First Year Apprentice - Heavy Diesel (Trucks & Buses)

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.

What you will do

Kickstart Your Career as a Heavy Diesel Mechanic

2026 Apprentice Intake – Start January

First Year Apprentice – Heavy Diesel (Trucks & Buses)

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 Group Australia 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 Buses – and we’re looking for the next generation of top diesel mechanics to keep them moving.

Where You Can Work :

We’ve got positions at these locations :

Pinkenba & Gold Coast (QLD)

Blacktown & Prestons (NSW)

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?

Ready for the next move?

Why Choose Volvo Group?

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.

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 includes submitting an up to date resume for stage 1, video interview recording for stage 2 and a candidate assessment day for stage 3.

Mark down the following dates for interviews :

Blacktown & Prestons (NSW) on the 5-6 August

Pinkenba & Gold Coast (QLD) on the 19-21 August

Applicants will be subject to Volvo alcohol and drug screening, full workplace fitness medical check, reference checks and police 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.