Job Description

ELIGIBILITY



All Suitable Candidate



CLOSING DATE



29.08.2025



REFERENCE NUMBER



UWM 36/25



SALARY



R 390 093.00 per annum



DEPARTMENT



Waste Services



DIRECTORATE



URBAN WASTE



MANAGEMENT



Senior Artisan (Engineering)



Requirements



Diesel Mechanic Trade Certificate 3-5 years post Trade Test experience Code C or EC driver's license. Computer literacy Willingness to work overtime and outside normal working hours

when required.



Willingness to work in all weather conditions.

Key Performance Areas



Co-ordinates activities with specific functional areas i.e. vehicle

maintenance, repairs, troubleshooting & fault finding



Carrying out repairs by stripping, cleaning, overhauling, replacing

and assembling components (e.g. brake and clutch overhauls,



gearboxes, engines and any other related mechanical repairs)



Testing vehicle systems, components and isolating faults Diagnosing systems and identifying incipient and latent defects

on components by visual inspection, performing functional



tests, (including road testing) and investigation procedures



Checking the functionality of replacement components and

executing the necessary adjustment and setting sequences



Interprets a co-ordinate specific pre-work requirements with

regards to repair, planned and predictive maintenance



sequences and guides the activities of personnel including



apprentices



Interacting with stores and checking allocated components and

materials against job cards prior to commencing with the job



Completes internal transactional documentation timeously. Report writing on diagnoses and failed components and proving

root cause analysis for failures with recommended corrective



measures



Train and supervise apprentices. Review damage reports, prepare or review repair costs estimates. Communicating with the immediate supervisor and establish

material and resources necessary against specific work orders.



Attending to deviations in performance or disciplinary/conflict -

issues.



* Adhering/ensuring compliance with all health and safety policies