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What this job is
A Vehicle Trimmer installs and repairs interior upholstery, carpets, and trim components in motor vehicles including cars, trucks, buses, and caravans. They measure, cut, and fit materials such as fabric, leather, vinyl, foam, and carpet to interior surfaces, working in panel shops, dealerships, or specialist upholstery workshops. The role requires precision craftsmanship to ensure components fit correctly, match aesthetics, and meet vehicle design specifications.
Pay
A$1,924 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Adaptability and Flexibilitycore
- Attention to Detailcore
- Basic Arithmetic and Numerical Accuracycore
- Continuous Learning and Upskillingcore
- Create patterns for textile productscore
- Customer Needs Assessmentcore
- Cut fabricscore
- Fasten componentscore
- Perform upholstery repaircore
- Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
- Problem Solvingcore
- Provide customised upholsterycore
- Quality Assurance and Checkingcore
- Sew textile-based articlescore
- Team Collaborationcore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Upholster transport equipment's interior piecescore
- Use manual sewing techniquescore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Workload Self-Managementcore
- Align components
- Apply health and safety standards
- Apply preliminary treatment to workpieces
- Complaint Handling
- Identify customer's needs
- Inspect quality of products
- Install floor coverings
- Inventory Tracking
- Invoicing and Billing Administration
- Process Improvement Identification
- Regulatory and Legislative Awareness
- Risk Identification
- Sew pieces of fabric
- Supplier Communication
- Upholstery tools
- Written Communication