SET - UPS & ERA’S PROCEDURES

 

 

 

Delegated Staff:

Service Controller, Field Engineer, Sales Reps, W/house Coordinator (Polokwane), Branch Manager. Credit Controlers & Technical Manager (Polokwane)

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  • A New machine is booked out by the Warehouse Coordinator (Polokwane), the machines are then relocated to the branches for set-ups and installation or otherwise the machines are already set-up by Polokwane workshops. The paperwork (Delivery note) gets delivered with the machines ready for installation. The post installation forms are printed from the AS400 by the Service controller or else already attached to the delivery note.
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  • If the machine is a major account then it does not get booked out but the paperwork goes directly to the Service dept.
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  • The relevant paper work is passed onto the Service Department and a job card is made out as a set-up first and allocated to an Engineer. The window period for the Sales department is three days.
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  • The engineer will set up the machine according to specifications and install any peripherals listed on the installation form as requested. Once this is done the Engineer will do a routine check on the machine. The job card for set-up is logged off and a new call is logged for installation.
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  • If the machine passes quality inspection the machine will be wrapped with the installation form or an Engineer Pick-Up Form for installation.
  • The installation is completed and demonstrated to the client & Job card is logged off by the engineer with a customer signature on call slip and all paperwork and well as all major machines.All paper work comes back signed by the client. All copies are made and filed. The original paperwork gets sent to Polokwane.
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  • If the machine does not pass quality inspection, The Engineer will report directly to the Technical Manager (Polokwane). The machine will be sent to Polokwane. Refer to the procedures for faulty machines (Technical Service. Repairs Policy). This will be handled by the Technical Manager.

UPGRADES/TRADE-IN’S & ERA’s / ERA’s FOR MAJOR M/C’s

  • Should the Sales reps upgrades the clients current machine, it gets brought to the w/shops as a trade-in. The Sales rep issues the service controller with a Sales Pick Up Form (Machine Collection Form below).
  • Service Controller GRN’s the machine to w/h83 (Tzn Trade-in) and gets sent to the W/house Coordinator (Polokwane).
  • All ERA’s / Collection Dockets from Polokwane is forwarded to the Service Controller for collection. The Call is logged, machine gets collected and ERA/Collection Dockets are signed by the client as proof of collection & call is then logged off with a Final meter reading. The collected machines are wrapped with a copy of the ERA’s & final M/R.
  • The signed ERA / Collection dockets are faxed to Polokwane to the Credit Controllers as proof that machine is collected.
  • The ERA machines are also GRN’d into W/H 83 and are sent to the W/house Coordinator (Polokwane) with copies of the ERA’s.
  •  All major ERA’s are collected and sent to Polokwane.
  • The Service Controller is responsible for returning all Collection machines from Tzaneen to the W/house Coordinator (Polokwane).
  • All machines that are sent to Polokwane are written out in a Delivery Book as P.O.D and signed by the relevant driver from Polokwane.
  • All ERA’s & Machine collection dockets are filed.

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