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Diesel engine mechanic
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Diesel engine mechanics repair and maintain all types of diesel engines. They use hand tools, precision measuring instruments, and machine tools to diagnose trouble, disassemble engines, and to examine and exchange parts of defect and excessive wear.
Tasks
Tasks include -
(a) Detecting and diagnosing faults in engines and parts;
(b) Fitting, examining, testing and servicing motor vehicle and motorcycle engines;
(c) Replacing engine components or complete engines;
(d) Fitting, examining, adjusting, dismantling, rebuilding and replacing defective parts of motor vehicles;
(e) Installing or adjusting motors and brakes, and adjusting steering or other parts of motor vehicles;
(f) Installing, adjusting, servicing and replacing mechatronics components of motor vehicles;
(g) Performing scheduled maintenance services, such as oil changes, lubrications and engine tune-ups, to achieve smoother running of vehicles and ensure compliance with pollution regulations;
(h) Reassembling engines and parts after being repaired.
Knowledge
- Mechanics and metal trades
- Motor vehicles, ships and aircraft
- Building and civil engineering
- Transport services
- Physics
Digital competencies
- Repairing and installing mechanical equipment
- Installing wooden and metal components
- Testing vehicles
- Developing solutions
- Maintaining mechanical machinery
Digital competencies
No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.
Personal competencies
- Demonstrating willingness to learn
- Working efficiently
- Communicating
- Dealing with problems
- Processing information, ideas and concepts
Professional groups of the occupation
Craft and related trades workers
Metal, machinery and related trades workers
Machinery mechanics and repairers
Motor vehicle mechanics and repairers
Other occupations of the professional group
Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?
Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès
Motor vehicle mechanics and repairers
1.103
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
17,14%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
-1,61% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
74,25%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
15,50%
Part-time contracts
1,13% Turnover index
675
Average of job seekers in Barcelonès
-7%
Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
The market for this profile is hiring
Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age
Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.
Metal, machinery and related trades workers
94%
6%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Metal, machinery and related trades workers
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
What vacancies are published in the professional family?
Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year
Machinery mechanics and repairers
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Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.
What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?
Motor vehicle mechanics and repairers
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
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Job vacancies posted by county
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
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