Just Automotive Recruitment
10 months ago
Truck Mechanic
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Company information
- Company
- Just Automotive Recruitment
- Location
- Australia, Western Australia, Perth Region, Gosnells Area, Thornlie Australia
- Posted
- 10 months ago
Job description
Truck Mechanic - Thornlie, WA
Our client is a premier heavy-haulage and freight service provider in Western Australia, specialising in safely transporting oversized, overweight, and complex loads.
About the role
This role involves hands-on servicing, diagnostics, and mechanical repairs across a diverse truck fleet.
Duties
If you are interested in joining a successful business for this fantastic full-time position, please send us your resume today.
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- Mon - Fri role, workshop hours 7am - 5pm. OT available
- Access to Tech Tool ideal
- Salary up to $60ph depending on experience
Our client is a premier heavy-haulage and freight service provider in Western Australia, specialising in safely transporting oversized, overweight, and complex loads.
About the role
This role involves hands-on servicing, diagnostics, and mechanical repairs across a diverse truck fleet.
Duties
- Perform scheduled servicing, maintenance, and general repairs on a company owned fleet of trucks
- Carry out diagnostics, fault-finding, and repairs using Tech Tool and other diagnostic systems.
- Complete clutch and brake replacements, component changeouts, and other mechanical repairs (no engine rebuilds).
- Ensure repair and maintenance jobs are completed efficiently within set timeframes.
- Maintain accurate service and repair records, including use of workshop systems and diagnostic tools.
- Assist in supervising and supporting apprentices within the workshop.
- Contribute to maintaining a clean, safe, and organised workshop environment.
- Communicate effectively with management on repair progress, timelines, and any additional work required.
- Certificate III in Heavy Commercial Vehicle Mechanical Technology (or equivalent trade qualification).
- Minimum 2 years’ post-apprenticeship experience as a truck mechanic, ideally within a dealership or fleet workshop environment.
- Strong hands-on experience with trucks
- Solid diagnostic and problem-solving skills, particularly with electrical and mechanical systems.
- Competency in clutch and brake replacements, general servicing, and mechanical changeouts.
- Strong time management skills – ability to complete jobs on schedule without overrun.
- Good communication and teamwork skills; able to work alongside a head mechanic and apprentices.
- Must be based within reasonable distance to the site (no visa sponsorship available at this stage).
- Pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol testing, required.
- Current driver’s licence (truck licence highly regarded).
- Excellent salary up to $60ph depending on experience
- Minimum 40 hours per week with overtime paid at 1.5x
- Regular hours from 7:00 am – 5:00 pm, additional hours paid as overtime
- Work with a well-maintained fleet in a supportive team environment
If you are interested in joining a successful business for this fantastic full-time position, please send us your resume today.
Not the job you are after? For more Truck Mechanics jobs or other automotive jobs, please see our website: www.justautomotiverecruitment.com.au
Required skills
- mechanic
- trucks
- diagnostic systems
- truck
- pre-employment medical
- mechanical repairs
- driver’s licence
- time management skills
- truck licence
- mechanical technology
- tech tool
- certificate iii in heavy commercial vehicle mechanical technology
- heavy commercial vehicle
- clutch and brake replacements
- component changeouts
- communication and teamwork skills
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