International Family-Owned & Operated Business with Over 90 Years of Experience

Job Security in an Essential Services Industry | Genuine opportunities for progression

Safety-first workplace with robust systems and well-established processes

As a Heavy Vehicle Mechanic at JJ's, you'll enjoy the security of working in an essential industry while being supported by a team that puts safety and its people first.

Why Join Us?

At JJ's Waste & Recycling, you'll join an Australian-owned company that's been keeping communities clean and running for generations. Our trucks are a familiar sight across the country, delivering an essential service people rely on every day.

When you join our team, you'll benefit from:

- Job security in an essential services industry.
- Maintaining a diverse in-house fleet with organised workflows and efficient job management.
- Gaining broad exposure to a wide range of vehicle brands with ongoing opportunities to expand your skills.
- Opportunities to expand your skills and progress within the business for the right candidate.
- The opportunity to work for a company that puts safety first and values its people.

Ready to learn more about life as a JJ’s Heavy Vehicle Mechanic? Find out more here .

About the Role

Location: Toowoomba

Pay Rate: $55 per hour + 18% shift allowance

Shifts commencing: 1:00pm to 9:00pm

Days of Work: Monday to Friday

What You’ll Do

We’re looking for a qualified Truck Mechanic, responsible to carry out all facets of preventative maintenance and repair of heavy vehicles including brakes, steering, suspension, hydraulics and fabrication.

As aJJ’s Heavy Vehicle Mechanic ,



you will play an integral role within our workshop and a key member to support keeping our trucks on the road and serving our communities.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Complete preventative maintenance, inspections, and repairs.
- Report defects, safety issues, and non-conformances.
- Work with a structured asset management system that keeps your daily workload organised and efficient.
- Work with other trades as required.
- Keep work areas clean and safe.

What You’ll Bring

Our ideal candidate is a reliable, honest, and self-motivated team player who takes pride in delivering high-quality work, is adaptable and willing to learn, demonstrates a strong sense of responsibility and consistently represents the company in a professional, friendly and customer-focused manner.

You will also:

Be a qualified Truck Mechanic Heavy Commercial Vehicles (trade certificate or equivalent). If you’re a qualified Light Mechanic, Welder or Auto Electrician and looking to upskill – we want to hear from you too

Have demonstrated knowledge and experience on Heavy Vehicles, mechanical and hydraulic systems.

A genuine commitment to safety and compliance with workplace policies and procedures.

A strong work ethic with a reputation for being reliable, punctual, and ready to get the job done.





Have the ability to work well individually and as part of a team and want to be a part of a culture of learning and continuous improvement.

Be able to follow company procedures; be flexible and resourceful enough to adapt on the go

The physical capability to safely perform regular manual handling tasks

What You’ll Need

- Undertake a company pre-employment medical and drug/alcohol screening.
- A Heavy Vehicle Licence is desirable, however not an essential pre-requisite. The successful candidate will be required to have obtained the licence within 6 months of commencement.
- To provide trade certificate(s) when applying.
- You will need to bring your own basic hand tools to the job.

What We Offer

We appreciate there is more to life than work, and so we provide a variety of work options to ensure the job gets done; along with competitive remuneration and a range of benefits, regardless of your role or location including:

- The security of an essential services industry
- Career development and growth opportunities
- Health funds and car related discounts
- Novated leasing options
- Banking partnerships - including financial, budgeting, and mortgage advice

Life at JJs

JJ’s Waste & Recycling is Australia’s largest family-owned and operated waste management company. From our beginnings as a small family business, we’ve grown into a global operation servicing Australia, Recent Zealand and the United States.

But JJ’s is more than bin collection - we are one company with 17 divisions, employing more than 2,700 people and tog

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