CRAIG BLAAUW
Kinkora,Pei
Summary
Reliable fleet manager with experience in sales, directing staff and guiding related business operations. Talented at inventory oversight, driver co-ordination and root management. Attentive when identifying issues and solving problems relating to performance of employees and equipment.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Fleet Manager
AMADWALA CONSTRUCTION
Bloemfontein
01.2016 - 03.2020
- Supervised an 85 person team while handling an maintaining a 154 engine fleet
- Ensure that fleet items, registrations, road worthy certificates where all update and standard
- Manage workshop mechanics and technicians
- Direct all fleet activities
- Preventive maintenance
- Scheduling
- Dispatching oversight
- Forecast demand
- Driver management
- Oversee department
- Assign tasks
- Negotiate rates
- Resolve customer issues
- Reference: Patrick Phuti - 072 088 8691
Sales Representative
KEMACH JCB EQUIPMENT
04.2015 - 12.2015
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge about new products
- Entered, updated and maintained daily activity and prospect information on CRM
- Conducted needs, assessments and reviewed account information to identity customer needs
- Engaged customers and build relationships
- Reference: Vivian Maclachlan - 082 491 4716
Workshop Foreman
KEMACH JCB
02.2014 - 03.2015
- Promoted fruitful workflow by overseeing processes
- Cultivated a team culture between Technicians
- Schedule repairs and evaluated new equipment for sales department
- Maintained, cleaned and diagnosed company equipment
- Interacted with customers about queries and accounts
- Reference: Vivian Maclachlan - 082 491 4716
Diesel Mechanic
Kemach JCB
Bloemfontein
10.2012 - 02.2014
- Utilized hand tools and power tools to repair and maintain diesel engines according to industry standards.
- Performed preventive maintenance on engines, transmissions, tires, and other vehicle systems.
- Troubleshot and diagnosed problems with brakes, steering, and transmissions.
- Reference Vivian : +27 82491 4716
Education
Diagnostic Auto Electrical Course - Auto Electrical
Alison
Online09.2024
Diploma - Mechanical
Bendix Airbrake Course
Canada08.2024
Red Seal Diesel Mechanic -
MERSETA
01.2011
Mechanical Engineering N3 -
BLOEMFONTEIN TECH
01.2009
Skills
- Preventive maintenance
- Scheduling
- Dispatching oversight
- Forecast demand
- Driver management
- Oversee department
- Assign tasks
- Negotiate rates
- Resolve customer issues
- Customer relationship management
- Communication
- Product knowledge
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Fleet Manager
AMADWALA CONSTRUCTION
01.2016 - 03.2020
Sales Representative
KEMACH JCB EQUIPMENT
04.2015 - 12.2015
Workshop Foreman
KEMACH JCB
02.2014 - 03.2015
Diesel Mechanic
Kemach JCB
10.2012 - 02.2014
Red Seal Diesel Mechanic -
MERSETA
Mechanical Engineering N3 -
BLOEMFONTEIN TECH
Diagnostic Auto Electrical Course - Auto Electrical
Alison
Diploma - Mechanical
Bendix Airbrake Course