Marine Diesel Fitter

**Must be TRADE TESTED Diesel Fitter**
- Maintain diesel engines on vessels,
- Diagnose &Perform regular maintenance and troubleshooting problems as needed.
- Repairs and overhauls diesel engines, which involves the disassembly, inspection, and reassembly of valves, pistons, rings, connecting rods, crankshaft, camshaft, bearings, timing gears and chains, valve mechanisms, injectors, and pumps
- Repairs and adjusts reduction gears, clutches, and couplings
- Synchronize and adjusts diesel engines timing and fuel injection system
- Repairs and overhauls fire pumps, bilge pumps, and hydraulic pumps
- Repairs starters, and throttle control systems, Tests, adjusts, and repairs fuel injection pumps
- Repairs and rebuilds gasoline engines, air cooled and outboard motors
- Maintains records of all work performed
- Performs related duties as required
- Diagnose, troubleshoot and repair failures in engine and transmission controls
- Use a wide variety of equipment manuals and manufacturer bulletins in addition to instrumentation and software guidelines and instructions. Employees also act as the liaison between the shop/region and the equipment manufacturer in order to resolve unusual and undocumented problems
- Repairs and overhaul two-cycle and four-cycle engines, diesel propulsion engines, fuel systems, lubricating systems, and related diesel engine components
- Disassembles repairs, rebuilds and reassembles marine transmissions, reduction gears, manual and hydraulic clutches; aligns shafts, struts and shaft logs
- Conducts test runs after completing major repairs and modifications and makes adjustments to the repaired equipment during and after the test runs
- Maintains records of all maintenance and repair work
- Carry out properly all orders and instructions given by his superior

**Requirements**:

- **TRADE TESTED Diesel Fitter**:

- Minimum of five (5) years progressive experience in the repair of diesel and gasoline engines, transmissions, hydraulic, air, and electric systems, and components, Preferably in the ship repair or shipbuilding industry;
- Thorough knowledge of the methods, materials, tools and standard practices used in marine maintenance work
- Thorough knowledge of the operating and repair characteristics of the various types of marine engines, component parts and all related mechanical equipment

**Please send an Updated Detailed CV, copy of ID and certificates**

**Salary**: R1,000.00 - R1,001.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Cape Town, Western Cape: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Certificate (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Marine Diesel Fitter: 5 years (required)
- Vessel: 5 years (required)

License/Certification:

- Trade Test (required)