Mechanical Artisan - Fruit Farm - Burgersfort

Job Overview 

 Inspect, maintain, repair, assemble, overhaul farm machinery, equipment, and vehicles, such as tractors, pumps, trucks, motor bikes and other mechanized equipment.

 Key Accountability Areas include but not limited to. 

• Attend to breakdowns
• Disassemble equipment to install repaired or replacement parts
• Conduct regular maintenance on machinery, systems, and automotive vehicles.
• Inspecting vehicle systems, including suspensions, steering and exhausts
• Repairing or replacing vehicle transmissions, brakes, engines, and other associated parts
• Strip and assemble of gearboxes, differentials and steering boxes
• Engine fault finding.
• Problem solving on diesel engines
• General service on diesel engines
• Brakes repairs and maintenance, including air brakes
• Engine fitting
• Remove and replace of injector pump
• Engine repairs and timing
• Basic electric fault finding on all vehicles
• Servicing trucks/Ldv’s

 Qualifications and Experience 

• Grade 12 and relevant experience as a mechanical artisan
• Valid driver’s license
• Diesel Mechanic Trade Certificate

Competencies and Skills

• In depth understanding of diesel engines and engineering in general
• Good analytical skills
• Ability to work with hand tools, precision and other equipment.
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to use technology.
• Have strong diagnostic and mechanical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent time management.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to multitask.
• Maintaining the nature of sensitive or confidential information

Applications close on 13 December 2024. 

Email CV in WORD format: cvs@agricruitment.co.za

Please consider your application as unsuccessful if you have not been contacted within 2 weeks.

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