Mechanic

We are looking for one of our client a Mechanic Grade 1

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Overhauls and reassembles the simple mechanical assembly of vehicles.
• Locates and repairs minor mechanical faults.
• Carries out minor adjustments to mechanical parts of a motor vehicle both petrol and diesel propelled and performs its maintenance and that of its components.
• Understands simple dimensioned sketches and drawings.
• Repairs and adjusts clutches, gearboxes, couplings, rear axles, brakes systems (ordinary hydraulic and power brakes), steering systems, springs, swivel pins and stub axles.
• Tests crankshafts for alignment and refits them with a complete set of bearings by scraping.
• Detects faults and repairs motor vehicles.
• Tunes and adjusts performance of engines.
• Tests vehicles for road worthiness after their repairs.
• Understands measurements required in the trade and can use cylinder gauges, micrometers, dial gauges, depth gauges, crankshaft indicators and other precision instruments.
• Can identify all parts of motor vehicles by their English or French names.
• Can read sketches and drawings.
• Has a thorough knowledge of the various vehicle components and their working clearances.
• dismantles, reassembles, adjusts carburetors and fuel injection pumps;
• Repairs and adjusts internal combustion engines, diesel fuel pumps and nozzles and tunes engines.
• Is in charge of workers under his control.