Foreman - Manawatu

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**About the Company**:
Brandt is a world-leading equipment dealer, powered by iconic brands and unrivalled support. With dealerships across Canada, New Zealand and Australia, Brandt is a global team with one shared purpose. Its mission is focused on enabling customer success by providing practical and reliable equipment solutions and support. Customers count on Brandt to keep them moving forward, with remarkable customer service and industry-leading brands; John Deere, Giltrap, Kramer, Duncan, and Stihl.

At Brandt, we believe that outstanding people, combined with our committed and passionate culture, is key to our customer's success. Join our growing team and build your career with Brandt.

**About the Opportunity**:
Our **Manawatu branch** is looking for an exceptional individual to join our service department as a Foreman**. **In this role you will mentor and monitor the workshop team to ensure apprentices have the opportunities and support to develop their skills, the technicians in the workshop have everything they need to work effectively, and you will ensure the best use of workshop space and resourcing to meet customer needs. You will do this in collaboration with the Service Manager to ensure field and workshop operate cohesively.

**You will be responsible for**:

- Assist Service Manager with workflow to ensure work is planned, scheduled, assigned, and completed on time and within quoted costs
- Meet company and customer expectations for quality of work in the workshop
- Employee training and development, with a key focus on apprentice coaching and mentoring both in technical skills and business processes.
- Develop, communicate, and monitor effective Service Department processes to ensure internal and external customer satisfaction
- In collaboration with the Service Manager create annual department goals and budget in alignment with the organization's financial and operational objectives
- Review work orders for completeness and accuracy prior to customer billing

**To be considered for this position you will need the following**:

- Heavy Diesel Qualification
- Sound mechanical knowledge
- People leadership experience would be beneficial, but the desire to mentor and help others develop is essential
- Highly motivated to provide a clean, safe and efficient workshop

**What's in it for you?**
- Competitive salary
- Great working environment
- Advancement Opportunities within the Organization as we grow
- Ongoing Training & Development

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