Automobile Technician Job Vacancies at UDART - ( 3 Positions)

Full Time
Dar es Salaam
Posted 11 months ago
Applications have closed

UDA Rapid Transit Public Limited Company (UDART) is a brain child of the Shirika la Usafiri Dar es Salaam limited (UDA).

Automobile Technician Job Vacancies at UDART – ( 3 Positions)

UDA Rapid Transit PLC (UDART) is a company incorporated in Tanzania under the company’s Act cap 212 R. E 2019 on 19th December 2014 with the certificate of incorporation number 113954. UDART is the Transitional Bus Service Operator for phase 1 of the DART system in Dar es Salaam, fetching at an average of 165,000 passengers a day.

UDART is now seeking qualified Automobile Engineers and Automobile Technicians to serve UDA Rapid Transit PLC Buses.

Job title: Automobile Technician ( 3 Positions)

The Job descriptions:

Raise vehicles, using hydraulic jacks, moving or lifting equipment.
Unbolt and remove wheels from vehicles and Remount wheels onto vehicles
Install vehicle parts or accessories using lug wrenches or other hand or power tools.
Remove parts or components from vehicles
Place wheels on balancing machines to determine counterweights required to balance wheels.
Rotate tires to different position on vehicle, using hand tools
Identify tire size and ply and inflate tires accordingly
Replace valve stems and remove puncturing objects
Locate punctures in tubeless tires by visual inspection or by immersing inflated tires in water baths and observing air bubbles.
Seal punctures in tubeless tires by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs into punctures, using hand tools.
Buff defective areas of inner tubes, using scrapers
Identify and inflate tires correctly for the size and ply
Glue tire patches over ruptures in tire casings, using rubber cement
Prepare rims and wheel drums for reassembly by scraping, grinding, or sandblasting.
Reassemble tires onto wheels
Reassemble equipment after repair
Clean and tidy up the workshop and work areas.
Replace valve stems and remove puncturing objects
Any other duties as you may be assigned by your superior.

Qualification Required:

A Holder of Diploma in Automobile / Mechanical / Automotive or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.

Working Station: Dar es Salaam

Language Skill: The applicant should be conversant with both Kiswahili and English Language.

How to apply

Interested candidates for any of the below positions should submit an application letter via email info@udart.co.tz along with academic and professional certificates, detailed and updated CV. To apply please send your applications to Director General, UDA Rapid Transit PLC, P.O.Box 872 Dar es Salaam.

Deadline for the application of this job: Friday, February 09^th, 2024.