heavy diesel mechanic
millbrook
Total des années d'expérience :25 years, 3 Mois
Working on a military installation based in kuwait, i was repairing and maintaining all types of equipment. This ranged from small vehicles and generators to large trucks and lifting equipment. Work was 6 days a week consisting of 12 hour shifts. I have security clearance to work on military installations.
Work consisted of build, strip and test work of prototype diesel engines. These engines are used in generators, fork lifts, tractors and other industrial applications. All type of diesel engines were worked on, from small single cylinder engines to large v16 engines. Work was based on a shift system, allowing for 24 hour operation. All the engines would be built from a bare block, run and tested on a dyno, then stripped and measured to ascess the wear on the engine.
Heavy diesel vehicle mechanic. Working on various military equipment, from cranes and trucks to heavy plant. Work involved being located in different positions acroos the world, from germany and the middle east to usa. Normally working a 72 hour week over 6 days, in extreme conditions.
Carry out repairs and maintence on various types of equipment. Most work was on diesel applications to include, trucks, forklifts, cranes, compressors and generators. Breakdown work was also required, where you would travel to a clients premises, diagnose a fault, and repair quickly, to ensure maximum inconvienence to the customer.
The work involved testing of prototype engines for different customers. Engines were installed into test beds, and then run for lengths of time to test the durability of the engine. Working a shift pattern, you were constantly running and repairing engines, if a engine broke, you had to diagnose the fault, repair the fault and getting the engine running again. All of this work had to be documented and reported to customers and the engineers.
Expierence gained and qualified in forklift driving license. Also repair of forklifts.
city and guilds years1,2&3 in motor vehicles. B-tec in engineering. 15 years expierence in heavy diesel vehicle repair.
Qualified as a vehicle mechanic in levels 1,2&3 city and guilds. Also have b-tech in engineering. Currently have over 15 years expierence in heavy vehicles,diesel and plant work. Have worked with all kinds of heavy equipment from plant to military vehicles. Also expierence with fork lifts,generators,cranes, cars and medium vehicles. I have also worked on the testing side of diesel engines,running engines on test bed facilities. I have done a large amount of work for the military on thier diesel heavy equipment ,so i am security cleared with no convictions or record. While working in the middle east i have been repairing heavy military diesel equipment,and supervising teams of expat mechanics.
Qualifacation received in welding and fabrication of metal.