Spray Painter in Canberra

A rare and exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Spray Painter to join Transport Canberra's Fleet Services team. This is your chance to apply your trade skills across one of the ACT's most diverse and essential vehicle fleets, helping to keep Canberra's public transport and operational services moving safely and efficiently for the community.

As a Spray Painter, you will play a key role in the repair, refurbishment and presentation of Transport Canberra's fleet vehicles. Working within a skilled and supportive workshop environment, you will undertake high-quality spray painting, preparation, repair and maintenance activities while ensuring the highest standards of workmanship, safety and customer service.

What you'll be doing:

• Undertaking spray painting, surface preparation, repairs and maintenance activities across the full range of fleet vehicles owned and operated by Transport Canberra.
• Performing colour matching, paint mixing and maintaining specialised equipment used in vehicle refinishing and heavy vehicle panel refurbishment.
• Delivering work to a high trade standard while adhering to workplace health and safety requirements and quality control processes.
• Prioritising workloads to maximise vehicle availability and ensure operational requirements are met.
• Collaborating with workshop teams and stakeholders to ensure work is completed within agreed timeframes.
• Assisting with fleet refurbishment programs, vehicle modification projects and other special initiatives.
• Contributing to a positive team culture through knowledge sharing, mentoring and actively supporting the training and development of apprentices and other staff.

What we're looking for:

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic trade-qualified Spray Painter with a strong commitment to quality workmanship, safety and teamwork. You will have demonstrated experience in vehicle refinishing, colour matching and repair techniques, along with the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a collaborative team environment.

If you're looking to take pride in your craft while contributing to services that make a real difference to the Canberra community, we'd love to hear from you.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/Other requirements:

• Drivers Licence (C-class) is mandatory, with the ability to obtain HR licence.
• Relevant recognised trade qualifications and or certificates are mandatory.
• The ability to work rostered shifts, from early morning to late at night including regular weekend rostered overtime.
• A pre-employment criminal history check will be conducted.
• This position requires a pre-employment medical.
• Visa holders are eligible to apply for both permanent and temporary roles. Those with eligible visas may be considered for permanent employment, while individuals with temporary residency or limited-duration visas may be offered permanent employment for the duration of their visas.

Notes: A merit pool may be established from this recruitment process and may be used to fill identical vacancies that arise within the next 12 months.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved.