Heavy Vehicle Body Builder / Trailer Mechanic
Visa sponsorship
Automotive · Perth, WA, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Work across trailer fabrication and mechanical repairs in a busy Perth workshop. The opening combines structural repairs and bodywork on different trailer makes and models with inspection, servicing and fault diagnosis. You will deal with brakes, suspension and running gear as well as steel and aluminium fabrication.
482 visa sponsorship may be considered for suitably qualified overseas applicants, subject to relevant visa and occupation requirements.
An English CV should show your welding and fabrication work alongside mechanical fault-finding on trailers. create a trailer body building and repair CV with the running gear and systems you know clearly identified. Explain which repairs you completed and how you diagnosed faults before starting work. Connect fabrication and mechanical experience so the workshop can understand the full range you offer.
Key Responsibilities
- Fabricate and repair trailer structures and bodywork across different makes and models.
- Inspect, service, diagnose and repair trailers, including brakes, suspension and running gear.
- Carry out welding and fabrication using technical drawings and solve practical problems hands-on.
Requirements & Eligibility
- Strong fabrication and welding skills, able to interpret technical drawings.
- Steel and aluminium experience with a demonstrated heavy vehicle and trailer background.
- Strong mechanical repair and fault-finding skills and knowledge of running-gear brands such as K-Hitch, BPW, SAF and Hendrickson.
- A background with electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems; relevant trade qualifications and/or solid industry experience.
- Nice to have: HR or other truck licence, forklift licence, confined space certification, intermediate rigging and overhead crane experience.
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