Diesel Motor Mechanic
Visa sponsorship
Automotive · Dubbo, NSW, Australia · Full-Time · $85,000 - $110,000/yr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Know your way around a prime mover? A road transport company in regional New South Wales is hiring a Diesel Motor Mechanic for heavy commercial vehicles. It is permanent and full-time, based in Dubbo or at a second Riverina workshop that rotates to Dubbo.
The job is hands-on. You find complex faults, fix them and keep up preventive maintenance on prime movers, trailers and bulk freight equipment. Downtime stays low and the fleet stays within NHVR, chain of responsibility and WHS rules.
There is subclass 482 visa sponsorship for suitably qualified candidates. Preference goes to people who currently hold a valid visa in Australia, but it is not a requirement. You need a licence and must pass a medical and a drug and alcohol test.
Mzansi diesel mechanics, put your trade qualification, heavy vehicle experience and diagnostic skills at the top of a clean English CV. put your heavy diesel CV together with Build AI CV before you apply.
Key Responsibilities
- Scheduled preventive maintenance and logbook services on engines, transmissions and brakes, done to OEM guidelines
- Fault-finding on electrical, mechanical and emission control systems with advanced diagnostic tools, then the repair
- Major component rebuilds and fabrication when the job calls for it
- Full NHVR compliance and proper records for audits
- Safe workshop practice and work orders in the fleet management software
- Roadside assistance, plus helping drivers learn vehicle checks and defect reporting
- Work across the fleet of prime movers, trailers and bulk freight equipment
Requirements & Eligibility
- At least 2 years on the tools as a heavy diesel mechanic, preferably in road transport
- A qualification in Heavy Commercial Vehicle Mechanical Technology
- NHVR standards and bulk freight equipment experience is desirable
- Comfortable with diagnostic software
- Knows petrol and diesel engines
- A current licence and a pass in a medical and a drug and alcohol test
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