- Maintain diesel engines on vessels.
- Diagnose & perform regular maintenance and troubleshooting problems as needed.
- Repairs and overhauls diesel engines, which involves the disassembly, inspection, and reassembly of valves, pistons, rings, connecting rods, crankshaft, camshaft, bearings, timing gears and chains, valve mechanisms, injectors, and pumps.
- Repairs and adjusts reduction gears, clutches, and couplings.
- Synchronize and adjusts diesel engines timing and fuel injection system.
- Repairs and overhauls fire pumps, bilge pumps, and hydraulic pumps.
- Repairs starters and throttle control systems; tests, adjusts, and repairs fuel injection pumps.
- Repairs and rebuilds gasoline engines, air cooled and outboard motors.
- Maintains records of all work performed.
- Performs related duties as required.
- Diagnose, troubleshoot and repair failures in engine and transmission controls.
- Use a wide variety of equipment manuals and manufacturer bulletins in addition to instrumentation and software guidelines and instructions. Employees also act as the liaison between the shop/region and the equipment manufacturer in order to resolve unusual and undocumented problems.
- Repairs and overhaul two-cycle and four-cycle engines, diesel propulsion engines, fuel systems, lubricating systems, and related diesel engine components.
- Disassembles, repairs, rebuilds and reassembles marine transmissions, reduction gears, manual and hydraulic clutches; aligns shafts, struts, and shaft logs.
- Conducts test runs after completing major repairs and modifications and makes adjustments to the repaired equipment during and after the test runs.
- Maintains records of all maintenance and repair work.
- Carry out properly all orders and instructions given by his superior.
Requirements:
- TRADE TESTED Diesel Fitter
- Minimum of five (5) years progressive experience in the repair of diesel and gasoline engines, transmissions, hydraulic, air, and electric systems, and components, within the marine/ship repair or shipbuilding industry.
- Thorough knowledge of the methods, materials, tools and standard practices used in marine maintenance work.
- Thorough knowledge of the operating and repair characteristics of the various types of marine engines, component parts and all related mechanical equipment.
- In-depth understanding of diesel engines, as well as mechanics and engineering in general.
Please send an Updated Detailed CV, copy of ID and trade test certificate.
Job Type: Permanent
Pay: R1000,00 - R1001,00 per month
Education:
Experience:
- Marine vessels: 3 years (Required)
- Diesel mechanic: 3 years (Required)
- Diesel engine: 3 years (Required)
Willingness to travel:
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