Workshop Lead Mechanic

At Kubota Australia and New Zealand, we distribute high value, exceptional quality construction agriculture farm machinery and products.

In your new role as a Workshop Lead Mechanic, you will coordinate daily scheduling and operation of the Supply Chain Operations workshop ensuring quality assurance, compliance and safety. Undertake or guide others in a broad range of mechanical, maintenance and assembly tasks.

From a day to day perspective, your main responsibilities will be:

• Lead and supervise workshop team to meet performance and quality targets
• Coordinate workshop and QA activities to meet safety, compliance, and time requirements
• Maintain forklift fleet and equipment per schedules and regulations
• Ensure workshop safety, organisation, and equipment monitoring
• Deliver or oversee training and compliance assessments
• Drive safety, efficiency, and productivity improvements
• Maintain documentation and support QA processes
• Complete operational, compliance and safety reporting
• Assist with storeperson duties as needed

To be successful in this role, your resume would look something like:

• Mechanical Trade Qualification (agricultural or heavy diesel equipment industry based qualification)
• High Risk Work License - Counterbalance & Reach Forklift (LF)
• Certificate of Competency - Operate Overhead Cranes
• Dogman Ticket (desirable)
• Significant mechanical experience in a lead/ autonomous position within a workshop/ similar environment with a particular focus on equipment assembly, engines and diagnostics, hydraulics
• Demonstrated quality assurance competence and compliance focus, including experience undertaking/ directing training and assessment
• Previous and proven ability to effectively lead, develop and supervise a team to achieve performance, productivity and efficiencies in a workshop context
• Experience driving and maneuvering heavy/ oversized products and machinery
• Substantial experience operation overhead cranes, counterbalance and reach forklifts
• Competence in the operation of a range of power tools, mechanical devices and manual handling aids
• Sound analytical/ problem-solving skills
• Organisational and time management skill
• Up to date mechanical/ technical and working knowledge of full range of product/ equipment gained through regular training/ development/ research
• Well developed interpersonal, communication and collaboration skills
• Capable of undertaking manual handling, including lifting, bending, etc.
• Intermediate general computing skills
• Experience in ensuring the health, safety and well-being of a team and others in the workplace and a demonstrated compliance mindset relevant to legislation and company policy

IMPORTANT TO NOTE

Kubota have a zero tolerance approach to alcohol and illicit drugs on all our sites. A pre-employment medical assessment and criminal records check are required as part of our selection process

This opportunity is open to application from Australian citizen/ residents or those with permanent work rights (without restriction) for Australia only

Applicants with diverse backgrounds are strongly encourage to apply

Application is not available through recruitment agencies, agents will not be responded to