• 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: