To serve in the ADF you must have a valid Australian, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canadian or United States of America citizenship. Please visit the ADF Careers Eligibility Page for more details.
Your role
As an Army Recovery Mechanic you'll be trained to operate a variety of specialist trucks and armoured recovery vehicles, with both wheels and tracks. This exciting and varied job will see you using winches, cranes and towing gear to salvage, recover and tow damaged or disabled vehicles and equipment.
Your Military duties include, but aren't limited to:
Using recovery vehicles and equipment along with your training in recovery theory to work out how to retrieve/extricate immobilised manoeuvre assets (wheeled and tracked). This may involve the use of winches, cranes, gas cutting equipment and even explosives to get the job done
Providing assistance over rough going and/or boggy terrain in order to keep the fighting force advancing towards the objective.
Providing technical maintenance of Army's lifting, recovery and tie-down equipment.
General soldiering duties, such as manning defensive positions, patrolling, traffic control, camouflaging of vehicles and field equipment, and navigation.
You will enjoy benefits including, but not limited to:
Free medical and dental, including access to allied health, rehabilitation, and mental health specialists
Competitive salary package with incremental salary increases as you gain experience
Generous Superannuation of 16.4% - a huge 5.4% over the Australian standard
A subsidised home loan or rent allowance
Allowances and bonuses which recognise specialist skills and employment types
The ability to package your salary
Job security
Career progression and development
Good work/life balance
Travel opportunities
Excellent social and fitness facilities
Paid training
Salary
In the Army you'll get paid a competitive salary from day one regardless of your age, experience or qualifications. Upon commencing training, your starting salary will be approximately $58,528 per annum plus 16.4% superannuation and your pay will increase as you progress through training.
On completion of your initial military training and initial employment training, you could earn $87,929 per annum plus generous super.
Location
Following your initial military training, you could be posted to one of the many Army bases and units across Australia.
Eligibility:
For this role, you must:
Be at least 17 years of age when you enter the ADF
Have completed an Australian Year 10 education (or equivalent) with passes in English and Mathematics
Be an Australian citizen. If you are not an Australian Citizen you may still be eligible to join the ADF if you meet certain criteria, please visit the ADF Careers Eligibility Page for more details
Be reasonably fit and healthy. Keeping fit is a big part of joining the ADF. You'll need to pass a physical fitness test before you join, but don't worry, we'll give you tips to help you prepare
Be able to successfully obtain a security clearance
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Click the APPLY button if you think you have what it takes to become an Army Recovery Mechanic and we'll get in contact with you shortly.
You can also visit the link below to view the full position description and learn more about life in the Army: ADF Careers - Recovery Mechanic
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