Job Description
This role is 100% focused on the company's own fleet — repairing sweepers and heavy vehicles in-house. Street sweepers are highly technical machines involving hydraulics, pneumatics, suspension and steering systems, and twin-engine configurations. You'll own the workshop end-to-end, including parts ordering, proactive maintenance planning, direct supervision of a diesel apprentice, building workshop processes and servicing schedules, maintaining workshop standards, stepping in to drive when needed, and reporting directly to the Director on fleet condition and workshop performance.
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Key responsibilities
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Full ownership of parts ordering and supplier relationships within an approved spend authority
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Proactive maintenance planning across sweeper and heavy vehicle fleet — actively hunting down problems during downtime and servicing to minimise future breakdowns
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Direct supervision and mentoring of the diesel apprentice, developing them toward future workshop responsibility
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Building and owning workshop processes, servicing schedules, and fault-tracking systems
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Keeping the workshop clean, organised, and running to a high standard
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Step in and drive when a rostered driver is out sick or short-notice cover is needed
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Reporting directly to the Director on fleet condition and workshop performance
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About you
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Trade-qualified diesel/heavy vehicle mechanic with runs on the board
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Current HR (Heavy Rigid) licence — essential
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Own tools — essential
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Experience with hydraulics, pneumatics,
suspension/steering
systems and multi-engine plant
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Experience with electrical systems and fault diagnostics, including diagnostic software
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Fabrication and welding skills highly regarded
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Comfortable owning decisions — parts, scheduling, prioritisation — without needing everything signed off
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A natural mentor who wants to develop a junior mechanic
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Genuinely proactive: uses every bit of downtime to find and fix problems before they cause a breakdown
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Attention to detail and takes pride in a clean, structured, well-organised workshop
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About us
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Sweep Wright is a Victorian-based street sweeping and road maintenance company servicing Tier 1 infrastructure clients across major civil and construction projects. The company has just opened a brand-new depot in Epping with modern facilities. Fully in-house capability includes fabrication and mechanical services, servicing the company's own fleet exclusively. The business backs sustainability — the Epping site includes a dedicated green space initiative.
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Fully in-house capability — fabrication and mechanical, all under one roof, servicing own fleet exclusively
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New, purpose-built Epping depot with modern facilities
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Genuine career path — this role is designed to grow with you
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Reliable, long-term work with an established Tier 1 client base
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A business that backs sustainability — Epping site includes a dedicated green space initiative

📌 Workshop Supervisor / Lead Diesel Mechanic (Victoria)
🏢 Sweep Wright
📍 Victoria