Diesel Technician

About the role

Volvo Trucks is looking for a Diesel Technician in Beaufort West. The main purpose of the job is to deliver the required labour hours through maintenance and repair work, in line with the company's quality and efficiency standards. The position reports to the Team Leader.

Key responsibilities

• Fault-finding and diagnosis of Volvo products by interpreting under-performance and failure symptoms.
• Interpret and implement information from the Volvo Manual and Service Literature, and follow workshop manual directives to produce work to Volvo standards.
• Follow repair and maintenance instructions and specifications, and ensure excellent customer service by following procedures carefully.
• Provide accurate reports on diagnoses, component assessments, failures, observations, actions and recommendations.
• Handle breakdown work by liaising with the driver first, ensuring correct and complete documentation before submission.
• Comply with ISO 9001 and other safety standards.

Required profile

• Matric/N3.
• Trade test certificate as qualified diesel mechanic.
• 3 years of dealership experience maintaining and repairing heavy commercial vehicles.
• English spoken, read and written.

Required skills

• Reading all relevant measuring equipment.
• Carrying out correct repair work.
• Interpreting technical manuals and specifications and applying them.
• Computer literacy.