- Pinetown
- Salary: Market Related
- Job Type: Permanent
- Sectors: Construction Engineering Mining
- Benefits: Medical Aid Pension Training Parking Maternity Leave
- Reference: 7853
- Employment Equity Position
Vacancy Details
Employer: Komatsu South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
Introduction:
Are you a qualified HEM/Diesel Mechanic based in or willing to work in Pinetown with a passion for earth-moving machinery. Komatsu South Africa is seeking a dedicated and skilled individual with at least three years of post-trade experience to join our dynamic team. This role offers the opportunity to apply your expertise in maintenance, diagnostics, and repair to ensure the peak performance of our equipment.
Job specification:
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Carrying out proper Komatsu product diagnostics, repairs, services, and oil analysis.
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Complete service reports.
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Carry out inspections on customer machines.
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Conducting daily/weekly/ quarterly/ annual Inspections.
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Machine Repairs: Field and workshop.
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Maintain Company service vehicle in good condition and carry out repairs to an acceptable standard.
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The successful incumbent will work overtime and standby and must be prepared to travel to other areas when needed.
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Plans for service of equipment (new and used in stock), about dates, workshops, the nomination of service, stock, and other resources.
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Provides feedback about continuous improvement/suggestions to foreman/manager.
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Plans troubleshooting process of equipment (new and used in stock).
Required Skills
- Advanced Diagnostics & Troubleshooting: 3 to 4 years
- Earthmoving Equipment Maintenance & Repair: 3 to 4 years
- Technical Reporting & Compliance: 3 to 4 years
Candidate Requirements
Qualifications:
A qualified HEM / Diesel Mechanic Trade Certificate
Experience:
3 Years' experience post trade on earth-moving equipment.
Specific knowledge requirements:
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Valid driver's license. (Essential)
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Exposure to earthmoving machinery.
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Have good troubleshooting knowledge of machines & familiar with standard tool requirements.
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Computer literate.
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Good understanding of maintenance philosophy.
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Good communication and interpersonal skills.
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About Komatsu South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
We build machines to answer the needs of society. For more than a century, our brand has been synonymous with connection to community. It guides everything we do, from the ways we think about innovation, to how we hire and train new employees around the world, and how we build relationships with our customers.
In 1921, Meitaro Takeuchi founded our company in the town that shares our name. He did so to provide work for the local community after the closure of a nearby copper mine.
Today, we have come a long way from where we started. We have evolved into a truly global company with a diverse workforce comprised of different nationalities and beliefs. And it’s by harnessing the potential of all our different talents and unique perspectives that we push ourselves further.
We explore and help advance the boundaries of technology, developing smart construction equipment and autonomous mining trucks, creating underwater electric bulldozers and even conceptualizing an excavator capable of operating on the moon. Our products and solutions directly support industries essential to the ongoing development of modern societies and everyday life.
For our core customers in forestry, construction and mining, we make big machines that take on even bigger challenges, gentle giants answering the needs of society.
We believe that when people are united by a common goal, the truly remarkable happens. In communities across the globe, we find purpose in creating value through manufacturing and technology innovation to empower a sustainable future where people, business, and our planet thrive together.
Harnessing our collective expertise to go further, we stay true to our brand promise: Creating value together.
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