Motor mechanics for dealerships and fleets, diesel mechanics for trucks, buses and mining plant — sourced and fault-finding-tested in Manila, prepared for the TRA skills assessment before your nomination is lodged.
Motor and diesel mechanics sit in the occupation group with the highest recruitment difficulty in Australia — 58 % for Technicians and Trades Workers in June quarter 2026. The Philippine supply is deep: dealership-trained technicians for Toyota, Mitsubishi, Isuzu and Hyundai networks, fleet workshop mechanics, and diesel mechanics who have spent years on Caterpillar, Komatsu and Volvo plant in the Gulf and in Asian mining and construction.
We separate light-vehicle from heavy-diesel from the first screening — the skills, the tooling and the Australian occupation codes are different.
Practical diagnostics at Prime Search's Makati workshop: scan-tool fault-finding, electrical circuit tracing, engine and driveline tasks against a time limit, with your service manager watching live if you wish. Diesel candidates are tested on heavy engines and hydraulics; automotive electricians on wiring and CAN-bus faults.
For Philippine passport holders, Trades Recognition Australia's skills assessment is mandatory before the visa for this occupation. We build the TRA evidence file — documented experience, employer references, trade test results — in Manila, before your nomination is lodged, so the assessment does not become the critical path.
On the Australian side, the standard route is the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482), Core Skills stream: your company holds (or obtains) Standard Business Sponsor approval, advertises the role to the Australian labour market for the required period, and nominates the position at or above the Core Skills Income Threshold — AUD 79,423 from 1 July 2026 — or the market rate, whichever is higher. The occupation must be on the Core Skills Occupation List. The visa runs for up to four years, with a permanent pathway through the Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186) — Direct Entry where eligible, or the Temporary Residence Transition stream usually after two years of eligible sponsored employment. Home Affairs lodgements are made by a registered migration agent, a legal practitioner or your company itself; we prepare the recruitment, skills-assessment and Philippine-compliance file and coordinate — we do not provide Australian immigration advice.
Everything here is subject to applicable Australian skills assessment, licensing, occupation and visa requirements.
Yes — see the dedicated diesel and heavy-vehicle page. Mining maintenance contractors in Western Australia and Queensland are the largest single source of demand we see.
Motor Mechanic (General) for light vehicles, Diesel Motor Mechanic for trucks, buses and plant, Automotive Electrician for auto-electrical work. All three are on the Core Skills Occupation List; we match the candidate's documented experience to the code before the TRA file is built.
Yes, for Philippine passport holders in all three occupations. We start it in Manila in parallel with your nomination.
General information for employers, not legal or migration advice. Rules change; we re-verify before each hire.