Leading Hand – Heavy Vehicle Mechanic

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: CQE 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 employees.
• 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:

We have a permanent full-time Leading Hand position available for a talented and dedicated Heavy Vehicle Mechanic as part of our Fleet Services Business. Joining a national business unit that delivers asset maintenance across various sites nationwide. The role based in Perth Western Australia at RAAF Pearce Airforce base will have you oversee service delivery across multiple sites including Garden Island Pearce Learmonth and more. The successful candidate will help establish and lead a highly skilled close-knit team that is responsible for delivering high value critical maintenance services on various fleets of specialised light and heavy vehicles for government defence and commercial customers with an immediate focus on supporting fleets of Aviation Refuelling Vehicles Ground Support Equipment as well as various Special Purpose Vehicles. The leading hand will oversee all aspects of local operations working closely with management and staff to ensure customer success and profitable growth.

This role includes company provided fully maintained vehicle tooling laptop and phone with ongoing training and professional development available.

To be considered for this role the candidate must:

• Be an Australian citizen and be able to successfully complete a federal police check (to meet appropriate security clearance).
• Successfully complete a pre-placement medical including D&A testing.
• Hold a valid Australian full drivers licence and be willing to obtain HR>HC/DG licenses.
• Be a trade qualified Heavy Vehicle Mechanic
• **Plant Mechanics also considered.
• Have a minimum of 5 years trade experience.

The successful applicant will:

• Be able to successfully lead and manage a team ensuring they are supported and enabled to deliver successful outcomes for our customers.
• Be able to coordinate and mange suppliers and stakeholders in accordance with customer policy and procedures to ensuring effective outcomes for customer.
• Have a Safety-first mentality with a focus on quality workmanship.
• Have an eye for detail and the ability to follow process and procedures.
• A strong commitment to delivering positive outcomes for the customer.
• Have the ability to travel from as required to support the customer.
• Have excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Demonstrated strong diagnostic and fault-finding ability.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of hazardous and military standards
• Have a high level of computer literacy.
• Demonstrated experience with hydraulic pneumatic and (12/24v) electrical control systems.
• Be confident in reading interpreting and utilizing schematics and work instructions.
• Be willing to undertake and maintain training and upskilling initiatives.
• **Experience with Aviation refuelling vehicles Ground support equipment highly regarded.
• **Relevant defence trade experience also highly regarded.
• **Veterans are highly encouraged to apply.

Why Us:

Our people are our greatest asset so we provide:

• Competitive Enterprise Bargaining Agreements including RDO arrangements.
• Close working relationships where each team member is valued.
• A flexible and supportive environment where you are encouraged to maintain a healthy work/life balance.
• A variety of interesting and challenging work on innovative and market leading projects.
• Opportunity for career development and encouragement to grow professionally and personally
• Regular additional training and upskilling opportunities.
• Access to our extensive employee assistance program (EAP)
• Discounted access to the Fitness Passport giving you access to hundreds of fitness and sporting centres across Australia

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 will be 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 and Employer.

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