# Workshop Foreman

> AUTO24 · Roodepoort, South Africa · Full-time · Posted 2026-07-28

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Operations, Sourcing,Auto Services & Parts

## Description

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.

## Apply

[Apply at AUTO24](https://apply.workable.com/auto24/j/02C28231D3/apply)

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