City of Cape Town: Artisan (Engineering) – Diesel/Plant Mechanic

DIRECTORATE: ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES & ASSET MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT: Fleet Management
SALARY: Basic Salary: R288 298 p.a.
REFERENCE NUMBER: EOA 07/21 ext
ELIGIBILITY: Suitably qualified candidates

Requirements

• A relevant Trade Test Certificate in Diesel and/or Plant.
• Up to three (3) years’ post-apprentice experience in a plant or vehicles environment.
• A valid Code C driver’s licence (PrDP will be advantageous).
• Ability and willingness to work in all weather conditions, outside normal working hours, during emergencies and planned overtime.

Key Performance Areas

• Coordinating all vehicles and plant troubleshooting, testing, fault-finding and repairing activities and ensuring that functionality is restored with minimal disruption to services.
• Complete internal transactional documentation, such as time sheet, log sheets and vehicle checklists.
• Coordinating planned and predictive maintenance activities associated within specific functional areas, such as building, mechanical and electrical maintenance.
• Providing an inspection and testing service to the workshop for vehicles, plant, equipment and fixed installations in order to establish the extent of damage.
• Providing labour to effect service and repairs for vehicles or plant
• Assembling mechanical components for reinstallation in vehicles or plant.
• Attending to field services/repairs as well as on site breakdowns.
• Maintaining safe work standards as per the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• Supervising and mentoring junior staff.

Apply Online for the Artisan (Engineering) – Diesel/Plant Mechanic

Certified copies of qualifications must be available on request. Applicants are respectfully informed that, if no notification of appointment is received within three months of the closing date.

Closing Date: 09/04/2021