Heavy Vehicle Body Builder / Trailer Mechanic
Visa sponsorship
Automotive · Perth, WA, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
A Perth trailer workshop, busy and long established, needs a body builder who can also work as a trailer mechanic. Your days would mix fabrication, structural repair and bodywork on many kinds of trailer with inspecting, servicing, diagnosing and fixing them, down to the braking, suspension and running-gear side.
Overseas applicants with the right qualifications may be considered for 482 visa sponsorship, depending on the relevant visa and occupation rules.
Kenyan fabricators and heavy-vehicle mechanics should list the trailer brands worked on, welding processes and any forklift or crane tickets on the CV. Shape the trailer-mechanic CV with Build AI CV.
Key Responsibilities
- Build, repair and finish trailer structures and bodywork on different makes and models
- Inspect, service and diagnose trailers, then carry out repairs on braking, suspension and running gear
- Weld and fabricate, working from technical drawings
- Fix faults found in inspections
- Think through problems and fix them hands on
Requirements & Eligibility
- Strong welding and fabrication ability, including work in steel and aluminium
- Reads technical drawings with ease
- Proven track record on heavy vehicles and trailers
- Sharp mechanical fault-finding and repair skills
- Familiar with trailer running-gear brands such as K-Hitch, BPW, SAF and Hendrickson, and with electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems
- Holds relevant trade qualifications and/or solid industry experience
- Nice to have: forklift licence, HR or other truck licence, overhead crane experience, intermediate rigging, confined space certification
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