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Country Manager - Dubai

WearCheck is a large, international condition-monitoring company that specializes in reliability solution services, and the scientific analysis of used oil and other fluids from mechanical and electrical systems. WearCheck’s work spans many industries, including the Mining and Earth-moving, Transport, Shipping, Industrial, Aircraft, and Electrical industries. It also runs thirteen laboratories in nine different countries.

The position of Country Manager is now available in the Dubai Office.

The role is responsible for Business Development, Technical Support and overall Management of the local WearCheck company, reporting to the South African Head office.

Responsibilities of the role:

• Managing all operational aspects of the local company and staff

• Providing technical support to customers
• Retention and increase in the Sales revenue
• Responsible for ensuring the company meets all goals and objectives in a timely manner
• Business development, increasing the customer base in the region

Key Functions:

• Growing the region through increased sales
• Managing the customer relationship process
• Negotiating and managing contracts
• Presentations
• Sales and Sales Forecasting; Market Segmentation
• Strategy planning and implementation (i.e.: Identify business opportunities)
• Technical Support, Failure Analysis, and Fault-Finding
• Onsite training
• Liaise, oversee and manage office staff, logistics, and support systems
• Oversee sales, delivery, distribution, pricing, accounting, and customer service
• Resolve/oversee customer queries and service issues
• Keep up with industry trends; attend trade shows, conventions, and seminars as appropriate or as directed
• Actively take part in the promotion and attainment of compliance, including WearCheck’s Quality System and Health and Safety matters for Dubai company

 Requirements:

• 3 year tertiary technical qualification
• 6 – 8 years’ industry-related experience, 5 of which should ideally have been in a managerial role
• Mechanical engineering or maintenance background with knowledge of condition-monitoring, preferably oil analysis
• Experience working within an ISO environment
• Proven track record in Business Development/revenue growth.
• Excellent Leadership, Communication, Team Building and Change Management skills
• Methodical, accurate, conscientious, energetic and technically-minded
• High attention to detail and ability to work under pressure

Availability: The successful candidate must be available to start in their position as soon as possible

Remuneration: A competitive salary and company benefits is offered for the right candidate

Only CVs sent to the following email will be considered: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Please note: Applications close on 10th May 2019 only short-listed candidates will be contacted.  

Country Manager - Dubai

WearCheck is a large, international condition-monitoring company that specializes in reliability solution services, and the scientific analysis of used oil and other fluids from mechanical and electrical systems. WearCheck’s work spans many industries, including the Mining and Earth-moving, Transport, Shipping, Industrial, Aircraft, and Electrical industries. It also runs thirteen laboratories in nine different countries.

The position of Country Manager is now available in the Dubai Office.

The role is responsible for Business Development, Technical Support and overall Management of the local WearCheck company, reporting to the South African Head office.

Responsibilities of the role:

• Managing all operational aspects of the local company and staff
• Providing technical support to customers
• Retention and increase in the Sales revenue
• Responsible for ensuring the company meets all goals and objectives in a timely manner
• Business development, increasing the customer base in the region

Key Functions:

• Growing the region through increased sales
• Managing the customer relationship process
• Negotiating and managing contracts
• Presentations
• Sales and Sales Forecasting; Market Segmentation
• Strategy planning and implementation (i.e.: Identify business opportunities)
• Technical Support, Failure Analysis, and Fault-Finding
• Onsite training
• Liaise, oversee and manage office staff, logistics, and support systems
• Oversee sales, delivery, distribution, pricing, accounting, and customer service
• Resolve/oversee customer queries and service issues
• Keep up with industry trends; attend trade shows, conventions, and seminars as appropriate or as directed
• Actively take part in the promotion and attainment of compliance, including WearCheck’s Quality System and Health and Safety matters for Dubai company

 Requirements:

• 3 year tertiary technical qualification
• 6 – 8 years’ industry-related experience, 5 of which should ideally have been in a managerial role
• Mechanical engineering or maintenance background with knowledge of condition-monitoring, preferably oil analysis
• Experience working within an ISO environment
• Proven track record in Business Development/revenue growth.
• Excellent Leadership, Communication, Team Building and Change Management skills
• Methodical, accurate, conscientious, energetic and technically-minded
• High attention to detail and ability to work under pressure

Availability: The successful candidate must be available to start in their position as soon as possible

Remuneration: A competitive salary and company benefits is offered for the right candidate

Only CVs sent to the following email will be considered: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Please note: Applications close on 10th May 2019 only short-listed candidates will be contacted.  

A well-oiled business has many units that function together effectively, similar to the way gear teeth engage with each other.

Keeping the cogs turning effectively at WearCheck is an active management review committee, which meets often to facilitate dialogue about all facets of the business and mapping the road ahead for the company.

The team met at the Pinetown offices recently.

Pictured at a recent management review meeting were (from left) Neil Robinson, John Evans, Phillip Croucamp, Eddie Perumal, Michelle Padayachee, Prinda Narasi, Philip Schutte, Steven Lumley, Scott Sowman, Ian Gray and Meshach Govender

Tomorrow, cricket fans are in for a treat as the maiden ball is bowled in the action-packed, hard-hitting Indian Premiership League (IPL) cricket event in India.

The IPL features top cricketing superstars from around the globe and takes place annually over two months.  This is the 11^th season that the popular tournament has lit up the international cricketing calendar.

Eight teams will battle it out on the cricket pitches of India - first up on the pitch tomorrow are the Chennai Super Kings versus the Royal Challengers Bangalore.

The tournament culminates with the finals taking place in Mumbai on the 5^th May.

With WearCheck’s special 2019 IPL fixture lists, we have made it easier for our fellow cricket fans to follow your favourite players and teams. 

Click here to download our handy 2019 IPL Fixtures Lists (India Times)

Click here to download our handy 2019 IPL Fixtures Lists (SA Times)

Particle contamination in a lubricating or hydraulic system is widely known as one of the most devastating contaminants. One effect of particle contamination that is rarely discussed is additive leaching. Many additives attach to particles and are removed along with the particle by filtration.

WearCheck managing director Neil Robinson is very proud of the company’s low staff turnover and congratulates long-serving staff members.  ‘We appreciate people who spend many years with the company, as they have excellent knowledge of our customers, and this experience enables us to provide outstanding customer service.’

QUARTER CENTURY FOR CHARMAINE

In the world of wedding anniversaries, 25 years is celebrated as the “silver” anniversary. This is how many years Charmaine Thumbiran has spent with WearCheck – a quarter of a century.

Charmaine’s career with the company has centred around sales and customers. Since she joined WearCheck in 1993, her role always included liaising with customers.

Over the years, she has worked her way up to the position of sales co-ordinator for the company. While she is based in the Pinetown-based head office of WearCheck, Charmaine looks after a sales team that is based in many locations where the company has a presence.

‘The memories of the last 25 years at WearCheck certainly can be described as a ‘silver’ – most of them have a silver lining indeed!’ laughs Charmaine.

15 YEARS FOR SARAH

15 years ago, sample room assistant Sarah Mothibedi joined the WearCheck family in Johannesburg in the position of cleaner. However, she was always interested in the work her colleagues were doing in the laboratory, and once her cleaning tasks for the day were done, she spent time with the laboratory staff, watching and learning what they were doing. Today, she looks after the sample room in WearCheck’s Johannesburg laboratory, part of the team that ensures that the samples are processed correctly.

A DECADE OF DEDICATION

WearCheck’s most valuable resource is the team of people that work for the company – they are what keep the wheels turning smoothly and they are the ones who give our customers great service, who ensure that our lab results are consistently reliable and world class, and who continue to promote the benefits of a good condition monitoring programme.

We congratulate these WearCheck workers who have clocked up 10 years with the company. Thank you for your commitment and loyalty to the WearCheck family.

Reliability solutions technician Roelf Reyneke has worked at WearCheck RS Witbank for 10 years

Technical manager Steven Lumley has worked at WearCheck Pinetown for 10 years

JOAL Laboratory Supervisor Reshma Soojan has worked at WearCheck Isando for 10 years

DP Admin Clerk Sivagamie Govender has worked at WearCheck Pinetown for 10 years

Cleaner Thokozani Mbambo has worked at WearCheck Pinetown for 10 years

Laboratory Assistant Nelisiwe Thabethe has worked at WearCheck Pinetown for 10 years

Branch Manager- WTCS Cape Town Gert Nel has worked at WearCheck for 10 years

WSL Customer Support/Admin Pretty Lepheane has worked at WearCheck Isando for 10 years

Lubrigard technical consultant Christian Hattingh has worked at WearCheck Johannesburg for 10 years

Customer Support Assistant Vasthie Naicker has worked at WearCheck Isando for 10 years

Reliability solutions technician Marius Grobler has worked at WearCheck RS Richards Bay for 10 years

On-Site Oil Sampling Specialist (6 month Fixed Term Contract) based at Customer premises in

Boksburg

Main Job Functions:

• The successful applicant will be responsible for the co-ordination of the entire oil sampling program on a WearCheck Customer Site.

Position Requirements:

• Minimum Education – Matric
• Previous work experience in a technical environment is essential
• High level of MS Excel knowledge including the generation and working with pivot tables
• Knowledge of oil analysis, oil analysis programs and off road machines will be advantageous
• Excellent communication skills and customer liaison skills – ability to liaise at all levels
• Good interpersonal, organisational and time management skills
• Attention to detail, team player, friendly and patient personality

Key Responsibilities:

• Receiving, monitoring and screening of samples from sites and ensuring all required information is supplied with the sample and with feedback
• Monitoring and managing all sample reports, Online users and the Fleet Technical Library
• Monthly KPIs regarding trend analysis
• Maintain a detailed history of sampling in MS Excel (Pivot Tables)
• Managing and co-ordinating trial projects such as inter alia lubricant trials, filtration effectiveness
• Communicate and compare lubricant equivalents between lubricant suppliers and OEMs and inform OEM of latest lubrication and wear analytics
• Provide in-house advice on lubricants and suitability of customer oil vs OEM recommendations and provide telephonic / email assistance to customers on analysis results via the OEM Sample hotline
• Authorise and maintain movement of equipment and database access
• Schedule training with WearCheck for artisans, mechanics, etc
• In conjunction with WearCheck’s diagnostic department inform the OEM of irregularities/trends/unusual phenomena across fleets
• Liaising with WearCheck’s technical team to assist with Tribology / technical backup and historical data
• Assist OEM in improving and maintaining a high quality of sampling practices and compile weekly and monthly reports with a dashboard detailing analysis results trends for the OEM
• Attend and present on a quarterly basis, at the Customer’s Engineering Overview meeting/conference, the overall progress of the oil analysis program

Availability: The successful candidate must be available to start as soon as possible.

Only CV’s sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. will be considered.

Applications close on 8th March 2019. If you have not received a response by 22nd March 2019, please

consider your application as being unsuccessful.

Lubrigard Onsite Sampler (Site: Izimbiwa Coal-Graspan)

Main Job Functions:

• Sampling EME (Earth Moving Equipment) and other Mining equipment, including Diesel Fuel Samples

Position Requirements:

• Minimum Education – Grade 12, Grade 12 Mathematics and Science compulsory
• Experience with working diesel machinery
• Experience working in a mining environment

Key Responsibilities:

• Taking oil samples of all mining equipment
• Registered Sampler using WearCheck’s Online System
• Ensure samples are ready for collection, ensuring speedy turnaround time.

Desirable qualities: Good communication skills, team player, responsible, accurate, good time management skills.

Availability: The successful candidate must be available to start as soon as possible.

Only CV’s sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. will be considered.

Applications close on 8th March 2019. If you have not received a response by 22nd March 2019, please consider your application as being unsuccessful.

Four more of WearCheck’s RS (reliability solutions) technicians recently passed their CAT certification through the Mobius Institute, which is a worldwide provider of education in reliability improvement, condition monitoring and precision maintenance. This follows the ten WearCheck technicians who gained their CAT certification earlier this year.

WearCheck is the certified Mobius training centre for Africa, and courses are run for WearCheck customers anywhere, any date, on demand.

Technicians who gained their CAT 111 certification are Alastair Mac Gillicudy and Roeloff Hoffmann, while those who earned their CAT 11 certification are Reinier Kalp and Stephanie du Plessis.

CAT 11 students underwent a compulsory 18-month practical experience, followed by four days of lectures and a full day examination. CAT 111 students had to complete a 36-month practical experience, lectures for four days and examinations.

Vibration database setup and fault analysis are the predominant focus of both CAT 11 and CAT 111. The training sessions are practical and hands-on, enabling the technicians to hone their skills and progress to the next level.

Dennis Swanepoel - WearCheck reliability solutions consultant, Mobius trainer and CAT 1V graduate - is extra proud of his latest graduates. ‘Congratulations, everyone!’

Roeloff Hoffmann, reliability solutions technician from WearCheck in Limpopo, earned his CAT 111 certification. Reinier Kalp from Springs and Stephanie du Plessis from KZN WearCheck successfully earned their CAT 11 certification.