Workshop Lead – Fleet & Equipment Maintenance

City of Casey; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 92,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

RDOs and extra leave purchase

OWOW flexible workspace

Reproductive health leave

Thrive Wellbeing program

Confidential counselling

16 weeks paid parental leave

Professional development

Free coffee & onsite cafe

Private health discounts

Job summary

City of Casey is seeking a Coordinator Workshop to lead and support a workshop team, including mechanics and apprentices, delivering safe, compliant servicing and repairs for Council vehicles and plant. The role combines hands-on maintenance with leadership, compliance, budgeting and supplier management.

You will coordinate maintenance programs across passenger, light commercial and heavy vehicles, minimising downtime, maintaining asset records and ensuring roadworthy operations.

Qualifications

• Recognised mechanical trade qualification.
• Demonstrated supervisory or team leadership experience in a workshop.
• Experience maintaining petrol and diesel-powered vehicles, plant and equipment.
• Experience maintaining small plant (chainsaws, brush cutters and mowers).
• Strong diagnostic and technical problem‑solving skills.
• Strong planning and organisational skills to prioritise maintenance and minimise downtime.
• Knowledge of workshop safety, OH&S, risk management and compliance.
• Ability to lead, coach and develop staff; build a positive team culture.
• Experience with hybrid and/or electric plant or equipment.
• Competence using Microsoft Office and asset-management systems.
• Relevant licences: forklift, front-end loader, skid steer, excavator.
• Work Safely at Heights certificate or willingness to obtain.
• Valid Victorian driver licence; Heavy Vehicle licence preferred.
• Willingness to undergo pre-employment background checks.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate servicing, maintenance and repair programs for Council’s vehicles, plant and equipment.
• Lead, mentor and develop mechanics and apprentices, promoting a collaborative and safety-focused team environment.
• Ensure maintenance and repair activities meet specifications and safety obligations.
• Monitor workshop workloads, priorities, downtime and budgets.
• Undertake hands-on maintenance and fabrication when required.
• Coordinate commissioning and decommissioning of plant and equipment.
• Manage relationships with suppliers and service providers including warranty claims.
• Maintain accurate maintenance, inventory and asset records.
• Support inspections, replacement forecasting and lifecycle planning.
• Maintain safe workshop practices and risk controls.
• Review breakdown data to identify root causes and improvements.
• Coordinate fleet technology like GPS and dashcam systems.

Skills

Trade qualification

Supervisory experience

Vehicle maintenance

Small plant maintenance

Diagnostic skills

Planning & organisation

Safety/compliance

Leadership/coach

Hybrid/electric equipment

MS Office / asset systems

Equipment licences

Heights safety

Heavy Vehicle Licence

Background checks

Tools

Microsoft Office

Asset management systems

Job description

City of Casey is seeking a Coordinator Workshop to lead and support a workshop team, including mechanics and apprentices, delivering safe, compliant servicing and repairs for Council vehicles and plant. The role combines hands-on maintenance with leadership, compliance, budgeting and supplier management.

You will coordinate maintenance programs across passenger, light commercial and heavy vehicles, minimising downtime, maintaining asset records and ensuring roadworthy operations.