Description
Job description / Role
Job Type
Full Time
Job Location
Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
Nationality
Any Nationality
Salary
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Arabic Fluency
Not Specified
Job Function
Engineering - Mechanical & Aeronautical
Company Industry
Retail
About Al-Futtaim
Established in the 1930s, Al-Futtaim is one of the most diversified and progressive privately held regional businesses, headquartered in Dubai. Operating across more than 20 countries, the Group spans automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and health. With more than 40,000 employees, Al-Futtaim represents over 200 of the world’s most recognised brands, including Toyota, Lexus, IKEA, ACE and Marks & Spencer. Driven by its purpose to enrich lives and elevate communities, Al-Futtaim focuses on digital innovation, AI, sustainable growth and strategic partnerships, creating long-term value for customers, communities and partners while building a responsible legacy for future generations.
Overview of the role
Are you ready to play a crucial role in an innovative, fast-paced workshop environment? Al Futtaim Motors – Toyota is looking for an experienced Workshop Planner to join our team in Ras Al Khaimah.
As a Workshop Planner, you’ll be the key player in allocating technical jobs to the right technicians, ensuring the seamless alignment of job requirements with technical skillsets. You will be at the heart of workshop operations, ensuring optimal efficiency and timely delivery of vehicles to our customers.
What you will do
Job allocation: Assign jobs to technicians based on their skillsets and job requirements to optimize workflow.
Monitor job progress: Keep track of the technician planning board and job progress control board, and report any concerns to the workshop manager.
Efficiency & utilization: Ensure fair distribution of tasks and achieve technician utilization and efficiency targets.
FIR process: Ensure adherence to the Fix It Right (FIR) process to meet performance targets.
Timely job closure: Ensure allocated jobs are completed within the scheduled time and meet quality standards.
Time clocking: Maintain precise time clocking and escalate issues when necessary.
On-time vehicle delivery: Keep the service advisor updated on vehicle progress to guarantee on-time delivery.
Required skills to be successful
2-3 years of experience as a Workshop Controller or Workshop Planner in an automobile dealership
Expertise in allocating jobs to technicians based on their skill level and job requirements
Ability to write detailed technical reports
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
About the team
You will report directly to the Aftersales Manager, collaborating closely with Technicians and Service Advisors daily. Your role will involve constant communication with various departments, ensuring smooth operation and a high level of customer satisfaction. Your efforts will directly impact the overall success of the workshop and our customer service excellence.
What equips you for the role
Diploma in Automobile / Mechanical Engineering
Experience as a Diagnostic Technician or equivalent
Strong communication skills (both written and verbal)
UAE driving license (advantageous but not mandatory)
About Al-Futtaim Automotive
Al-Futtaim Automotive is one of the region's leading mobility businesses, operating across eight countries in the Middle East, Asia and North Africa.
With a portfolio of more than 25 world-leading brands, we deliver one of the region's most comprehensive mobility ecosystems.
Our capabilities span passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles and industrial equipment, backed by integrated logistics, leasing, aftersales and financial services that deliver a seamless customer experience across every stage of the mobility journey.
Our vision is to become a world-class mobility player, creating better experiences for our customers through innovation, digital transformation and a relentless focus on customer experience. We work alongside some of the world's most trusted automotive brands to shape the future of mobility, delivering solutions that meet the evolving needs of individuals, businesses and communities.
Behind everything we do is a team of more than 9,000 colleagues united by ambition, collaboration and a shared commitment to progress. Together, we're shaping the future of mobility, embracing new technologies and creating better experiences for our customers. At Al-Futtaim Automotive, you'll be empowered to turn ambition into action and help move our customers, our business and your career forward.
About the Company
Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.
The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.
The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.
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