Diesel Mechanic - Maintenance

SUMMARY:
Our client in the Waste Management industry is currently looking for a Diesel Mechanic.
Candidates required must be available immediately

POSITION INFO:
Position: Diesel Mechanic - Hydraulics

Location: Cape Town

Employment Type: Contract

Department: Maintenance

Purpose of the Role:

• Perform repair & maintenance activities
• Maintenance of tools & equipment
• Comply with Health, Safety and Environment policies
• Risk management

• Minimum Trade Tested Diesel Mechanic -Hydraulics
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience 
• Driver License
• Must be available Immediately

• Drive for Results
• Adaptability
• Interpersonal Skills and Communication
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement
• Planning & Organizing
• Solution Generation and Decision Making
• Reliability
• Self-Commitment and Motivation
• Self-Development
• Customer Focus
• Functional Expertise

• Knowledge on diesel and petrol engines
• Knowledge on repairing /overhauling engine and gearbox
• Read manuals and diagrams
• Knowledge on scanner tools
• Knowledge on tires repair
• Knowledge on hydraulic system
• Knowledge on break and suspension repair
• Overview of electrical

• Perform vehicle inspection, as per planned preventive maintenance schedule and foreman instructions, listing related findings on check list.
• Change oil, filters and water of vehicles and performs other maintenance related repairs.
• Replace spare parts as per check list and as instructed by the Automotive Maintenance Senior Technicians and Automotive Maintenance Foreman.
• Replace spare parts as per corrective maintenance activities and needs, as instructed by the superiors.
• Requests spare part as per supervisor’s approval
• Perform necessary repairs or replace or installs spare parts further to vehicle breakdowns, as per work order and detected malfunctions, providing feedback to the supervisor
• Perform repairs on the operations field, as per request
• Reports detected abuse on vehicle to the supervisor
• Perform welding, painting and denting activities on vehicle cabin and superstructure
• Properly handle and maintains all tools and equipment, keep them in a clean and working condition
• Operate hand and power tools
• Exercise due diligence towards health and safety of self and others in the organisation
• Comply with the applicable HSE procedures, instructions, requirements, standards received from regulatory and statutory bodies
• Proactively report superior occurrences, events, violations and acts that may impact employee health, safety or environment
• Analyse current risks and identify potential risks in the area of responsibility
• Report the risk tailored to the relevant audience
• Build risk awareness amongst team by providing support and training