Skip to content
CV Rocket
Get started
How it worksThe enginePricingBlogContactSign in

Open nowFirst seen 3 days ago

Diesel Mechanic

Boardroom Appointments3,354 open roles

Where
Johannesburg, South Africa
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Your applicationOpen nowDiesel MechanicBoardroom Appointments · Johannesburg, South Africa

  1. YouYes, apply to this one.

  2. CV RocketCV written for this posting.

  3. 25 readersRecruiter, hiring manager, skeptic. Round after round.

  4. CV RocketApplied on Boardroom Appointments's own form.

The reply lands in your private mailbox

3×more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

The clock on this job

Early applications get read.

12.1% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 2.1%1 day
  2. 4.5%3 days
  3. 12.1%7 days
  4. 19.1%14 days
  5. 35.6%30 days
  6. 52.7%60 days
This job: first seen 3 days ago

The posting

Diesel Mechanic

Location: Wadeville, Gauteng Department: Operations Employment Type: Permanent

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Diesel Mechanic to join an established operations team in Wadeville.

The successful candidate will be responsible for preventative maintenance, fault-finding, diagnostics and repairs on diesel engines, heavy-duty vehicles and plant equipment. The role requires strong mechanical expertise, a high standard of workmanship and the ability to respond to breakdowns and perform field services when required.

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform preventative and scheduled maintenance on diesel-powered vehicles and heavy equipment
  • Conduct fault-finding, diagnostics and repairs on diesel engines and mechanical systems
  • Maintain and repair transmissions, clutches and gearboxes, including manual and automatic systems
  • Diagnose and repair steering and suspension systems
  • Maintain and repair pneumatic and hydraulic systems
  • Maintain hydraulic pumps, valves, cylinders and hydraulic lines
  • Inspect, maintain and repair air brake and pneumatic systems
  • Maintain and repair drivetrains, differentials, axles and prop shafts
  • Identify mechanical problems and implement effective and timely repairs
  • Conduct inspections in line with required procedures and checklists
  • Maintain detailed service records, job cards and maintenance schedules
  • Maintain parts and inventory records
  • Adhere to all safety rules, standard operating procedures and safe workshop practices
  • Interpret technical manuals, mechanical drawings and diagnostic information
  • Minimise equipment breakdowns and downtime through effective preventative maintenance
  • Attend to breakdowns and perform field services when required
  • Work after hours and participate in standby duties when required
  • Communicate effectively with team members and relevant stakeholders
  • Maintain a high standard of workmanship across all maintenance activities

Minimum Requirements

  • Matric / Grade 12
  • Ability to read and write in English and Afrikaans
  • Trade-tested Diesel Mechanic with a Red Seal qualification
  • Minimum 5 years' post-qualification experience
  • Own tools required; special tools will be provided
  • EC driver's licence will be advantageous but is not mandatory

Technical Experience

  • Extensive experience maintaining, servicing, fault-finding and repairing diesel-powered vehicles and heavy equipment
  • Strong knowledge of diesel engines, including diagnostics, overhauling, servicing and repairs
  • Experience with manual and automatic transmissions, clutches and gearboxes
  • Experience diagnosing and repairing steering and suspension systems
  • Strong knowledge of pneumatic and hydraulic systems on self-propelled vehicles
  • Practical experience with hydraulic pumps, valves, cylinders and hydraulic lines
  • Knowledge and practical experience with air brake systems and pneumatic systems
  • Experience with drivetrains, differentials, axles and prop shafts
  • Experience conducting preventative and scheduled maintenance
  • Plant and construction vehicle experience
  • Experience working on heavy-duty vehicles, plant and construction equipment will be advantageous
  • Asphalt industry experience
  • Bitumen and road industry experience
  • Strong understanding of health and safety requirements and workshop practices
  • Good record-keeping skills, including maintenance reports, job cards and service records

If you are a qualified Diesel Mechanic with strong heavy-duty, plant and construction equipment experience and a passion for maintaining reliable equipment, we would like to hear from you.

Should you not be contacted within two weeks, please take your application as unsuccessful.

From $25, paid onceGet the CV for this job

What happens when you press

One press. We do the rest.

  1. A CV for this posting

    Written against Boardroom Appointments's own wording, from every piece of relevant proof in your profile.

  2. 25 readers review it

    Recruiter, hiring manager, skeptic and more read every draft, round after round. You get the best round.

    The review screen in CV Rocket: how each CV was read, round by round.

  3. We apply on Boardroom Appointments's form

    Our application engine gets through the hardest forms there are. Where a question needs you, AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

    An application in CV Rocket: every answer filled in on the employer's form.

  4. Every reply, sorted

    Boardroom Appointments's answer lands in your private mailbox, and we classify it on arrival: interview, question, rejection.

    The CV Rocket inbox: each employer reply classified as an interview, an action or a rejection.

  5. Reply with AI

    AI helps you write the email, checks it and sends it. We show you whether the recruiter read it.

  6. The interview in your calendar

    Full integration with your calendar. The invitation goes straight in.

    An interview invitation in the CV Rocket inbox, added to the candidate's calendar.
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Why it works

3×

more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

ChatGPT writes a CV and never learns what happened to it. We see every reply. For each CV we know:

  • How it was written, and how the review scored it
  • When we applied, and how long after the posting went up
  • Which posting, which company, which city
  • Who got the interview, and who heard nothing

That is how we know which CVs get called.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

The numbers game

More applications. More interviews.

Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting and paid once. Send enough of them and the law of large numbers finds you the job.

Get the CV for this job
By hand5–10
With CV Rocket100
applications a day

Nearby

Live postings like this one

Same employer first, then the same role elsewhere.

Before you press

Straight answers

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

What if my background isn't good enough?

We make the most of the background you have. The CV uses every piece of relevant proof your profile holds, and one of the 25 readers reads your whole profile and flags what the CV left out.

Do you really apply for me?

Yes, on the employer's own form, the hardest ones included. Where a question needs you, you answer it right there and AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

Is it a subscription?

No. You pay once per CV, from $25. Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting.

One job. One CV.
Paid once.

Pick the posting you want. We write for it, apply for you and catch the reply.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.