Truck Mechanic at Global Profiler

Global Profiler is a global recruitment and resourcing company with focus on African markets. We are experienced working within numerous fields such as: Telecom, IEC, Infra 25, Oil & Gas, Mining, Financial Services and Banking, FMCG/CD, Education and Agriculture to name a few.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Truck Mechanic

Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Maintaining trucks and other vehicles by checking things such as batteries, oil, lubrication, nuts and bolts, and other items.
• Inspecting trucks on a routine or on-demand basis to address concerns of the owner. This can mean looking at one or multiple areas of the vehicle, such as the braking system, steering mechanism, engine, etc.
• Understanding the purposes of different tools and how to effectively use them. These include welding equipment, pneumatic wrenches, and jacks.
• Ability to diagnose defective equipment through visual and auditory inspections and confirm this with devices such as motor analyzers.
• Replacing any parts on a vehicle that have become defective.
• Measuring vehicle emissions and making corrections to get them within legal limits.
• Perform routine maintenance on trucks, such as checking batteries and changing oil to ensure proper vehicle running.
• Inspect various parts of trucks, including brake systems, wheel bearings and steering mechanisms to ensure they are in the proper condition to operate effectively.
• Use different tools and equipment, such as pressure gauges, pneumatic wrenches, welding equipment, screwdrivers, hoists and jacks, to repair trucks while constantly utilizing safety precautions.
• Diagnose malfunctions in defective equipment by inspecting and testing using devices such as motor analyzers, handheld computers and chassis charts to determine how to address problems.
• Test drive vehicles to ensure they are running properly and to find issues to determine what the solution will be.
• Replace parts, valves, bearings and gears as needed and repair vehicle cooling and heating systems.
• Measure vehicle emissions to ensure they are within the proper limits.
• Ensure parts conform to factory specifications by inspecting and verifying clearances and dimensions.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must be able to lift heavy equipment and parts regularly.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Must have completed standard mechanic certification program.
• 6-10 years of experience working as a mechanic is required.
• Good physical strength, grip strength, dexterity, flexibility and endurance.
• Critical thinking, analysis and evaluation abilities.
• Technical certification or degree.
• Experience working with diagnostic computers.
• Previous experience as a diesel mechanic.

Application Closing Date
30th June, 2024.