Vehicle Body Builders

About Us:

Varley Group is an Australian company that has a rich history spanning over 138 years. We have evolved into a highly successful diverse and multi-national engineering and manufacturing firm servicing a wide variety of major sectors including emergency service defence health care cyber security mining marine rail and more. Varley Groups network of subsidiaries includes: Norship SEM Fire & Rescue Air Boats International EMC Electric Vehicles IDES Introspectus and Frame Group.

Here at Varley we strongly believe in these core values;

Safety Maintain a safe and healthy workplace for all employees in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations

Customer Focus We provide the best customer service through open and honest relationships

Quality of Workmanship We take pride in our work to ensure we provide high quality products services and employee

Acceptance of Change To adapt to changes in customer needs technology and social media demands

Success We secure continuing financial technical and market success.

With over 1200 employees in the Varley Group our company reputation is built on providing first-class work manufacturing quality products and providing unsurpassed service. It is our broad but specialised skills base and employees that have a passion for doing a good job that gives us a competitive edge.

The Role:

SEM Ballarat part of the larger Varley Group currently have multiple permanent as well as a casual positions at our Ballarat site for experienced tradespeople working a 4 day week from Monday to Thursday in our Specialised Vehicles manufacturing division.

These roles involve working on a variety of vehicles; including manufacturing and assembly of Fire Trucks & Ambulances as well as other Rescue and Emergency Response vehicles.

To be considered for this role you should:

Preferably be trade qualified in a mechanical and/or electrical trade relevant to vehicle building assembly and manufacturing or a relevant trade with transferable skills.

These trades include but are not limited to: vehicle body builders vehicle assemblers motor mechanics fitters & turners auto electricians refrigeration mechanics or other trade that requires an equivalent skillset with experience in mechanical and/or electrical assembly fit-out body building maintenance repairs or refurbishment of automotive vehicles boats railcars caravans motor homes lifting equipment or related products. This includes applicants from the building industry with an associated trade and experience in mechanical or electrical fit-out/assembly.

If you are not trade qualified you must have at least 3 years experience working in a relevant trade position (as outlined above).

Requirements for This Role:

Have the ability to read and interpret technical instructions and follow basic procedures for the assembly of automotive vehicles.

Be able to work effectively both independently or as part of a team.

Demonstrate a high quality of workmanship and attention to detail.

Be physically capable and able to perform repetitive tasks lifting bending twisting

Successfully complete a pre-placement medical including D&A testing.

Benefits:

Our people matter to us so we provide:

Variety of work on innovating and market leading projects

Permanent Position Discounted access to the Fitness Passport giving you access to hundreds of fitness and sporting centers across Australia

Opportunity for career development and encouragement to work across teams to build your skills and experience

Access to our employee assistance program

Easy site access/parking

To Apply:

If this sounds like the role you are looking for please send your resume and a cover letter outlining your experience. As part of the recruitment process of this role a set of screening questions were emailed via our candidate application platform.

These questions are designed to further understand your experience career goals and assess how they align with the requirements of the role. Please note that it is crucial to complete the screening questions to proceed with your application. Applicants who do not complete these questions will regrettably not be considered for further steps in the selection process. We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter and look forward to reviewing your responses.

We know that diverse teams are high performing teams. At Varley Group we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and we are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Would you like a copy of the job advertisement in an alternative format or need support with your application Please contact us via