About this role
Diesel Mechanic at Dangote
The Dangote Group is one of the most diversified business conglomerates in Africa with a hard-earned reputation for excellent business practices and products' quality with its operational headquarters in the bustling metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa. The Group's activities encompass:
Cement - Manufacturing / Importing Sugar - Manufacturing ...
Diesel Mechanic
- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification OND , Professional Certificate , Vocational
- Experience 3 years
- Location Nigeria
- Job Field Engineering / Technical
Department: Maintenance
Reports To: Mechanical Supervisor / Fleet Maintenance Supervisor
Job Overview
- The Diesel Mechanic is responsible for the inspection, diagnosis, maintenance, servicing, and repair of diesel-powered vehicles, heavy equipment, generators, mobile machinery, and auxiliary systems to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations.
- The role supports plant and fleet availability through the effective execution of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities while ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and environmental standards.
- The successful candidate must possess strong mechanical troubleshooting skills, hands-on experience with diesel engines, and the ability to work effectively in a manufacturing, construction, or heavy industrial environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform Preventive Maintenance: Conduct scheduled preventive maintenance on diesel engines, generators, forklifts, trucks, hydra cranes, and other heavy-duty equipment in accordance with maintenance schedules and OEM recommendations.
- Diagnose Mechanical and Engine Faults: Inspect, troubleshoot, and diagnose faults in diesel engines, fuel systems, hydraulic systems, transmission systems, cooling systems, and associated components.
- Carry Out Repairs and Overhauls: Perform repair, overhaul, replacement, and reconditioning of diesel engine components, including injectors, turbochargers, pistons, pumps, radiators, and transmission units.
- Inspect and Maintain Hydraulic Systems: Maintain and repair hydraulic pumps, cylinders, hoses, valves, and other hydraulic components to ensure optimum equipment performance.
- Test and Commission Equipment: Conduct post-maintenance testing, performance checks, and commissioning activities to verify equipment reliability and readiness for operation.
- Maintain Maintenance Records: Accurately document inspections, repairs, spare parts utilization, maintenance activities, and equipment history in maintenance management systems and logbooks.
- Ensure Compliance with HSE Standards: Comply with Permit-to-Work (PTW), Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), PPE requirements, housekeeping standards, and all Health, Safety, and Environmental re