Light Vehicle Mechanic

The Recruitment Alternative; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rate

Mon-Fri hours

Visa sponsorship available

Training and mentoring

Supportive, close-knit team

Job summary

The Recruitment Alternative – Tingalpa QLD is seeking an experienced light vehicle mechanic to join a family‑owned workshop on Brisbane's bayside. You'll work Monday to Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm with no weekends, servicing, diagnosing and repairing a wide range of vehicles while building a path into a Workshop Supervisor role through training and mentoring.

You'll interact with customers, prepare estimates, coordinate daily workflow and help keep the workshop safe and organised.

Qualifications

• Qualified light vehicle mechanic with around 4+ years' post-trade experience.
• Strong diagnostic and fault-finding skills across a range of makes and models.
• Clear, confident spoken English; you'll be talking with customers every day.
• Reliable, trustworthy and professional, the kind of person the owner can count on.
• Keen to take on more responsibility and grow into a leadership role.
• Current Australian drivers licence (manual preferred).

Responsibilities

• Servicing, diagnostics, repairs and maintenance across European, Japanese, Korean, Australian and other makes.
• Fault-finding and getting to the bottom of tricky jobs.
• Explaining repairs and costs to customers clearly and professionally.
• Keeping quality high and the workshop clean, safe and organised.
• Working with the office team to keep jobs moving.

Skills

4+ years post-trade experience

Strong diagnostic and fault-finding

Clear spoken English

Reliable and professional

Leadership potential

Education

Qualified light vehicle mechanic

Tools

Diagnostic tools proficiency

Job description

The Recruitment Alternative – Tingalpa QLD

• Monday to Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm, with no weekends
• A family‑owned workshop where your skills and reliability will be valued
• Grow into a Workshop Supervisor role, with training and support

• Monday to Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm, with no weekends
• A family‑owned workshop where your skills and reliability will be valued
• Grow into a Workshop Supervisor role, with training and support

About the business
Our client is a well‑established, independent automotive workshop in Tingalpa, on Brisbane's bayside. It's a small, close‑knit team that has built a loyal customer base on honest advice and quality work, and they're looking for an experienced mechanic to join them.

The role
This is a hands‑on mechanic role with a genuine pathway into leadership. You'll spend most of your day on the tools servicing, diagnosing and repairing a wide range of vehicles. Over time, you'll take on more responsibility, including:

• speaking with customers about repairs, quotes and technical advice;
• preparing estimates and helping with job costing;
• helping coordinate the daily workflow and supporting other team members;
• helping keep the workshop running smoothly when the owner is away.

The owner will provide training and support as you grow into the Workshop Supervisor role.

What you'll be doing

• Servicing, diagnostics, repairs and maintenance across European, Japanese, Korean, Australian and other makes
• Fault‑finding and getting to the bottom of tricky jobs
• Explaining repairs and costs to customers clearly and professionally
• Keeping quality high and the workshop clean, safe and organised
• Working with the office team to keep jobs moving

Essential Requirements:

• Qualified light vehicle mechanic with around 4+ years' post‑trade experience
• Strong diagnostic and fault‑finding skills across a range of makes and models
• Clear, confident spoken English. You'll be talking with customers every day, so this is essential.
• Reliable, trustworthy and professional, the kind of person the owner can count on
• Keen to take on more responsibility and grow into a leadership role
• Current Australian drivers licence (manual preferred)

What's on offer

• A highly competitive hourly rate for the right person
• Monday to Friday hours, with weekends always off
• Training and mentoring to step into a Workshop Supervisor role
• A supportive, close‑knit team where your work is noticed and appreciated
• Visa sponsorship available for the right candidate

Open to all backgrounds
Applications are welcome from experienced mechanics from all backgrounds, what matters is that you have the mechanical skills, the communication skills and the reliability to do the job well.

Apply now with your résumé and a short note about your experience and why this role appeals to you.

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