Job Title: Heavy Duty Mechanic
Locations: Nigeria (Benin City, Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Warri, or Yenagoa)
Employer: OBAX Worldwide Limited
Responsibilities:
• Keeps equipment available for use by inspecting and testing vehicles; completing preventive maintenance such as, engine tune-ups, oil changes, tire rotation and changes, wheel balancing, replacing filters.
• Maintains vehicle functional condition by listening to operator complaints; conducting inspections; repairing engine failures; repairing mechanical and electrical systems malfunctions; replacing parts and components; repairing body damage.
• Verifies vehicle serviceability by conducting test drives; adjusting controls and systems.
• Maintains vehicle appearance by cleaning, washing, and painting.
• Repairs and overhauls automobiles, buses, trucks, and. other automotive vehicles: Examines vehicle and discusses with Workshop coordinator nature and extent of damage or malfunction.
• Plans work procedure, using charts, technical manuals, and experience.
• Raises vehicle, using hydraulic jack or hoist, to gain access to mechanical units bolted to underside of vehicle.
• Removes unit, such as engine, transmission, or differential, using wrenches and hoist.
• Disassembles unit and inspects parts for wear, using micrometers, calipers, and thickness gauges.
• Repairs or replaces parts, such as pistons, rods, gears, valves, and bearings, using mechanic's hand tools.
• Overhauls or replaces carburetors, blowers, generators, distributors, starters, and pumps.
• Rebuilds parts, such as crankshafts and cylinder blocks, using lathes, shapers, drill presses, and welding equipment.
• Re-allign and adjusts brakes, aligns front end, repairs or replaces shock absorbers, and solders leaks in radiator.
Qualifications and Requirements:
• Minimum 10 years experience as a Mechanic
• Knowledge of heavy duty vehicle, functionality and problem solving action plan in line with manufacturer recommendations.
• A Diploma in Mechanical Technology/Engineering or a Trade Test certificate.
• Ability to meet deadline
• Ability to work without supervision
• Safety conscious
• Accurate diagnostic skill
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