[falconhell74]

Originally Posted by big fella

If I'm being honest, that pay rate helps me. My question was loaded. The company I work for sells and services civil construction and mining machinery. We can't find mechanics qualified in our stream. I want to pitch a proposal to management to poach LV guys and retrain them. I was worried there'd be no carrot to dangle, but at that rate, there is.

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Defiantly worth doing mate I'm a LV mechanic got sick of the crap $$$ about 15 years ago.
I got an opportunity to get in to the hire industry EWP's at first then forklifts generators ,light towers , excavators, loaders etc etc .
I've worked my way up the chain in various companies , I now run a "satellite" branch FIFO on a mine site doing everything from customer relations , hire requests to service breakdowns and repairs .
I now earn close to triple what i would be on at a local dealer / work shop
So the incentive is there for both the employer and employee .
A LV mechanic with diesel knowledge will be able to do the job no dramas at all.