1st Year Apprentice - Heavy Vehicle Mechanical

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future? If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match. 

Volvo Group has been in Australia since 1972 and has a strong track record of helping our customers succeed in their respective industries. Under the Volvo Group Australia umbrella are well-known brands such as Volvo Trucks, Mack Trucks, UD Trucks, Volvo Bus, Volvo Penta, Volvo Construction Equipment and Volvo Financial Services. 

This role will work for Volvo Commercial Vehicles (VCV), who are the primary commercial vehicle distribution and service centre’s for Volvo Trucks and Buses, Mack Trucks and UD Trucks.

What you will do 

Do you love working with your hands? Are you the one who’s always fixing things, pulling stuff apart to see how it works — and putting it back together better than before? If you're finishing Year 12 and keen to start a real career (not just another job), this could be for you. 

Join Volvo Commercial Vehicles (VCV) and learn from the best in the business. We work on some of the biggest and toughest machines on the road – Volvo Trucks, Mack Trucks, UD Trucks, and Volvo Buses – and we’re looking for the next generation of top diesel mechanics to keep them moving. 

We’re not just another workshop. We’re a world leader in transport and technology, helping to drive the future of Australia’s roads – and we’ll help you drive your future too. You’ll commence a 4 year apprenticeship with us while completing a Certificate III Heavy Commercial Vehicle Mechanical Technology.

What We’re Looking For: 

• A genuine interest in trucks, engines and machinery 

• Someone who’s keen to learn and can show up on time 
• A team player with a positive attitude 
• Someone who enjoys problem-solving and figuring things out 

No experience? No problem. If you're committed and willing to learn, we’ll train you up. 

What’s in it for you?

• Hands-on training with expert mechanics and cutting-edge tools 
• Free uniforms laundered on-site and weekly tool allowance 
• Career pathways to become a qualified tech or even move up in the company 
• Join a global company with heaps of career opportunities 
• Real mateship culture – a team that’s got your back 
• Discounted health insurance, wellness support & free parking 
• Completing a Volvo Group funded Cert III Heavy Commercial Vehicle Mechanical Technology

Where You Will Work: 

Our VCV Gold Coast dealership is located in Carrara with a team of 23 workshop staff - Mechanics, Auto-Electricians, Apprentices, Service Advisor’s and Costing Clerk’s - all reporting to the Workshop Manager. The Gold Coast dealership pride themselves on an inclusive and stable work environment, producing quality work. Our Apprentices will join our day shift, with working hours of 6:30am to 2:30pm Monday to Friday.

Ready to Get Started? 

Apply now to join our 2026 apprentice intake and take the first step toward a long, successful career in the heavy vehicle industry! Our recruitment process will run as follows:

• 1. Click on the Apply button and complete your application, including an up to date resume
  2. If your application is successful, we will ask you to complete a short video interview
  3. If your video interview is successful, we will invite you to a candidate Assessment Day on Thursday 21st August 2025.

Successful applicants after the Assessment Day will be subject to Volvo alcohol and drug screening, full workplace fitness medical check and reference checks.

We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail. 

Who we are and what we believe in 
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. ​We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. ​We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment. 

At Volvo Trucks you will be part of leading the way towards a sustainable transport industry. For nearly a century we have been innovating for people – to make life easier, better and safer. Driving progress is our promise to customers, to the industry and to society. At Volvo Trucks we share a curiosity to learn, we work with passion and we embrace change to stay ahead. Join us, together we move the world we want to live in.