also be the backup for the Operations Manager Back end office support Effectively manage the work allocation for the back office support Manage and coordinate the deployment of the back office support with other departments in charge Purchasing and Budgeting Cost Control Source, compare and engage contractors/vendor/supplier for Engineering department (eg: tyres, spare parts, repair and maintenance of vehicles and equipments, bin inspection, for welding etc) Work with Purchasing department on vendor sourcing In charge of submitting quotations and invoices for approval Review quotations carefully, make comparison before making decision on the choice of vendor/service to use/goods to buy. Discuss with COO before making any purchase above the Authority Limit (or outside scope) and whenever in doubt Manage and monitor operational cost to meet budget Assist in identifying areas for improvement or deficiency, especially on cost reduction. Improve productivity by closely monitoring and reviewing monthly expenditure especially in the areas of optimizing manpower deployment, OT, staff recall, spare parts and materials usage, repair turnaround time etc. Inventory/Asset Management and Manpower Management Effectively manage manpower and work allocation for the entire Engineering Department, which includes the Maintenance and Welding team Ensure properly planning and scheduling of routine checks for our vehicles, compactors, bins, equipment and machines at the plant. Coordinate with Operations Department on the routine check schedule Work with external vendor to ensure our vehicles/bins/equipment/machinery are repaired within a reasonable stipulated time frame in order not to affect daily operations Supervise, review and challenge Maintenance team’s decisions on whether a vehicle/machine/equi