Auto Electrician

Volvo Trucks; Durban; On-site; ZAR 250 000 - 350 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transportation company in Durban seeks a skilled Auto Electrician to provide diagnostic expertise and fault-finding for all auto-electrical work. You will maintain high standards of repair, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and ISO standards. Applicants should have a matric/N3 qualification, be a qualified auto electrician with at least 3 years of experience in maintenance and repairs of commercial vehicles. Join us at Volvo Trucks to innovate for sustainable transport solutions.

Qualifications

• 3 years in maintenance and repairs of commercial vehicles.
• Volvo experience is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide diagnostic and fault‑finding expertise for auto-electrical work.
• Produce comprehensive reports of diagnosis and assessments.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 and safety regulations.
• Assist in mechanical repairs when necessary.

Skills

Ability to read all relevant measuring equipment

Knowledge to effect correct repair work

Computer literacy

Fluent in English

Willingness to work standby and overtime

Possession of a PRDP driver’s license

Education

Matric/N3

Qualified Auto Electrician

Health and safety training courses

Job description

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future? If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

What You Will Do

The main purpose of the job is to provide diagnostic and fault‑finding expertise for all auto‑electrical work including advice to technicians where required.

Job Objectives

Reporting: This position reports to Team Leader.

• Fault tracing and diagnosis on Volvo Products.
• Apply knowledge and experience to interpret symptoms of “under performance” or failure of components.
• Follow directives provided in Workshop Manuals.
• Interpret Volvo manuals, specifications, directives and instructions.
• Produce work of acceptable standards as per instructions/directives.
• Produce and maintain work of acceptable standard.
  • Follow repair and maintenance instructions and specifications provided in Manual and Service Literature.
  • Follow procedures/processes to ensure vehicles/components are presented to customers in acceptable condition.
• Provide comprehensive and accurate reports of diagnosis, assessment of component/part failures, observations, actions and recommendations.
  • Document observations, actions, recommendations and job cards and relevant service/information sheets.
• Follow Instructions from Management and supervisors concerning work allocated and produce and maintain work of a Volvo standard.
  • Carry out work allocated i.e. job cards.
  • Carry out the work allocated to the Volvo standard and specifications.
• On completion of the work completed the Job cards.
  • When completing the job cards the following will be looked at:
    • Complaint.
    • Cause.
    • Correction.
    • Complete QC documentation.
    • Complete servicing schedules.
    • Parts invoicing.
    • Vehicle standard times.
    • Complete the job cards in such a manner so as that the service advisor can interpret the information correctly.
    • Hours worked are reflection of the job card.
• Ensure that House keeping is maintained to the Volvo standard and the management requirement.
  • All tooling is maintained.
  • Work area is as required by management and the Volvo prescription.
• Store the equipment as prescribed by management.
• Assist when mechanical repairs are required.
  • When there is insufficient auto electrical work assist in mechanical repairs as when requested by the supervisor.
• Compliance to ISO 9001 and Safety.
• All process in your area of responsibility are following ISO standard.
• Ensure the safety process are followed.
• Ensure the Safety Act and Regulation is adhered to.

Who are you?

Do you dream big? We do too, and we are excited to grow together. In this role, you will bring:

• Matric/N3.
• Qualified Auto Electrician.
• Health and safety training courses.
• 3 years in maintenance and repairs of commercial vehicles.
• Volvo Experience - will be an advantage

Key Competencies

• Ability to read all relevant measuring equipment.
• Must be willing to work standby and overtime.
• Knowledge/skills to effect correct repair work.
• Ability to apply correct interpretation of technical manuals and specifications in practice.
• Must be able to speak, read and write English.
• Must be in possession of a PRDP driver’s license.
• Computer literate.

Short listed candidates must complete and sign personal verification permission, consent and indemnity declarations, to inter alia perform reference, criminal, credit, qualification, vetting process (if applicable to position) and any other checks deemed necessary.

Volvo Group Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd is an affirmative action, equal employment opportunity employer. We encourage people with disability to apply.

Application Closing Date: 26 January 2026.

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Who We Are And What We Believe In

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

At Volvo Trucks you will be part of leading the way towards a sustainable transport industry. For nearly a century we have been innovating for people – to make life easier, better and safer. Driving progress is our promise to customers, to the industry and to society. At Volvo Trucks we share a curiosity to learn, we work with passion and we embrace change to stay ahead. Join us, together we move the world we want to live in.