Diesel Mechanic-

6am Recruitment; Ōtara-Papatoetoe; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime pay

PPE provided

Further training

Job summary

6am Recruitment in Auckland is seeking a qualified diesel mechanic to service and diagnose heavy earthmoving, agricultural, and construction equipment. You will work in a busy workshop, using manuals and available tooling to find faults and perform preventative maintenance.

The role requires Cert level 3 in Automotive Trades, licenses 1-4 with ideally WTR endorsement, and experience with heavy machinery. You’ll share knowledge, learn from peers, and enjoy high remuneration, overtime, PPE, and

Qualifications

• Cert qualified to level 3 in Automotive Trades.
• Licenses 1-4 with ideally WTR endorsement.
• Experience with Heavy Earthmoving / Agricultural / Plant / Construction equipment.
• Ability to diagnose faults through manuals (software knowledge a bonus).
• Willing to share knowledge and learn from others.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose faults in heavy equipment using manuals and tooling.
• Perform preventative maintenance and servicing to prevent failures.
• Troubleshoot and repair diesel engines, hydraulics and related systems.

Skills

Diagnosing faults

Team collaboration

Manuals literacy

Education

Certificate Level 3 Automotive Trades

Tools

Workshop software experience

Job description

Home away from home:
Head gaskets, engine blocks, cylinder heads, intake manifolds and oil pans to name a few components. You can take them apart and put them together blindfolded if the challenge was there. A noisy environment of metal on metal, engines roaring and your team making jokes, laughing and sharing tales from their time off.
It’s raining outside, though that doesn’t affect you as you’re in the workshop with oil covered overalls solving problems with the help of the best tooling available.

Variety:
D10’s… 1204e’s… DC09’s; each job different from the last. You’re now working on excavators, loaders, trucks and ute’s. If you don’t have the answers, no doubt one of your friends will, approaching it with the humor of the school yard, though the only bully’s you’ll be dealing with will have 4 wheels and a bucket.
You love your toys, not just the engines but the tools you’ll get to work with. There’s heaps of them and they’re the latest models…. You get to play with them all. to get the job done right the first time.
Be the diesel whisperer; find faults before they happen, preventative maintenance/ preempted strike.

You; in a nutshell:

• A great sense of humor
• Cert qualified to level 3 in Automotive Trades
• Licenses 1-4 with ideally WTR endorsement
• Experience with; Heavy Earthmoving/ Agricultural/ Plant/ Construction equipment
• Ability to diagnose faults through use of manuals (though experience with software an added bonus)
• Able to share knowledge as well as learn from others

Your rewards

• Because you’re so great at what you do, you will receive the following:
• High remuneration and overtime
• PPE, the best have to be protected
• Further training, to give you more for the future

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

Job Features

Job Category Trades & Services