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Our client a multinational organization with offices in several continents is urgently looking to fill vacancies for their operation at Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean Island.
POSITION TITLE: VEHICLE MECHANIC
DEPARTMENT: BASE SUPPORT VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT – MAJOR REPAIR SHOP
POSITION REPORT TO: FOREMAN, VEHICLE INSPECTOR
OVERVIEW:
Responsible for safely and efficiently performing maintenance, repairs, and services to light vehicle equipment.
DESCRIPTION OF JOB TASK AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Receives task assignments from Foreman to which assigned.
- Accomplishes assigned task even without Foreman’s presence.
- Diagnoses and performs all repairs to vehicles specifically the buses used in the shuttle runs.
- Perform preventive maintenance (PM) to all vehicles turned in to Shop on a quarterly basis.
- Troubleshoots automotive electrical systems using meters and technical manuals, electrical schematics. Rewires electrical components, wiring harnesses, etc.
- Removes, repairs, and replaces assemblies such as alternators, generators, starters & other electrical systems and put vehicles into operational status.
- Operates and maintains recovery vehicles and associated accessories and equipment.
- Performs recovery and evacuation operations for abandoned, damaged, or disabled light or heavy wheel or track vehicles.
- Determines the method of recovery and associated equipment to be employed.
- Makes minor repairs and adjustments to disabled vehicles.
- Maneuvers recovery vehicles, selecting most desirable positions for wreckers, trailers, full-tracked recovery vehicles, or transporters, and attaches hoists, cables, chains, or slings to vehicles to facilitate drawing for lifting disabled vehicles.
- Raises, moves pulls and secures vehicles, components, or equipment using accessories such as winches, cranes, booms, jacks, blocks, and tackles, and by applying necessary lines and rigs.
- Instructs and assists lower skilled personnel in all phases of wheel and track vehicle recovery and evacuation and use of all associated accessories and equipment.
- Plans, organizes, and supervises recovery operations and assigns duties to recovery personnel.
- Performs other related duties that may be assigned by Foreman and Superintendent.
BASIC JOB QUALIFICATIONS: (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):
- Must know machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
- Familiar with the usage of computer-based technical manuals preferred.
- Must have the ability to troubleshoot, determine the causes of operating errors, and decide what to do about them.
- Must speak, read, and understand the English language.
- Must pass overseas medical screening and be in good health.
- A valid driver’s license from country of origin
JOB SPECIFICATIONS: SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS OR TRAINING
N/A
EDUCATION:
- Must have at least a high school diploma, technical or vocational course graduate is required.
EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of two (2) years’ journeyman level experience in vehicle and equipment maintenance and repair either on BSVE, WHE, MHE, and Ordinance Handling Equipment.
Basic terms of the job offer.
- Assignment Duration: 12 months. Renewal subject to performance.
- Base Monthly Salary: 48 hours per week minimum work requirement: $570.00 (based on 48 hr. work week requirement)
- Working schedule: 48 hours per week (8 hours per day/6 days a week)
- Payroll period: Monthly. Amount give take home.
- Overtime: Work more than 8 hours per day or work performed on a rest day and/or holiday, will be paid as overtime at the base salary rate.
- Accommodations: Housing, transportation, meals in-country, and laundry facilities are provided
- Sick Leave: Employee will accrue 2.67 hours of sick leave for each full month of service, beginning with the completion of the first full month of Foreign Service employment.
- Annual leave Up to 21 days paid at the end of each 12-month contract.
- Travel will be provided by the employer to the employee’s home country.
- Project Holidays: 10 paid holidays. New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday, President’s Day, Philippine Independence Day, USA Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day
Other requirements
- Your Passport must be valid for at least 12 months, with at least 6 total blank visa pages remaining.
- Your driver’s license must be valid for at least 6 months (unless processing for a CDL-required position, which will require 12 months remaining).
- Updated covid vaccination certificate
- Medical exam report at a date to be advised.
Interested and qualified candidates are requested to apply ONLINE via the form below:
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Salient Features
| EXPERIENCE REQUIRED | 2 YEARS |