Lead Heavy Vehicle Technician — Hands-On Leader

Penske Australia & New Zealand; City Of Swan; Vor Ort; AUD 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible work arrangements

Onsite parking

Accredited Training & Development

Safety training commitment

Competitive remuneration

Referral and recognition programs

Employee assistance program

Parental leave

Penske Perks discounts

Zusammenfassung

Penske Australia is seeking an experienced Leading Hand to join our Remanufacturing team in Hazelmere, WA. This hands-on leadership role supports day-to-day workshop operations, coaches technicians, and ensures engine and transmission repairs and overhauls are completed safely and efficiently.

You’ll balance hands-on work with leading the team to meet schedules and quality standards. Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in heavy vehicle/engine environments, a trade qualification, and proven

Qualifikationen

• Trade qualification required.
• 5+ years experience in heavy vehicle/engine industry.
• Strong technical knowledge and fault-finding capability.
• Experience with Detroit, MTU, Series 60 and/or Allison product lines highly regarded.
• Previous leadership, supervisory or Leading Hand experience, or capability to step into a leadership position.
• Ability to motivate, coach and support a team of technicians.
• Strong organisation and time-management skills.
• Understanding of workshop productivity, labour costs, gross margin and operational performance.
• Confidence using computer-based systems.
• Strong commitment to safety, quality and delivering great outcomes for customers.

Aufgaben

• Provide day-to-day supervision and support across workshop repairs, preventative maintenance, engine and transmission overhauls.
• Coordinate daily workloads and allocate repair jobs to technicians.
• Provide technicians with technical guidance and information to complete service, repair and overhaul work.
• Remain hands-on in the workshop with productive hours booked directly to customer jobs.
• Monitor job progress and communicate any additional work requirements or potential delays.
• Work closely with Service, Parts and Advisors to ensure parts are available when required.
• Coach and develop technicians while promoting safety and quality standards.
• Drive productivity, efficiency and continuous improvement across the workshop.
• Help the team achieve customer schedules while maintaining quality and customer satisfaction.
• Champion a proactive, safety-first culture and ensure company HSE requirements are followed.

Kenntnisse

Heavy vehicle knowledge

Leadership / supervision

Mentoring / coaching

Safety compliance

Problem solving

Organisational skills

Ausbildung

Trade qualification

Tools

Detroit MTU Series 60 Allison

Jobbeschreibung

Penske Australia is seeking an experienced Leading Hand to join our Remanufacturing team in Hazelmere, WA. This hands-on leadership role supports day-to-day workshop operations, coaches technicians, and ensures engine and transmission repairs and overhauls are completed safely and efficiently.

You’ll balance hands-on work with leading the team to meet schedules and quality standards. Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in heavy vehicle/engine environments, a trade qualification, and proven