Job Overview

Do you enjoy working with your hands and solving mechanical problems? A career as a diesel mechanic might be right for you. Diesel mechanics service and repair buses, trucks and other heavy vehicles and machinery.

Responsibilities

• Inspect mechanical components of vehicles to identify problems
• Select tools, equipment, or technologies for use in operations or projects
• Adjust vehicle components according to specifications
• Adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance
• Lubricate equipment to allow proper functioning
• Service vehicles to maintain functionality
• Operate transportation equipment to demonstrate function or malfunction
• Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment
• Test mechanical equipment to ensure proper functioning
• Repair defective engines or engine components

Requirements

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