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You will own the maintenance function end to end - trucks, light vehicles, forklifts, reach stackers, side lifters, heavy equipment and mobile plant - and be measured on availability, reliability and cost.\nIt is a hands-on management position in an operation where the fleet is the business. When a reach stacker is down, the terminal slows. The role reports to the Port Moresby Operations Manager, with the Workshop Supervisor and Workshop Administrator reporting to you, and it carries real authority over planning, labour, parts and spend.\nKey Responsibilities\nWorkshop and fleet management - day-to-day operation of the workshop; servicing, preventative maintenance, breakdown response and major repairs across the full fleet and plant\nPreventative maintenance - develop, implement and monitor PM schedules; ensure servicing and inspections meet manufacturer and company requirements\nReliability - monitor availability, downtime and maintenance performance; identify recurring faults and fix the cause, not the symptom\nPlanning and job allocation - prioritise and delegate by operational criticality; schedule labour, parts and external services; close jobs out with the documentation complete\nTeam leadership - lead supervisors, mechanics, inventory and administration staff; performance, mentoring, training and daily toolbox meetings\nParts, inventory and procurement - control stock, source and negotiate with suppliers, pursue warranty claims, and hold nil variance at monthly stocktake\nSafety and compliance - WHS/OHS compliance, risk assessments, statutory inspections, incident and failure investigation, and environmental control of oils, fuels, batteries and hazardous waste\nFinancial control - prepare and manage the workshop budget, control expenditure, and report on availability, breakdowns, PM completion and outstanding work\nBusiness continuity - contingency planning for critical equipment, identification of critical spares, and continuity cover across leave and absence\nEssential Requirements\nDiploma or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Heavy Vehicle Mechanics or a related field\nMinimum 10 years' experience in workshop management, preferably in transport, logistics or heavy equipment\nHeavy forklift, reach stacker and side lifter maintenance experience\nExtensive experience maintaining trucks, heavy vehicles and lifting equipment\nDemonstrated experience managing a multi-skilled workshop team\nExtensive knowledge of mechanical faults, diagnostics, preventative maintenance, servicing and general repairs\nStrong knowledge of fleet maintenance management principles\nDemonstrated experience in budgeting and cost control\nStrong knowledge of parts procurement and inventory management, and of warranty and manufacturer service requirements\nPrevious experience working and living overseas\nExposure to the transport, logistics or international freight sector\nStrong leadership, analytical, communication and interpersonal skills; computer literate across Microsoft Office\nAbility to work under pressure and prioritise competing operational demands\nStrong commitment to workplace health and safety\nLocation and Mobilisation\nResidential expatriate position based in Port Moresby\nTravel and periods away from home base are part of the role, including Lae and the Solomon Islands\nWork permit and visa sponsored by the employer\nExpatriate package aligned with experience\nWhat Will Make You Successful\nThis is a demanding operating environment. Parts take longer to arrive, support is thinner, and the equipment works hard. The people who do well here are practical, self-sufficient and good at developing a local team rather than working around it. If you want a role where the improvements you make are visible in the numbers within a quarter, this is one.\nReferrals and confidential enquiries are welcome and can be made via Cakum Global.\n#WorkshopManager #FleetMaintenance #HeavyEquipment #Logistics #CakumGlobal #PortMoresby #PNGJobs #ExpatJobs","description_format":"text","description_chars":4288,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Papua New Guinea","iso":"PG","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-12T01:38:18Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":52,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.516,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":36,"reasons":["conf:3","agency","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-12T10:38:37Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/cakum-global-pty-ltd-workshop-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/cakum-global-pty-ltd-workshop-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-12T13:47:04Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":28644,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-13T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":4423217},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=4423217"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fcakum-global-pty-ltd-workshop-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fcakum-global-pty-ltd-workshop-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fcakum-global-pty-ltd-workshop-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/cakum-global-pty-ltd-workshop-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fcakum-global-pty-ltd-workshop-manager"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4126698}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"cakumglobal.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4126698},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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