Experienced Agricultural Diesel Mechanic
Trade · Esperance, Kalgoorlie, Goldfields & Esperance WA, Australia · Full-Time · $80,000/yr
When the seeders and headers break down in the middle of planting or harvest, you are the one who gets them going again. This permanent, full-time Experienced Agricultural Diesel Mechanic job is in Esperance and the Goldfields of Western Australia.
A well-established farm machinery business wants a skilled mechanic for workshop and field work on modern equipment, where your reliability and know-how keep farms running.
Your trade papers, hands-on skills and work history must all be verifiable. Trades are usually assessed again for Australia, so keep your South African trade certificate and service records together.
Key Responsibilities
- Service, maintain and repair agricultural diesel machinery, including tractors, harvesters, headers, sprayers, seeders and other farm gear
- Find mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and electronic faults with modern diagnostic equipment and scan tools
- Repair and troubleshoot diesel engines, transmissions, drivelines, hydraulics and electrical systems
- Carry out preventative maintenance and inspections that catch developing faults before they cause major downtime
- Attend breakdowns and do field repairs in busy farming periods, finishing workshop and field jobs efficiently
- Fabricate, modify and adapt parts when needed
- Keep maintenance and service records accurate
- Follow safety, environmental and quality procedures
- Talk clearly with workmates, customers and other stakeholders
- Keep machinery ready through planting and harvest, and take seasonal on-call shifts when needed
Requirements & Eligibility
- Recognised trade qualification in Heavy Diesel Mechanics, Mobile Plant Technology or an equivalent discipline
- Minimum 5 years of post-trade mechanical experience
- Demonstrated agricultural machinery experience is essential
- Hands-on work on tractors, combines, headers, sprayers or related farm equipment
- Broadacre cropping, livestock or mixed-farming machinery experience highly regarded
- Sharp mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and diagnostic fault-finding
- Can find faults and finish repairs without help
- At ease in the workshop and out in rural conditions
- Fluent English communication skills are essential
- Current driver's licence, with HR licence advantageous
- Hardworking, dependable and professional, and able to show evidence of your qualifications and relevant work history
- Candidates must be able to satisfy applicable Australian employment and visa requirements
- 482 visa sponsorship available for eligible overseas candidates
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