Heavy Vehicle Body Builder / Trailer Mechanic
Visa sponsorship
Automotive · Perth, WA, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Welding, fabricating and getting trailers back on the road is the work at a well-established Perth trailer workshop. As Heavy Vehicle Body Builder / Trailer Mechanic, you would repair structures and bodywork on a wide mix of trailers, and also inspect, service and troubleshoot braking, suspension and running gear.
Sponsorship for a 482 visa may be considered for overseas applicants who are suitably qualified, within the relevant visa and occupation requirements.
Ugandan welders and mechanics, including those with DIT certificates, should show metals worked, trailer systems repaired and any licences or tickets held on the CV. Use Build AI CV to get that into a crisp document.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out structural repairs, bodywork and fabrication on many trailer makes and models
- Inspect and service trailers
- Diagnose faults and repair them
- Work on brakes, suspension and running gear
- Weld
- Read technical drawings
- Solve problems hands-on
Requirements & Eligibility
- Solid welding and fabrication skills
- Comfortable with technical drawings
- Has worked with steel and aluminium
- Heavy vehicle and trailer experience, proven
- Good mechanical fault-finding and repair skills
- Knows trailer running-gear brands such as K-Hitch, BPW, SAF and Hendrickson
- Electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems experience, plus relevant trade qualifications and/or solid industry experience
- Nice to have: truck licence (HR or other), forklift licence, overhead crane experience, intermediate rigging, confined space certification
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