Field Service Technician

Recruiter

Objective Personnel

Job Ref

BOK005850/LA

Date posted

Monday, July 6, 2026

Location

Brakpan, South Africa

Salary

50000 Monthly

SUMMARY

Seeking a Service Technician responsible for commissioning, servicing, maintaining, diagnosing, and repairing road construction and heavy equipment. Will be travelling extensively in South Africa and into West Africa.

POSITION INFO

Qualification Trade Tested Diesel / Earthmoving Equipment Mechanic Mechanical Engineering Requirements Minimum 5-7 years' experience working on road construction or heavy earthmoving equipment. Proven experience with hydraulics, electrical systems, and diesel engines. Ability to read hydraulic and electrical schematics, diagnostic capability. Experience with asphalt paving, compaction, and paving machines will be advantageous. Willingness to travel extensively and work on construction sites. Duties The role involves field service support across customer sites and dealers' premises in South Africa and adjoining countries, Western Africa. Carry out scheduled servicing and preventative maintenance on road construction equipment. Diagnose and repair mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and electronic faults. Perform pre-delivery inspections (PDI), commissioning, and machine handovers. Attend to site breakdowns and service call-outs within agreed response times, provide technical assistance and basic operator guidance on site. Liaise professionally with clients, dealers, site supervisors, foremen, and identify additional service or parts requirements. Adhere strictly to occupational health and safety requirements, follow site-specific safety rules and company safety policies, ensure machines comply with manufacturer specifications and legal standards, maintain service tools and equipment in safe working order.