Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians

Description

Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians accept calls for help and repair and service the mechanical parts and electrical/electronic circuitry and components of cars, lorries, buses, motorcycles and other motor vehicles, and repair and service auto air-conditioning systems.

Qualifications

Typical tasks

• visually checks, test drives or uses test equipment to diagnose engine and mechanical faults;
• removes, dismantles, repairs and replaces defective parts and prepares new parts using appropriate tools;
• reassembles, tests, adjusts and tunes the appropriate parts, systems or entire engine;
• carries out routine maintenance checks on oil and air filters, brakes and other vehicle parts/systems;
• diagnoses faults in electrical/electronic circuitry, removes faulty components and fits replacements;
• checks condition of electrical/electronic systems and carries out servicing tasks;
• installs additional electrical amenities such as radio/CD players, aerials;
• repairs and services air conditioning, heating and engine-cooling systems.

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