Diesel Mechanic Vacancy

Vacancy exists at waste-mart(PTY)LTD workshop department to fulfill the role of performing inspection, maintenance and repairs on heavy duty vehicles, such as trucks, trailers, Forklifts and pickups.

Requirements and Responsibilities for Diesel Mechanic:

  • Performs inspection, maintenance and repairs on heavy duty vehicles, such as trucks, trailers, forklifts, pickups, etc.
  • Responsible for diesel engines, transmissions, brake systems, electrical trouble shooting, steering and cooling systems.
  • Keeps track of the maintenance work on the vehicles.
  • Ensures services provided are following safety procedures.
  • Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
  • Relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
  • Performs a variety of tasks.
  • Works under general supervision.
  • A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required.
  • Typically reports to a supervisor or manager.

Key Performance Areas:

  • Maintain and repair all mechanical defaults to specification.
  • Communicate and report mechanical analysis to relevant stakeholders.
  • Identify mechanical risk and exercise preventative measures.
  • Ensure that all work is performed under the strictest safety conditions.
  • Delegate and mentor direct assistants.
  • Perform duties within the required performance standards of the team.
  • Verifies vehicle performance by conducting test drives, adjusting controls and systems.

Qualifications:

  • Minimum grade 10 high school certificate with artisan trade tested qualification in diesel mechanics.
  • Proven experience (3 to 5 years) in the maintenance and repairs of heavy-duty trucks and trailers.
  • Other experience such as transmissions, hydraulics, brake systems, steering, cooling systems, gearbox and electrical troubleshooting.
  • Intermediate or advance knowledge of all makes and brands of trucks.eg Mercedes, Volvo, Scania, MAN, Freightliner etc.
  • General Health and Safety knowledge pertaining to use of workshop equipment, tools and practices

Other requirements:

  • Must be able to effectively work within a team
  • Ability to relate to people at all levels in an organization
  • Proven ability to quickly get things done in a diverse and pressurised environment
  • Must be available to work extra hours to get the job done during key periods and breakdowns
  • Basic command in English and Afrikaans
  • Ability to work independently and without supervision on a regular basis.
  • Proactive and self-motivated
  • Strong attention to detail with good problem-solving abilities.
  • Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading technical and regulation publications.

Competencies

  • Dependability – Job requires being reliable, responsible, dependable and fulfilling obligations.
  • Attention to detail – Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in work tasks.
  • Leadership – Job requires delegation of tasks and instructions.
  • Stress Tolerance – Job requires accepting criticism and deal calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
  • Decision Making – Job requires effective and constructive decisions to resolve mechanical deficiencies. Must be able to apply good judgement.
  • Observation – Job requires strong awareness and observation of mechanical and technical compliance.
  • Communication – Job requires effective communication between staff, management and external stakeholders. To be customer focus.

Please email all CVs to shameema@wastemart.co.za

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