Automatic Gearbox Technician

Good with a scan tool and a torque wrench? This franchised passenger vehicle dealership in Atlantis needs you in a bay. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

This post is Atlantis-based, with most of your time spent at a franchised passenger vehicle dealership. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Coach the apprentice on your bay through basic services
• Write clear job card notes on what you found and what you fixed
• Quote extra work you find and pass it to the service advisor for approval
• Replace clutches, brake pads, discs, shocks and timing belts
• Keep your bay, tools and special service tools clean and counted
• Do wheel alignments and balancing on the alignment bay

• Code 08 licence so you can road test cars
• Confident with diagnostic scan tools and wiring diagrams
• At least 3 years as a qualified mechanic in a dealership or workshop
• Motor mechanic trade test certificate (Red Seal) or occupational certificate at NQF 4
• Your own basic toolbox

• High-voltage hybrid or EV safety training
• Automatic gearbox or DSG repair experience

• Pay at or above the motor industry bargaining council rates
• Tool allowance or tool insurance
• Staff discount on parts and services
• Manufacturer training courses paid by the dealer

• If you hit or beat your sold-hour target, say by how much. Workshop managers love that number.
• Put your trade test date and the car brands you know best at the top of your CV.