Mechanical Technician

Job Description

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Would you like to be part of a value-driven, commercially oriented international environment where we enable global trade every day? The Mechanical Technician role is ensure tasks related to Tanzania depot run smoothly and in the most effective way with focus on: performing inspections, preventive maintenance, diagnostics, and repairs (including overhauling components) on mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic & electrical systems on depot trucks and equipment.

To ensure safety compliance and support engineering teams in optimizing equipment availability, performance and reliability.

WHAT WE OFFER:

When you join Maersk, you’ll find that the world is your workplace. You’ll work in a culturally diverse, stimulating environment, surrounded by new ideas and different ways of doing things. We believe in individual performance within highly professional teams supported by our distinctive values. To us teamwork means acceptance, respect, dedication, and the idea that we can achieve more when we all pull together. Living our values means competing in the marketplace in an ethical way so our name is synonymous with being a credible and valuable business partner.

Through Constant Care and Humbleness, we strive to prepare for the future, while never forgetting that our customers and competitors are key to our ability to improve. In our daily work Uprightness and Our Employees mean that transparency and accountability in everything we do go hand in hand with being an inspiring, challenging place to work. At Maersk, we take pride in hiring the best person for the job – irrespective of gender, age, nationality, or religious belief.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform routine maintenance and servicing

• Install, assemble, and test mechanical equipment

• Diagnose trucks and equipment faults and carry out repairs

• Read and interpret technical drawings and schematics

• Monitor equipment performance and safety standards

• Troubleshoot hydraulic, pneumatic, and rotating systems

• Maintain maintenance records and reports

• Collaborate with the team.

• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations

Key Measures and Targets:

• 100% Preventive Maintenance compliance by due date

• Zero work quality defects

• Quick breakdown closure, average maximum 2hrs for normal breakdown

• Complete work orders as assigned timely, and fill /compile all required reports for the work done.

• Zero safety violation

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Someone with:

• Bachelor / or diploma in Mechanical or Automotive

• Engineering, VETA Certification

• Strong experience in mechanical fault diagnosis and preventive maintenance (3+ years working experience in a mechanical technician role)

• Skills and competencies, you should learn in the position

• Strong leadership and team guidance ability

• Advanced mechanical troubleshooting skills

• High attention to detail and strong organisational skills

• Ability to work under pressure and meet production deadlines

• Proactive, hands-on, and safety-conscious

• Proper Communication within the team.

• Work order filing and report writing

• Trainable

Skills and competencies:

• Mechanical troubleshooting and repair

• Knowledge of tools, machinery, and maintenance

• procedures

• Understanding of hydraulics and pneumatics systems (For Reach stackers, Empty Container handlers, forklifts & HD trucks) and ability to read technical manuals and blueprints

• Problem-solving and analytical skills

• Attention to detail and safety awareness

• Good communication and teamwork abilities

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Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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