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MEKA24 is the automotive service, maintenance, and repair division of AUTO24, one of Africa’s fastest-growing used-car platforms. As the business continues to grow, the workshop plays a central role in delivering reliable vehicle preparation, servicing, and repair standards that support both operational performance and customer confidence. This role is a key leadership position within the workshop. As Workshop Foreman, you will help drive high technical standards, strong team performance, and disciplined day-to-day execution across servicing, diagnostics, repairs, and vehicle reconditioning. You will work closely with technicians and cross-functional teams to keep work moving efficiently, maintain quality, and support continuous improvement as the business scales. Responsibilities Supervise, support, and motivate workshop technicians and assistants. Allocate daily jobs based on technician skills, priorities, and available capacity. Monitor workshop productivity, efficiency, turnaround times, and work in progress. Conduct quality-control inspections before vehicles are released. Assist technicians with complex diagnostics, repairs, and technical issues. Ensure services and repairs are completed correctly and to manufacturer standards. Review job cards and verify labour, parts, and repair information are accurately recorded. Coordinate with the parts team to ensure required parts are ordered and available on time. Identify additional repair or maintenance needs during vehicle inspections. Provide accurate technical feedback to service, sales, and operations teams. Reduce repeat repairs, comebacks, and unnecessary parts or labour costs. Maintain workshop equipment, tools, cleanliness, and operational discipline. Enforce health, safety, and environmental procedures. Support recruitment, onboarding, coaching, and performance management of technicians. Help implement efficient workshop processes as MEKA24 grows in South Africa. Requirements Qualified motor mechanic with 3-5 years of workshop leadership experience in an automotive workshop. Strong experience in used-car reconditioning, general vehicle service, and maintenance. Proven ability to diagnose complex mechanical and technical faults using diagnostic scanners and manufacturer diagnostic platforms. Experience managing technician productivity, workflow, and quality standards in a busy workshop environment. Knowledge of manufacturer procedures for vehicle servicing and repairs. Experience using job card systems and parts ordering systems to maintain accurate repair, labour, and parts records. Experience working cross-functionally with service advisors, parts, sales, operations, and used-car purchase and sales teams. Experience enforcing safety standards in an automotive workshop. Experience working in the South African Johannesburg market. Eligible to work in South Africa.