Diesel Technician Cape Town

Diesel Technician

Cape Town

Position Overview:

To perform high-quality mechanical repairs, maintenance, and breakdown services on diesel vehicles and equipment, ensuring compliance with company standards, safety regulations, and customer expectations. The role supports workshop operations by accurately documenting work performed, mentoring apprentices, and contributing to a productive and professional work environment.

Key Responsibilities:

? Support the Workshop Foreman in a constructive manner, ensuring that the internal department relationships are properly maintained.

? Present exemplary task performance.

? Personally manage work efficiently.

? Properly record all hours worked and sold.

? Ensure that all lubricants used are recorded on the job card.

? Ensure that all parts used are recorded on the job card

? Use systems and processes in place as instructed by management. This process may change from time-to-time, your understanding is important and adherence crucial to the success of job card completion.

? Record the use of consumable items.

? Build sound relationships with parts staff.

? Ensure that all tasks performed comply with minimum standards required by the company.

? Participate in all relevant training programs.

? Share your new knowledge with others.

? Take note to do personal learning and self-development.

? When you attend a breakdown - be courteous to customer staff and customer / manager.

? Be properly dressed in correct PPE.

? Ensure the vehicle in which you drive is properly cleaned and presentable.

? Make sure that you understand what the job required is, so that you are well prepared to attend to the breakdown effectively.

? Obey the rules of the road, all traffic fines will be routed to the offender.

? Ensure a good working relationship with colleagues and peers. This includes apprentices at all levels of training.

? Create sound mentor/apprentice relationship.

? Support peers and learners, do concrete skills transfer and promote an atmosphere of high levels of productivity.

? Set an example in terms of time keeping.

? Ensure that all warranty claims are correctly diagnosed in terms of the 3 C's. Complaint, Cause and Correction.

? Take ownership of apprentices assigned to you.

? Ensure that the skills transfer is properly done, and that each apprentice has equal opportunity to successfully complete his apprenticeship.

? Diligently complete all documentation regarding apprenticeship, such as logbooks.

? Ensure that all Health and Safety rules are always adhered to.

? Encourage colleagues to do the same.

? Proper Adhere to company rules regarding the use of tool, special tools and company assets.

? It is your responsibility with your foreman to manage your hours worked including overtime, conforming to the Labour Relations Act.

Requirements:

? Matric 

? Minimum 2-3 years experiences in similar role 

? Code 14 License with PDP. 

? Diesel Trade Test Completed 

? Technical Expertise, understanding and Acknowledge 

Personal Attributes:

? Physically fit 

? Hand eye coordination 

? Attention to detail 

? Good Communication