Pre Delivery Inspection - PDI

Pre Delivery Inspection – PDI at SANY America

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SANY America is a global corporation with about 70,000 employees in more than 150 countries. The Company offers a complete scope of construction machines, such as excavators, wheel Loaders, concrete pumps, road construction machines, container handlers, crane and crane vehicles, and earth drilling, harbor, mining and earth moving machinery, wind generation, and forklifts. Headquartered in China, SANY is one of the Top 5 heavy machinery manufacturers in the world, generating revenues of over $10 billion, with about a third of its business outside of China.

SANY is No.1 in market share in the global concrete machinery business, No. 1 in market share in the Chinese excavator market and No. 3 in the Chinese lifting crane market. SANY is also the largest Chinese exporter of excavators, crawler cranes, hydraulic cranes and drill rigs.

• Testing components and systems.
• Diagnosing, maintaining and repairing equipment systems such as Hydraulic plumbing and electrical systems.
• Inspect equipment for damage or missing components.
• Inspect surfaces to detect minor chips and scratches in paint.
• Document PDI Inspection properly on PDI Inspection sheet.
• Installing attachments such as Buckets, Thumbs and Couplers.
• Managing inbound and outbound paperwork for shipping and receiving machines.
• Ship and receive machines attachments.
• Other duties as assigned.

Work Pace/Standardized Work— consistent work pace on each operation; utilizes time well; performs job within required time as specified on process documentation; comfortable in performing operation. Always follows operation per documented instruction. Properly, notifies supervisor, maintenance and other workers of a quality or process problem.

• Safety— works in a safe manner; wears all necessary personal protective equipment required on the operation. Participate in safety discussions. Awareness of unsafe conditions and takes appropriate actions.
• Quality Control— follows standardized work. Proactively controls quality in the process; performs a quality check during and after completion of process; accepts feedback of defects and participates in developing countermeasures. Notifies Team Leader or Group Leader of any abnormal situations.
• Kaizen/Problem Solving— Striving to continually improve operations and performance; seeking to eliminate waste on the job and reduce costs; developing new or improved products or methods of work; suggesting new techniques and processes; applying known procedures or technology in new areas.
• 5S— Work site clean and orderly. Consistently improving appearance of the team’s area. Active in following 5s—Sifting, Sorting, Spic and Span, Sustaining, and organization of workstations.
• Attendance— Always at work and on time. Proper call-in 30 minutes (or more) before start of shift. Minimizes lost time. Countermeasures absences to avoid future occurrences.
• Teamwork and Cooperation— Putting SANY’s success ahead of personal goals. Understanding teamwork concept; capable of identifying his/her role in the team and demonstrating appropriate behaviors depending on the role; sharing information and resources with others to help them in their jobs; encouraging others, through modelling, to be active contributors to the team.
• Initiative— Anticipating needs/problems and voluntarily taking appropriate actions; assuming responsibility for work without being told; seeking out and willingly accepting tough assignments; looking for opportunities to contribute outside of primary area of responsibility.

The ideal candidate will:

• Must be customer service and quality driven.
• Experienced in diagnostics and repairs of mechanical equipment such as automotive systems.
• Previous experience in the Heavy Equipment industry preferred.
• Strong hands‑on aptitude.
• Ability to comprehend and execute work assignments with minimal follow up.
• Is self‑motivated with the ability to be cross‑trained skills Strong organizational skills.
• Observant, high attention to detail, and quality conscious.
• Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem and to…