Heavy Road Transport Diesel Mechanic

2 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Symal Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

The role:

Symal's growing Plant, People and Logistics team are looking for an experienced Heavy Road Transport Diesel Mechanic to join their team.

Based in Spotswood, VIC, this role is the perfect opportunity for a technician that has gone through the Light/Heavy Automotive stream as this role will be revolving around ongoing maintenance of Symal Group's light and heavy road transport assets.

Your every day:

  • Inspect, diagnose, service, and repair heavy road transport assets to meet company and OEM standards, ensuring compliance with roadworthy and safety requirements.
  • Report and document maintenance activities, including completing work orders, inspections, and uploading machine assessments and diagnostics with supporting images.
  • Maintain workshop and field service vehicles, ensuring cleanliness, proper labeling, and safe storage of tools and equipment in line with HSE standards.
  • Manage spare parts and consumables, including conducting monthly stock checks, restocking field service vehicles, and reporting faulty components to the Service Coordinator.
  • Collaborate with the Service Coordinator and maintenance team, providing advice on asset condition, assisting in fault analysis, and determining optimal repair strategies.

Who are you?

  • Qualified tradesperson with a Certificate III in Automotive (heavy stream preferred), demonstrating technical expertise in diesel mechanics.
  • Licensed heavy vehicle operator, holding a current Victorian Heavy Rigid Driver's License (HC preferred), enabling safe and legal operation of transport assets.
  • Technically capable and organised, with beginner-level computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office for reporting and diagnostics.
  • Experienced in asset maintenance, with a proven track record of servicing, repairing, and ensuring compliance of heavy road transport equipment.
  • Self-motivated and adaptable, able to multitask, prioritise daily business needs, and work independently while maintaining high performance standards.

This is Symal

Symal is a trusted partner in the building and construction industry.

We're an evolving and cohesive group of businesses offering fully integrated civil solutions across diverse sectors. Our group capabilities include self-performing civil infrastructure on large multi-million projects, plant and equipment hire, an Indigenous contractor, a waste resource and recovery business, and commercial, industrial and retail property development.

Together, we believe in fostering partnerships today to create a better tomorrow.

A career with us

Symal is an equal opportunity employer. Our teams are made up of individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, with aligned ways of working, enabling us to overcome any challenge, advance our careers and outperform competitors.

Staff perks and benefits offered to build an engaged and talented workforce include:

  • Tailored professional development opportunities for career advancement.
  • Bonus leave days, including your birthday off and six half-day Fridays.
  • Access to free curated health and wellbeing content and EAP.

We're committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair, inclusive, free from bias and accessible for all candidates.

We are an inclusive workplace and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, veterans, and individuals from diverse cultural and life experiences are encouraged to apply.

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