Mechanic
Diagnose, repair, and maintain mechanical equipment, such as cars or machinery.
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- What's it like to be a Mechanic?
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- Top skills and experience for Mechanics
- Mechanic role reviews
What's it like to be a Mechanic?
A Mechanic diagnoses, repairs, and maintains machinery, such as car engines or HVAC systems. They use diagnostic equipment to identify problems, replace or repair defective parts, and ensure that the machinery is in proper working condition. They need to have strong technical skills and a deep understanding of the machines they work with.
Tasks and duties
- Establishing job requirements from drawings and specifications.
- Bolting, soldering, riveting, welding and brazing mechanical parts.
- Repairing and replacing worn and defective parts and reassembling mechanical components.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Mechanic employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Mechanics
Hydraulics
Heavy Vehicle Knowledge
Electrical Power Systems
Thoroughness
Vehicle Service
Light Vehicle Automotive
Communication Skills
Willingness to Learn
Workplace Health and Safety
Team Work
Time Management
Preventive Maintenance
Autonomy
Problem Solving
Drivers Licence
Punctual
Customer Service
Fault Finding
Self Motivation
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Latest Mechanic reviews
Sep 2023
Experience in leading an automotive team carrying out vehicle maintenance, repairs and diagnosis.
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeSmall (1-19 employees)
SpecialisationEngineering
The good thingsI always like the look or smile on the customer's face when they leave the workshop with a satisfactory job done to their vehicles. It is magnificent when our team collaborates to rectify a vehicle pr...
The challengesMy skills and experience are not valued well. I carry the company's interest at heart but the income that i earn is too little to afford me a basic living.
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Mar 2024
Cars come to me broken and leave not broken.
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeSmall (1-19 employees)
SpecialisationTrades & Services
The good thingsI like being to help people, I like being challenged and having a puzzle to solve.
The challengesCustomers can often be very rude or even combative, Cars are complex and as a result van be very frustrating to work on.
The punishment that your body takes is a major consideration in this trade and...
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