Workshop Fitter

GPC Asia Pacific; Hobart; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-the-job training

Career progression

Annual salary reviews

Incentives

Uniforms provided

Job summary

GPC Asia Pacific in Montrose, Tasmania, is seeking a hands-on Workshop Fitter to join our workshop team and build, recondition, and assemble driveshafts for a range of applications.

You will be supported by experienced colleagues with on-the-job training and opportunities for career progression. This permanent role offers market-aligned remuneration, incentives, and annual salary reviews.

Qualifications

• Hands-on, mechanically minded Workshop Fitter with strong aptitude.
• Experience using manual lathes and welding equipment is highly regarded.
• Flexible, proactive, team‑focused with safety and quality focus.

Responsibilities

• Build and recondition driveshafts for automotive, commercial, off-road and industrial uses.
• Machine driveline components.
• Assemble, weld, and balance driveshafts.
• Handle general workshop duties as required.

Skills

Strong mechanical aptitude

Manual lathe experience

Welding equipment experience

Job description

Build, recondition and assemble, join our workshop team, and set your career in Motion!

• Permanent Full-Time role | Monday to Friday!
• Market aligned remuneration + incentives + annual salary reviews!
• Internationalleader in Industrial manufacturing and reselling industry

We are seeking a hands‑on and mechanically minded Workshop Fitter to join our team in Montrose, Tasmania.

This is a full-time, permanent opportunity for someone who enjoys practical work, takes pride in quality, and is keen to develop their skills.

You will receive on-the-job training and support from an experienced team, with opportunities for career progression, annual salary reviews, incentives and more!

What your Day to Day will look like:

Reporting to the Branch Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Buildand recondition driveshafts for automotive, commercial, off highway and industrial applications.
• Machinedriveline components
• Assemble,weld, and balance driveshafts.
• Generalworkshop duties as required.

What we are looking for:

• Strong mechanical aptitude, ideally with experience in cars, machinery or related equipment
• Experience using manual lathes and welding equipment—highly regarded
• A flexible, proactive approach to a range of workshop tasks
• A willingness to learn, undertake training and contribute new ideas
• A team-focused attitude and commitment to achieving business goals
• A strong focus on safety and quality, with the ability to follow company policies and procedures

What We Offer:

We offer more than just a job — we offer a long‑term career.

• Market aligned remuneration with annual salary reviews: Your salary grows with your skills and performance.
• Career progression: Build a long-term career with clear development pathways, supported by free webinars, training events and learning courses.
• Comprehensive benefits: Incentive, Motion-provided uniforms, parental-leave top‑up support and confidential wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program.
• Health and wellbeing: Enjoy up to $30 flu vaccination rebate and discounted Bupa health insurance options.
• Give back to your community: Access one paid Good to Give volunteer leave day each calendar year, in addition to your standard leave entitlements. Participate in community engagement initiatives, including opportunities to support organisations such as the Red Cross and many more.
• Recognition that matters: Celebrate your contribution through peer recognition, service-milestone awards and our employee referral program.

About Motion

Hardy Spicer is a part of Motion, and we are a leading Australian aftermarket supplier of Hydraulic and Industrial Hose and Fittings, Driveshafts and Universal Joints. As part of the Motion Australia business, we offer employees opportunities for personal and professional growth through training and recognition of performance.

We specialise in delivering high‑quality fluid power products and customized solutions that help our customers enhance efficiency and reliability in their operations.

We are a Company who values relationships, therefore we need this role to always work to foster and maintain trusted relationships across all levels of our business and seek to support and add value to our store network, managers, and leaders.

We focus on continuous improvement and sustainable growth as our two main objectives. This is driven by our long‑term investment in people, systems, process, and new growth opportunities for our people.

MOTION is an equal opportunity employer

You must be either an Australian Citizen or a holder of an Australian Permanent Residency Visa to be eligible to apply for this position.

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.