Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories Fitter (General)
What the work is
Fits, replaces and repairs parts and accessories on motor vehicles.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Inspects motor vehicles to identify parts and accessories that need to be fitted, replaced or repaired
- Removes old or damaged parts and accessories from motor vehicles, including radiators, cooling systems, and exhaust and muffler systems
- Installs new parts and accessories onto motor vehicles, including exhaust and muffler systems, radiators, thermostats, batteries, sunroofs, audio systems, alarms, seats and seat covers
- Tests, calibrates and adjusts fitted parts and accessories on motor vehicles to ensure proper functioning
- Uses hand tools and power tools to perform fitting, repairing and replacement tasks of parts and accessories
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a main-road workshop that fits tyres, replaces windscreens and helps the mechanics with servicing. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A car leaves on four new tyres and the driver says it handles like new
- A windscreen goes in clean and the customer cannot see the join
- The mechanic asks your opinion on a noise and you were right
Hard days
- Rust, grit and grease on your hands at the end of a long Saturday
- A customer who wants it done quickly and cheaply when you know it should be done properly
- A tyre or part that fights you for twenty minutes while the queue builds
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 899431, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.