Alick Marikopo
Experienced expatriate Auto Electrician / Workshop Manager / Supervisor
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About
Experienced expatriate Auto Electrician/ Workshop Manager /Supervisor with a demonstrated history of working in the mining and Automotive Industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Coaching, Electrical Wiring, Fault diagnosis using computers, Team building and Forklift Operation. Strong operations professional with a National Diploma in Motor Industry Management focused in Automotive Management from Harare Polytechnic.
Experience
Service Manager - Forklift Sales / Parts Sales Botswana - Botswana
(2008)
A forklift and plant hire sales and service company with more than 200 machines on contract throughout Botswana. The fleet includes forklifts, electric and diesel and earth moving equipment.
- Day to day running of workshops, allocation of jobs, opening and closing costing and invoicing
- Assisting mechanics and auto electricians with technical matters and writing reports
- Training apprentices
- Attending to customer relationship problems
- Attending to mine site machine technical problems Orapa and Jwaneng
- Making sure all machines are minespec before being delivered
- Monitoring adherence to health safety and environment issues
- Commissioning of machines and technician orientation
Workshop Manager - Premier Forklift and Equipment (Toyota Franchise) - Zimbabwe
(2003-07-01 - 2007-12-31)
Premier forklifts is a hire, service and sales company.
- Obtaining business for the workshop
- Assisting workshop Foreman with technical issues for satellite workshops and main workshop
- Health safety and environmental issues
- Attending to mine sites Chiadzwa mine and Hwange Coal mine
- Attending to customer relationship problems
- Planning maintenance of fleet
- Fault diagnosis using laptop
- Training of apprentices
- Job costing and invoicing
- Commissioning of machines and technician orientation
Transport Foreman - Tobacco Processors Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe
(2000-09 - 2001-04)
A tobacco processing company with own workshops for handling vehicles and forklifts.
- Controlling and service record keeping of company mobile equipment
- Service workshop supervision
- Monitoring and enforcing health safety and environmental issues
- Liaising with third party service providers on any issues arising
Workshop Foreman - Forklift Services (SUCCRS) (Toyota Franchise) - Zimbabwe
(1994-12 - 2000-06)
A forklift sales, service and hire company.
- Fault diagnosis on DC and AC drives using computers
- Control card repairs down to component level
- Workshop supervision
- Attending to customer relations problems
- Commissioning of new equipment
- Training apprentices
- Planning maintenance of fleet
- Fault diagnosis using laptop
- Training of apprentices
- Job costing and invoicing
- Commissioning of machines and technician orientation
Team Leader - Toyota Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe
(1993-04 - 1994-12)
I was the first artisan to set-up the electrical department for the company
- Working on air-conditioning systems, alarm systems EFI, ABS and central locking systems
- Vehicle electronics and wiring
Auto Electrician (Apprentice) - ZIMOCO - Zimbabwe
(1990-04 - 1992-11)
I was promoted to work on my own during my second year as an apprentice.
- Servicing of vehicles
- Working on ABS, EFI central locking systems and air conditioning systems
- Vehicle tune up
Education
National Diploma - Motor Industry Management - Harare Polytechnic
Diploma - Motor Industry Management - Zimbabwe Institute of the Motor Industry
Apprenticeship - Automobile Electrician Work - Harare Institute of Technology (1988-11 - 1990-03)
Apprenticeship Attachment - Automobile Electrician Work - ZIMOCO Limited (1990-04 - 1992-10)
Certificate - Working Environment Management - Harare Institute of Technology
Course - Intermediate Electronics - Harare Institute of Technology
