HD Mechanic
APPLICATION IN. HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
Nothing more is needed from you right now. If a licence or a copy of your trade papers isn't on hand, you can start chasing it today.
Hiring Process
THE NEXT THREE STEPS
We Review Your Application
Our workshop manager reads every application that comes in. Expect to hear from us within a few business days.
We Give You a Call
A short phone chat about your trade background, the vehicles you've worked on, and the tools and systems you know.
You See the Workshop
Come to Welshpool, walk the floor, and meet the team. Most candidates go from application to offer within two weeks.
Prerequisites
WHAT YOU'LL NEED, AND WHERE TO GET IT
The first two items are firm requirements. The third is a set of preferences — worth mentioning in your application, but not a gate you have to pass.
Heavy-Duty Diesel Trade Qualification
Required — minimum 3 years qualified
The role calls for at least three years' work as a qualified heavy-duty diesel mechanic. We're looking for the trade certificate plus the years behind it, because you'll be diagnosing faults and rebuilding engines without someone checking each step.
Where to get it
If you trained in Australia, your trade certificate came from your registered training organisation — TAFE or a private RTO — and they can reissue a copy if you've lost it. If you qualified overseas, send us the documents you do have and we'll work through what else is needed rather than guessing at it.
HR Licence or Greater
Required before your first shift
You'll be moving buses around the yard and road-testing them after a repair, so an HR class licence is the floor. Anything above it is welcome.
Where to get it
Licences and class upgrades go through the WA Department of Transport, which sets the holding periods, assessments, medical requirements, and fees for each class. Their licensing section is the place to start.
WA Department of Transport — Licensing(opens in a new tab)Bus, Coach, and Diagnostics Experience
Preferred, not required
Experience on buses and coaches is preferred, dual-trade technicians are highly regarded, and diagnostics software experience counts in your favour. None of these decide an application on their own.
Where to get it
Nothing to obtain here. Just make sure your application names the vehicle types you've worked on, any second trade you hold, and the diagnostics systems you've used — those details are easy to miss on a resume and they matter to us.
Getting It to Us
HOW TO SEND YOUR DOCUMENTS
Bring your trade papers and licence when you visit the workshop, or call us on (08) 9351 8980 and we'll tell you the easiest way to get copies across.
If a document is still being reissued, that's fine — let us know where it's at so we can plan your start around it.
QUESTIONS ABOUT
YOUR APPLICATION?
Call the depot or send us a message — we're happy to talk through anything on this page.