Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

perform maintenance on auto vehicles such as oil, fluid and tire changes, wheel balancing & assist our more experienced auto mechanics with more complicated repairs

Responsibilities

• Raise vehicles, using hydraulic jacks.
• Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
• Remount wheels onto vehicles.
• Unbolt and remove wheels from vehicles, using lug wrenches or other hand or power tools.
• Remove parts or components from vehicles.
• Place wheels on balancing machines to determine counterweights required to balance wheels.
• Test mechanical equipment to ensure proper functioning.
• Identify tire size and ply and inflate tires accordingly.
• Replace valve stems and remove puncturing objects.
• Hammer required counterweights onto rims of wheels.
• Assemble mechanical components or machine parts.
• Seal punctures in tubeless tires by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs into punctures, using hand tools.
• Reassemble tires onto wheels.
• Reassemble equipment after repair
• Inspect tire casings for defects, such as holes or tears.
• Inspect mechanical components of vehicles to identify problems.
• Locate punctures in tubeless tires by visual inspection or by immersing inflated tires in water baths and observing air bubbles.
• Inspect mechanical components of vehicles to identify problems.
• Glue tire patches over ruptures in tire casings, using rubber cement.
• Assist mechanics and perform various mechanical duties, such as changing oil or checking and replacing batteries.
• Rotate tires to different positions on vehicles, using hand tools.
• Install vehicle parts or accessories
• Clean and tidy up the shop.
• Buff defective areas of inner tubes, using scrapers.
• Smooth surfaces of objects or equipment
• Order replacements for tires or tubes.
• Order materials, supplies, or equipment .
• Prepare rims and wheel drums for reassembly by scraping, grinding, or sandblasting.
• Apply rubber cement to buffed tire casings prior to vulcanization process.
• Separate tubed tires from wheels, using rubber mallets and metal bars or mechanical tire changers.
• Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair.
• Inspect mechanical components of vehicles to identify problems.
• Place tire casings and tread rubber assemblies in tire molds for the vulcanization process and exert pressure to ensure good adhesion.
• Drive automobile or service trucks to industrial sites to provide services or respond to emergency calls.
• Drive trucks or other vehicles to or at work sites
• Clean sides of whitewall tires
• Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order .

Desired Candidate Profile

• vocational diploma or equivalent.
• 2 years
• mechanical aptitude and skill set in car maintenance
• Ability to perform day-to-day physical tasks
• Accountability
• Adaptability
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Results Orientation
• Emotional Intelligence