Details: 01 September 2022

Finch Restorations seek to hire an Auto Electrician

We're Hiring - Auto Electrician

Are you a passionate, experienced and qualified Auto Electrician with a second trade, or other vehicle restoration, CAD design, EV, or facility maintenance skills?

We seek a person with 'old school' auto-electrician skills to join our team and undertake the following new role supporting both our automotive operations at Finch Restorations (Mt Barker) and the Finch Powerhouse (Woodside):

Problem-solving complex electrical problems.
Labelling and removing wiring looms and electrical components from vehicles underoing restoration.
Installing, modifying and repairing electrical wiring looms.
Integrating modern-day systems (e.g. immobilizers, air conditioning, and electric power-assisted steering).
Diagnosing problems with vehicle electrical systems.
Repairing and replacing damaged electrical components.
Maintaining electrical equipment.

We offer excellent wages for the right people.

About the Business

Finch Restorations is Australia's oldest car restoration business and is still growing.

We have a multi-skilled team working on classic cars, trucks & motorcycles from Australia, USA, UK, Japan & Europe, spanning 1900-1990.

Our head office and Finch Restorations main workshops are located at Mt Barker and our satelite Finch Powerhouse vehicle repair and maintenance workshop is located in Woodside. Both businesses are located in the Adelaide Hills just 20 minutes up the South-Eastern Freeway from the Old Tollgate.

Why work for Finch?

Opportunities: With over two dozen personnel, Finch Restorations can offer great opportunities for craftspeople with the right experience, skills, and attitude to make their marks as professional restorers and remanufacturers of classic and historical vehicles.
Multi-skilled team: Our team is multi-skilled and has a passion for preserving and restoring classic and historic vehicles and knowledge sharing allows you to grow your own skill set.
Crafts-based environment: We work on a broad range of vehicles in a diverse, skilled, crafts-based environment.
Work-life balance: we offer a better work-life balance with flexible work arrangements with options of early/late starts/finishes and 9-day fortnights.

About you

To be eligible, you will:

Have at least 10 years of suitable experience as an auto-electrician (preferably) or 'old-school' mechanic or related trade.
Experience restoring classic and/or vintage cars, trucks or motorcycles is desirable.

Personal Attributes

If you are passionate about restoring cars, have an eye for detail, take pride in your work, can work as part of a team, and have a positive “can do” attitude with appropriate trade experience as an auto-electrician, then we are keen to hear from you.