Key Responsibility Areas:
• Undertakes engine tuning and inspects vehicles and records / fixes defects on various makes and models, both petrol and diesel.
• Tows and recovers vehicles as well as reassembles and adjusts the clutches, gearbox, propeller and shafts where necessary.
• Utilises compression testers, fuel pump pressure gauges for fault-finding and maintains cooling systems.
• Diagnosing of defects on a variety of vehicles in consultation with Superintendents and replaces and services components.
• Assumes responsibility for the supervision and training of apprentices and over workshops during late afternoon and week-end duty.
• Installs overhead cables, maintains pulleys and bearings and ensures that job cards, time sheets and vehicle trip sheets are completed. • Repairs hydraulic systems on vehicles and tests vehicles.
• Undertakes other repairs and maintenance work applicable to the trade of diesel / plant / petrol mechanic e.g. roadside repairs and liaises with workshop superintendent and suppliers for required spares.
Competencies:
•Problem Solving
•Quality Orientation
•Work Place Safety
•Discipline Specific Skills
•Communication
•Action Orientation
•Resilience
•Accountability and Ethical Conduct
•Learning Orientation
•Team Orientation
Essentail Experience
• 3 Years relevant post apprenticeship experience.
Preferred Experience
• 4 years relevant post apprenticeship experience.
Essential Qualifications
• Trade Tested Artisan (Diesel Mechanic).,
Valid motor vehicle driving license (Code EC).
Valid Professional Driving Permit (PrDP).
Preferred Qualifications • None.
Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.
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eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is the local government that administers the eThekwini Metropolitan Area in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.