Road Service Mechanic – Big Trucks – Adelaide

At United we encourage a flexible and healthy work-life balance for all our employees. Join United today and enjoy:

• 5 weeks leave

  Receive an additional 5-days Anniversary Leave each year on top of your 4 weeks Annual Leave.

• An Optional 9-day fortnight or Monthly Day Off

  Don’t like working a typical 8am-5pm working week, then you’ll have the option of working a 9-day fortnight or receiving a day off every month.

This means more time to focus on the things that make you happy, or as we like to say, More time for U!

The Role

Our dedicated national team of Mobile Service Technicians play an important and essential role in our business.

Due to market growth in the business, we are looking for trade qualified mechanical technician to work on our Access and forklift equipment 

As a Mobile Service Technician, you are expected to deliver consistent and high-quality service solutions to support our customers every day. This hands-on role will include work in the workshop as well as regular travel to customer sites to perform all types of service requirements on a variety of Access equipment.

You’ll enjoy the variety of the job that ensures your day is never the same. From the changing scenery of working on the road, to the different businesses and people you meet daily. One day you may be performing planned maintenance and attending emergency breakdowns, followed by another day where you could be performing a challenging overhaul.

Reporting to the Service Manager, you’ll also appreciate working with a great team of people at our Adelaide branch who are there to support you. 

Key Responsibilities

The key focus of this role involves the mobile servicing of customer Access Equipment or forklifts (up to 7 tones for Light equipment & 10+ tone for Heavy equipment) and other lifting equipment. This includes:

• Planned maintenance (PMP) and inspections
• Repairs
• Overhauls
• New machine builds
• Modifications

Qualifications / Experience

To be considered for this position, you will ideally have the following:

• Essential Automotive mechanic trade qualification,
• Be a team player,
• Attention to detail,
• Be able to work with minimal supervision,
• Good customer service relationships,
• Must be reliable and punctual.

Desirable:

• Electrical and hydraulic experience highly regarded.