Mechanical Tradesperson Team Leader

Transport for NSW; Narrandera; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks annual leave

9-day fortnight

Tools provided

Job summary

Transport for NSW seeks an experienced Mechanical Trades Supervisor to lead a team responsible for maintaining heavy vehicle plant and equipment at Narrandera. The role requires ensuring safety, quality, and compliance with WHS standards while delivering daily maintenance, repairs, and improvements.

You will support short-term planning, manage workshop processes, and coordinate with the site team to optimise operations. A strong safety culture and leadership are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in mechanical trades with leadership liability.
• Proven ability to lead teams and improve safety and quality.
• Experience with installation, maintenance, repairs, commissioning, modification of complex hydraulic/pneumatic machinery.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a crew of tradespersons to maintain heavy vehicle plant and equipment.
• Carry out duties of Mechanical Tradesperson Grade 1-3 safely and competently.
• Ensure WHS standards and quality objectives are met.
• Lead meetings and drive improvements and engagement.
• Assist with short-term planning and workshop admin tasks.
• Evaluate problems and drive continuous improvement.
• Resolve conflicts and develop team skills.
• Manage materials ordering and record-keeping.

Skills

People leadership

Safety systems

Team supervision

Negotiation

Education

Certificate III in Heavy Commercial Vehicle Mechanical Technology

Tools

Workshop management system

Heavy vehicle diagnostics tools

Job description

You put people at the heart and take pride in the impact of your work.

You've been developing your skills and are ready to work on projects that matter to the people of NSW. You know that quality matters and that delivering results requires a great team.

In this role, you'll:

• Supervise a team of tradespersons to maintain heavy vehicle plant and equipment safely.
• The role also safely carries out the duties of Mechanical Tradesperson Grade 1-3.
• You will be responsible for ensuring that the team maintains WHS Standards and quality objectives are achieved. You will be leading a small crew who undertake maintenance and repairs on a range of plant items, vehicles and mechanical equipment where no day is the same! You will be involved in:
• Supporting the workshop supervisor with day-to-day operations.
• Facilitating team meetings, processes and encouraging team engagement and suggestions for improvement.
• Short term planning.
• Assist with administration of workshop management system
• Simple problem evaluation and continuous improvement processes.
• Conflict resolution and team development.
• Ensuring equity within the team.
• Ordering of materials/product and record keeping.
• Work Health Safety inspections.
• You may also be required to work outside normal working hours. You must be able attend after hour callouts as well as be prepared to travel throughout the state and work at locations away from the base station.
• This is an ongoing full-time role located at Narrandera.
• TfNSW take the WH&S and the management of fatigue of our employees seriously therefore to be eligible for this role it is a requirement that you must reside within a reasonable distance of the Narrandera Depot.

We are looking for a qualified mechanical tradesperson ready for a step up, who is a people leader and safety professional with the ability to overcome and remove obstacles in the course of work.

To be successful in this role, you will have extended experience and understanding in mechanical trades involving installation, maintenance, repairs, commissioning, and modification of complex machinery driven by hydraulic/pneumatic principles.

You’re an experienced negotiator and possess a finely tuned ability to communicate, influence and find solutions whilst keeping up the team spirit.

Any experience in previous leadership roles or safety committee involvement will be highly advantageous.

It is essential that you have Certificate III in Heavy Commercial Vehicle Mechanical Technology or equivalent and experience working with Heavy Vehicles.

You hold a current Motor Vehicle Repair Industry licence, Construction Industry White Card and a current unrestricted NSW Motor Vehicle driver’s licence.

A Medium Rigid (MR) or Heavy Rigid (HR) Driver’s Licence is highly desirable.

An AIS & HVIS Examiners Ticket will also be highly regarded.

This role also includes 4 weeks annual leave and a 9-day fortnight.

An iPad, Work Phone & Basic Toolbox are also supplied. Also, on offer are various allowances relevant to the position.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers .

This is an in-person, on-site role.

For any enquiries, please contactJohn Roberts at [e-mail].

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal People or Supporting People with Disability for more information or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.

Transport acknowledges the Aboriginal people of the country on which we work, their traditions, culture and a shared history and identity. We also pay our respects to Elders past and present and recognise the continued connection to country.