Senior Caravan Repairer – Leading Hand (Training & Quality Control)

Perth North Caravan Repairs; Wanneroo; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Perth North Caravan Repairs in Landsdale is seeking a Senior Caravan Repairer – Leading Hand (Training & Quality Control). You will still perform hands-on caravan and RV repairs, focusing on complex jobs, while also guiding the workshop day-to-day and setting priorities to keep flow.

The role balances technical excellence with people leadership: training technicians, mentoring staff, and conducting quality control before vans go back to customers.

Qualifications

• Extensive caravan and RV repair experience across chassis, body, 12V, plumbing, appliances and water damage.
• Experience with warranty and insurance repair work.
• Experience supervising or leading a team as leading hand or 2IC.
• Attention to detail and high standards.
• Clear communication with staff and customers.
• Current driver's licence (towing licence a plus).
• Gas fitting licence and relevant trade qualification desirable.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on caravan and RV repair work, including complex jobs.
• Lead the workshop day-to-day: allocating jobs and prioritising flow.
• Train and mentor technicians and junior staff.
• Quality control and final sign-off before vehicles return to customers.
• Help scope warranty and insurance jobs and check technical quotes.
• Improve workshop processes and standards.

Skills

Caravan and RV repair

Team leadership & training

Quality control

Workshop coordination

Education

Gas fitting licence

Trade qualification (automotive/electrical/cabinetmaking)

Tools

Workshop management software

Job description

Senior Caravan Repairer – Leading Hand (Training & Quality Control)

This is a step up from a straight repairer job. You will still do hands-on repair work, particularly the complex jobs. A large part of your week will also go to leading the workshop day to day, allocating jobs, setting priorities, and keeping work flowing. As a guide, expect roughly 60% on the tools and 40% leading, training and QC to start, with the leadership share growing as the team develops.

Key responsibilities

• Perform hands-on caravan and RV repair work, particularly complex jobs
• Lead the workshop day to day: allocating jobs, setting priorities, keeping work flowing
• Train and mentor technicians and junior staff
• Quality control and final sign-off before vans go back to customers
• Help scope warranty and insurance jobs and check technical quotes
• Improve workshop processes and standards

About you

• Extensive caravan and RV repair experience across chassis, body, 12V, plumbing, appliances and water damage
• Experience with warranty and insurance repair work
• Experience supervising, training or leading a team, as a leading hand or 2IC
• An eye for detail and high standards
• Clear communication with both staff and customers
• Current driver's licence (a towing licence is a plus)
• Desirable: gas fitting licence, a trade qualification (automotive, cabinetmaking, electrical or similar), and familiarity with workshop management software

About us

Perth North Caravan Repairs is an established service, repair, warranty and insurance repair workshop in Landsdale. We are an authorised repairers for most leading brands. We are a small team that cares about quality and is growing, and we need an experienced leader on the workshop floor.