About the role:

Keolis Downer Northern Beaches wants your skills to help maintain and sustain our fleet of buses to ensure that they run smoothly and safely on our roads.

Become a part of our maintenance team and work with a range of equipment to develop your skills and competencies in auto electrical repairs and vehicle maintenance. Share your knowledge and experience with our team and assist with on-the-job training to expand and support efficient maintenance operations at Keolis Downer.

Our Automotive Electricians are responsible for ensuring that our buses comply with all regulatory standards, through providing appropriate services to repair and preserve these heavy vehicles. We strive for a team of enthusiastic and motivated employees, dedicated to safety and quality.

Applications can be submitted by clicking 'Apply Now', by giving us a call on 02 9941 5888 or sending an email to [email protected].

Benefits:

• Attractive remuneration and benefits: $100k - $130k (average annual earnings)
• Sign on and stay on bonus worth up to $5000!
• All tools and protective equipment provided
• 152-hour, 19-day 4-week cycle. Opportunity to request flexible shift arrangements
• Monday to Friday Roster with opportunity for weekend overtime
• Fortnightly rotating day/afternoon roster with shift allowances, opportunities for weekday overtime and RDO every roster period
• Health and wellbeing programs (Fitness passport, Novated Lease Options, etc)
• Inclusive workplace and organisation culture
• Employee amenities and protective clothing laundering facilities
• Career development opportunities involving the latest heavy vehicles and emerging electrical vehicle technologies
• Great career opportunities within our wider Keolis Downer Team in Newcastle, Queensland, South Australia and Perth

About the role:

• Undertake diagnosing, servicing and electrical repair work to ensure that our buses comply with all regulatory standards
• Rotating Monday to Friday roster every 2 weeks, day/afternoon (no night) shift with working hours between 06:00 – 19:00
• Ensure our fleet presentation standards not only achieve but surpass our requirements
• Supporting the wider maintenance team as required

What we need from you (Role Requirements):

• MR or HR drivers license (Don’t have one? We will upgrade your C Class license)
• Motor Vehicle Repair Tradespersons License, Automotive Electrician
• Minimum two years of experience as a qualified Auto Electrician
• Prior experience with Fleet Maintenance Management Systems is desirable
• Prior experience in mechanical, hydraulics/pneumatics is desirable
• Experience with heavy vehicles is desirable but not required
• Willing to undergo a pre-employment medical check, criminal history check and working with children check

Who we are:

Keolis Downer is Australia’s largest private provider of multi-modal public transport. We are the largest light rail operator in Australia and one of the nation’s most significant bus operators. Keolis Downer provides services to more than 250 million people each year.

As a proud RAP organisation, Keolis Downer is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Keolis Downer Northern Beaches is an equal opportunity employer that promotes diversity and inclusion. We are committed to equal employment opportunities and encourage all people to apply regardless of background, experience, identity, ability or thinking style. We consider applicants with criminal histories in line with position requirements, each application will be considered on its merits. We encourage candidates who require any accessibility support or any reasonable adjustments during the application process or on the job to let our recruitment team know so reasonable adjustments can be accommodated.

Please note:

This role is being sourced directly by Keolis Downer. We will not be accepting applications via recruitment agencies at this point in time.