Motor Mechanic at Transnet

Position Purpose

• Provide technical services to the Terminal’s mobile fleet by maintaining, repairing and improving its functionality to ensure that they are safe, reliable and available to operations to eliminate operational downtime.

Position Outputs

• Conduct post operation mechanical inspections on all mobile fleet equipment to prevent fault re-occurrence during the next operation.
• Examine, assess and conduct regular preventative maintenance on all mobile fleet equipment to ensure its reliability and maintenance a high level of availability.
• Examine, evaluate and monitor equipment for deviations in norms and functionality whilst in operation to detect and identify early warning signs in order to rectify malfunction before a major breakdown.
• Plan and prepare apprentices for on the job training in order to train and develop them according to their development plan, thereby ensuring skills are adequately transferred.
• Respond, establish and repair fault for breakdown in the quickest possible time to minimise operation downtime in line with safety standards.
• Assess and ascertain size of repair work and spares specifications required in order to inform and follow up with supervisor for ordering of parts to plan for repair in shortest timeframe thereby making equipment available for operations.
• Isolate mobile fleet equipment when work is in progress in order to maintain a safe working environment.
• In the absence of the supervisor, be able to make decisions as required on breakdowns or normal maintenance.
• Keeping the condition of the equipment as good as possible to get the maximum lifespan out of the equipment.
• Conduct rigging operation for the preparation of preventative maintenance and breakdowns.
• Perform standby duties as required

Qualifications and Experience

• Red Seal Diesel Mechanic Trade Test Certificate
• Valid Code 08/B vehicle drivers licence
• 1 Year relevant experience in the Diesel Mechanic environment (Apprenticeship training included and for Internal candidates)
• 2-3 Years relevant experience in the Diesel Mechanic environment (for external candidates)