Panel Beater
Automotive · Smithfield, Sydney NSW, Australia · Full-Time · $80,000/yr
Crash damage, bent chassis rails and panels that need to sit perfectly flush again: if this is your daily bread, a Smithfield, Sydney body shop with up-to-date equipment wants to hear from you.
The search is for skilled automotive tradespeople who have repaired plenty of vehicles and can prove it. Practical knowledge, technical ability and solid workshop experience all count. Bring documents that genuinely support your trade background and job history, because the employer will check them during selection.
If you earned your trade certificate in South Africa, expect your skills to be assessed again for Australia.
Key Responsibilities
- Look over each damaged vehicle after an accident and work out how best to repair or restore it
- Take off panels, parts and components that are beyond use
- Fix panels where possible and swap in new ones where not
- Pull, square up and restore the body structure
- Do the welding and metalwork the job needs
- Handle specialised panel tools and the workshop gear that goes with them
- Line up the finishing steps with the mechanics and spray painters
- Inspect every repair to be sure it is accurate, safe and well finished
- Leave the shop tidy, safe and in order, sticking to all relevant health and safety procedures
Requirements & Eligibility
- Certificate III in Automotive Body Repair Technology or equivalent
- Minimum 5 years of relevant panel beating experience
- Knows automotive body repair techniques well in practice, and is used to professional panel beating and repair equipment
- Reads damage quickly and picks a fitting way to fix it
- Careful with detail and serious about quality
- Talks clearly and fits into a team
- Keeps up with workshop deadlines
- Valid driver's licence, and a qualification and work record that can be checked
- Sponsorship may be available under the Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) Subclass 482 pathway for a suitable international candidate
Apply: jobs@mzansiabroad.co.za · WhatsApp