Women in Trades Tech Academy: Caterpillar Technician Path

WesTrac; City Of Swan; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Novated leasing

Income protection

Coles discounts

Petbarn discounts

Virgin discounts

HOYTS discounts

Crown discounts

Job summary

WesTrac’s 2027 Women in Trades Program offers a long-term technical career path. You’ll be paid to learn while gaining hands-on experience with Caterpillar machinery and develop skills for a permanent Technician role.

Over 17 weeks you’ll train across WesTrac's Component Rebuild Centre (CRC), Flexi Parts and New Mining Machines operations, combining classroom theory with real equipment work and safety practices; upon completion you move into a full-time Technician position.

Qualifications

• Gaining recognised certifications in safety, contamination control and dogging.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the assembly of new Caterpillar mining and heavy earthmoving equipment.
• Learning how Caterpillar engines, transmissions, hydraulics and other major components are dismantled, inspected, rebuilt and tested.
• Using workshop tooling, lifting equipment and specialist Caterpillar tooling safely and effectively.
• Applying contamination control, quality assurance and safe work practices.

Job description

WesTrac’s 2027 Women in Trades Program offers a long-term technical career path. You’ll be paid to learn while gaining hands-on experience with Caterpillar machinery and develop skills for a permanent Technician role.

Over 17 weeks you’ll train across WesTrac's Component Rebuild Centre (CRC), Flexi Parts and New Mining Machines operations, combining classroom theory with real equipment work and safety practices; upon completion you move into a full-time Technician position.