WesTrac is an equipment solutions company and one of the world’s leading Caterpillar Dealerships with a rich history of supporting thousands of customers across the mining and construction industries in Australia. At WesTrac, our primary focus is our people. We know that our success is the result of more than 4,000 talented people working together to achieve amazing outcomes.
Reporting to the Workshop Supervisor, the Trade Assistant will be responsible for assisting with the busy workload to meet the required deadlines and schedules.
As a Trade Assistant you will work on a variety of tasks, including but not limited to wrapping and strapping of items, washing machines in the wash pad, loading and unloading machines, traffic management in and around the workshop/yard, cross checking gate releases, assisting with storage of attachments and spotting machine movements on site.
Job Title: Trade Assistant
Location: Bunbury Residential, 6230
Rosters: 5 days on, 2 days off (Monday to Friday) – 8 hours each day.
Other duties will include the following:
- In charge of Loading and Unloading Machines from Floats / Trailers / Containers
- Mocing machines or spotting machine movements
- Assisting with traffic on site
- General Yard Duties inclusive of cleaning yard and workshop
- Assisting other departments as required
- Load Checking
- Local vendor pick up & drop offs
- Occasional minor workshop an dyard repairs
- Final clean of new machines
- Operate forklift in and around the workshop and yard.
To be successful the following is required:
- Forklift ticket required
- Demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment and manage dialy tasks autonomously
- Experience working with machinery would be desirable
- Be well aligned with and exhibit WesTrac’s core values of Safety, Pride, Accountability, Respect and Customers
Highly Desirable:
- Previous Machine Movement
- Previosu experience working as a tardes assistant/yard role
- Dogging / Rigging
- Working at Heights
What we offer:
- Opportunity to get a $3,000 referral bonus as part of our Recommend and Spend program
- Job security with a consistent pipeline of work
- Unrivalled paid training and development via The WesTrac Institute
- Family-friendly, Bunbury based rostered work – Stay home every night
- Fantastic team environment and inclusive work culture
- Made for More Rewards program with discounts at retailers like Woolworths, Caltex, Apple, Crown, Qantas and many more
- Paid parental leave, discounted health insurance, income protection insurance, and salary sacrifice options
Relocation and Visa sponsorship assistance for candidates on the skilled occupation list may be available to candidates in Australia and Overseas, dependent on the role.