Heavy Vehicle Body Builder / Trailer Mechanic
Visa sponsorship
Automotive · Perth, WA, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
A Perth trailer workshop with a long, busy history is hiring a Heavy Vehicle Body Builder and Trailer Mechanic to build, repair and service trailers of many makes and models. That means fabrication, structural repairs and bodywork on one hand, and inspection, servicing and fault diagnosis on the other, covering brakes, suspension and running gear.
Overseas applicants with suitable qualifications may be considered for 482 visa sponsorship, depending on the visa and occupation requirements that apply.
Workshop managers look for hands-on proof, so list the welding, fabrication and trailer repair work you have done, with your trade qualifications, on an English CV, and build that document with Build AI CV.
Key Responsibilities
- Fabricate, repair structures and do bodywork on trailers of all makes and models
- Inspect, service and diagnose trailers and repair what you find, brakes, suspension and running gear included
- Weld and fabricate
- Read technical drawings
- Solve problems practically
Requirements & Eligibility
- Skilled at welding and fabrication
- Able to interpret technical drawings
- Has worked with steel and aluminium
- A record of heavy vehicle and trailer work
- Strong at finding and repairing mechanical faults
- Familiar with trailer running-gear makes including K-Hitch, BPW, SAF and Hendrickson, and with electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems
- Trade qualifications and/or solid experience in the industry
- Nice to have: a forklift licence, an HR or other truck licence, confined space certification, overhead crane experience and intermediate rigging
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