Manager (Fleet & Transport) - ERWM20684

Minimum Requirements:

• B Degree in Fleet Management, Mechanical Engineering, Transport Management or Logistics
• 5 years' relevant experience in fleet coordination, workshop scheduling, or transport logistics

Core Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the full operational and strategic fleet and transport support function by overseeing, planning, diagnostics, and usage governance across all depots, and liaising with closely with the central Fleet and Transport Department to align service requests, maintenance schedules and vehicle availability
• Assess current and future fleet requirements per depot and compile consolidated annual fleet and small plant plans
• Submit and track all fleet related service, breakdown and repair requests from depots to the central Fleet Department
• Provide operational input into tender specification for vehicle repair, servicing, and maintenance contracts and participate in all related bid committees
• Conduct preliminary technical assessments on site or through remote diagnostics with the support of C-track data
• Monitor fleet and reduce down time. Prepare a depot level preventative maintenance schedule for all operational vehicles and equipment.
• Manage fuel and costs and recommend operational efficiencies or route adjustments.
• Maintain an accurate fleet asset register identifying obsolete vehicles
• Maintain a risk register and monitor compliance with City fleet policies, Supply chain management guidelines and workshop authorization procedures
• Ensure responsible use of municipal funds, accurate cost tracking and compliance with audit expectations
• Supervise internal fleet workshops by managing repair workflows, quality control, staff deployment, and coordination of spares, in alignment with depot priorities and operational demand cycles
• Ensure the workforce, delivering technical operations is skilled, confident and aligned with the Division's strategic and operational objectives

Interested candidates whose background and experience match these challenging and exciting positions are invited to apply using an online application system attached to the advertisement on the website of the City of Ekurhuleni (www.ekurhuleni.gov.za).

Enquiries: Tel: 0860 54 3000

Candidates may be requested to submit proof of the NQF level applicable to the qualifications they have obtained.

Should candidates not be informed of the outcome of the application within six weeks of the closing date, it should be regarded as having been unsuccessful. The City of Ekurhuleni subscribes to the principles of the Employment Equity Act and reserves the right to appoint, not appoint or to appoint laterally