Trades Assistant
Assist tradespeople across various trades with maintenance and other worksite tasks.
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- What's it like to be a Trades Assistant?
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- Top skills and experience for Trades Assistants
- Trades Assistant role reviews
What's it like to be a Trades Assistant?
A Trades Assistant supports skilled workers, such as electricians or carpenters, in various hands-on tasks. Their duties often include handling tools, preparing and cleaning the work area or assisting in basic operative procedures. This role is typically employed in industries such as construction, maintenance, manufacturing or automotive services. Being a Trades Assistant is a physically demanding job that takes place in a variety of work environments, from outdoor construction sites to indoor manufacturing plants. It's a career well-suited to people who enjoy manual work and have strong practical skills.
Tasks and duties
- Assisting skilled tradespeople in their duties on the worksite, such as electricians, plumbers and carpenters.
- Maintaining and cleaning tools and equipment used by tradespeople.
- Performing basic tasks including painting, drilling and fixing.
- Carrying out manual labour tasks, such as digging ditches or clearing sites of debris and other materials.
- Strictly following health and safety regulations to ensure a safe and secure worksite.
- Transporting materials and tools required for the job at hand, ensuring these are available when needed.
- Undergoing ongoing training on-the-job to improve skills and gain experience in various trades.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Trades Assistant employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Drivers Licence
Using Power Tools
Using Hand Tools
Ability to Follow Direction
Installation
Welding
Manual Labour
Neat Personal Presentation
Cleaning
Workplace Health and Safety
Working At Heights
Willingness to Learn
Communication Skills
Project Work
Team Work
Thoroughness
Hardware
Accuracy
Mitigation
Self Motivation
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Latest Trades Assistant reviews
Mar 2025
To quickly learn processes for helping with fabrication and installation of equipment. To maintain equipment
Reviewer's QualificationFifth Form
Experience5 – 9 years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationTrades & Services
The good thingsBeen successfully employed by some temp agencies doing mechanical trades assistant & delivery driver. Stores associate. Basically filling in time between permanent work
The challengesUnreliable client(s) occasionally.
The registration process.
Only been late paid once
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Aug 2023
good
Reviewer's QualificationDiploma of Information Technology
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationTrades & Services
The good thingsFlexibility friendly money time to spent with family
The challengescustomer service field work
configure install and documentation
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