Mechanic's assistant
Essendon Motorcycles & Mowers

Have you got a keen interest in motorcycles and mowers? Essendon Motorcycles & Mowers are offering an opportunity to a student studying a Vocational Major in automotive to join a friendly group of service technicians. Essendon Motorcycles & Mowers are your local experts in motorcycle crash repairs. The know your bike is your pride and joy, which is why they devote a combined knowledge-base and experience of more than 125 years to ensuring your vehicle ends up looking as good as new. They live and breath bikes – which means that there’s not much out there they can’t handle.

With solutions to cater for all your on and off-road biking needs, they deliver state-of-the-art services, cutting-edge technology, and the connections to source any accessory or part you might need.

Their Crash Repair Services Include fairing, repairs, painting, welding, restores, frames, rebuilds.

Skills You Might Learn

The student may develop the following skills:
- detect and diagnose faults in engines and parts
- dismantle and remove engine assemblies, transmissions, steering mechanisms and other components, and checks parts
- repair and replace worn and defective parts, reassemble mechanical components, and refer to service manuals as needed
- perform scheduled maintenance services such as oil changes, lubrications and engine tune-ups to achieve smoother running of the motorcycle and ensure compliance with pollution regulations
- reassemble engines and parts after being repaired
- test and adjust mechanical parts after being repaired for proper performance, diagnose and test parts with the assistance of computers.

Typical Tasks & Duties

As a motorcycle service technician assistant you will assist service technicians perform routine maintenance tasks, such as replacing spark plugs or changing the oil. You will also assist with repairing engines and transmissions, and may assist with minor repairs to the body, such as removing dents from fenders. You will observe service technicians connect the motorcycle to the diagnostic machine to learn what could be causing a problem.

Repairs are sometimes minor, but at other times, the mechanic may need to disassemble the engine or transmission, replace the defective part and then reinstall the rebuilt component. Some motorcycle technician jobs involve performing specialized duties, such as fine-tuning motorcycles used as racers or installing custom body components.

Student Requirements

The student is required to have a good mechanical aptitude. They must be willing to learn how an engine works to better determine what could go wrong with one. The student needs to have manual dexterity to be able to install parts, some of which are rather small, and get them properly aligned, as even a small misalignment can cause performance problems.

Interpersonal and communication skills are desirable, because service technicians often need to discuss needed repairs with customers, who may have questions regarding why a repair is necessary or whether the problem was preventable.

Dress Requirements

Long trousers, long sleeves shirt and must wear safety boots

Special Transport Requirements

Please refer to PTV app

RELATED COURSES INCLUDE

• AUR20520 - Certificate II in Automotive Servicing Technology
• AUR20716 - Certificate II in Automotive Vocational Preparation
• AUR32116 - Certificate III in Automotive Body Repair Technology
• AUR32416 - Certificate III in Automotive Refinishing Technology