Heavy Duty Mechanic

• One of our clients and International Earth Moving Equipment Company is Looking to hire a Heavy-Duty Mechanic.

Position Summary

• Carry out maintenance and component replacements in all areas relative to customer/site responsibilities.

• Assemble and repair all mechanical and hydraulic faults when they occur on the assigned company products, including ancillary equipment (Specifically Mining Equipment)

Responsibility

• Carry out maintenance and component replacements in all areas relative to customer/site responsibilities.

• Carry out Mechanical and Hydraulic diagnosis and repairing of faults on the OHT T284 trucks and all site machines including ancillary equipment as applicable and as directed.

• Carry out all required major and minor services on the T284 OHT and other customer/site machines as directed.

• Carry out pre- and post-repair running checks and commissioning as per OEM standards.

• Apply the concepts of hydraulics and basic electrics using the hydraulic and electrical schematic drawings.

• Correct and appropriate use of supplied tooling, demonstrating ownership by applying absolute “duty of care”.

• Interpret hydraulic and electrical drawings, and symbols, demonstrating the capacity to implement and/or dissemination of manuals, as an aid to repair the equipment in accordance with OEM standards.

• Perform equipment maintenance, inspection and repair of parts, support and monitor the processes of maintenance; highlighting and recommending corrective actions when anomalies are detected.

• Follow the part management and maintenance strategies as determined by the site management.

• Follow specific operating procedures.

• Follow specific maintenance procedures.

• Operation of plant and mobile equipment within limits of competence and training.

• Carry out inspections and audits on equipment as required.

• Undertake housekeeping and housekeeping inspections.

• Accurate completion of documentation including timesheets, maintenance requests and any customer/site specific documentation required providing specific work details and findings.

• Undertake training as required to improve knowledge and gain new skills.

• Maintain service and repair company equipment in a safe and efficient manner.

• Conduct yourself in a manner, which is courteous, respectful and co-operative towards customers and company personnel and deal ethically and honestly with all people and situations

• Acquiring knowledge of the company machines to complete relevant processes.

• Follow reasonable directions by Company and client, as directed by immediate superior

• Demonstrate willingness to work in other sections within the maintenance environment

• Maintain clients additional plant as and if directed by immediate superior.

• Carry out associated administrative duties as required.

• Liaise with Company and client about any safety and operational issues identified.

• Demonstrate and apply a methodical approach to fault finding and diagnosis.

• Report to work on time

• Any other duties as requested by the Project Manager, Product Advisors and Company Management.

Essential

• Trade Qualification or higher

• Current Zambian driver’s licence

• At least 4 years in similar positions in mining

• Intermediate knowledge in mechanics, metrology, interpretation of schematic drawings.

• Knowledge of electricity, basic level.

• Knowledge of pneumatics, mechanical and hydraulics, intermediate.

• Microsoft Office user level.

• Intermediate knowledge in materials technology.

• Knowledge of Failure Analysis I

• kmowledge of ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001

Desirable

• Current Silicossis Certificate

• Working at Heights Certificate

• Current HV Switching Certificate (if exist)

• First Aid

• High Risk EWP license (or ticket)

How to apply

Send your CV to the email below: