As a Vehicle Mechanic you will be a valued member of a team, working not only in a workshop, but also out in the field on domestic exercises, deployments and humanitarian operations. Vehicle Technicians serve in the Corps of the Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME).
You will inspect, service, repair and maintain a wide variety of vehicles including motorbikes, four wheel drives, trucks, trailers, plant equipment and protected mobility vehicles. You'll receive comprehensive and ongoing training that ensures you master a huge variety of equipment.
You'll have the opportunity to grow your technical knowledge through a range of specialist courses covering equipment such as medium and heavy armoured vehicles such as the Abrams Tank, specialist equipment and earthmoving vehicles.
As a Vehicle Mechanic, your duties include, but aren’t limited to:
1. diagnosing, maintaining and repairing the Army's fleet of general service vehicles, protected mobility vehicles and earth moving vehicles.
2. working with specialist teams on advanced armoured vehicle hydraulics, fuel and electrical systems or vehicle power plants including the gas turbine engine on the Abrams Tank.
3. performing safety and technical inspections on vehicles and specialist equipment.
4. general soldiering duties, such as manning defensive positions, patrolling, traffic control, camouflaging of vehicles and field equipment, and navigation.
In-Service Information
This role is known as Vehicle Technician within the Army. Employment Category Number (ECN): 229 Employment Category: Combat Support