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Location: Dubbo, Recent South Wales.
Employment type: Full‑time.
At the heart of community. At the start of the future. That’s where you’ll find Dubbo Regional Council and this opportunity to shape our region as our recent Fitter.
Dubbo Regional Council serves 55,000 residents and 1.65 million visitors each year. As a Fitter within the Water and Sewer branch, you will help maintain mechanical water and sewerage assets, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient services while contributing to a supportive team workplace. Your work will focus on troubleshooting and diagnosing plant maintenance issues, and your contributions will be vital to the sustainable future of the Dubbo region.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical input in a relevant mechanical field.
- Provide mechanical data for asset management purposes.
- Deliver cost‑efficient services for refurbishment, repair and maintenance of water supply and sewerage assets as per Council plans and specifications.
- Test and commission new installation of mechanical equipment.
- Assist in the preparation of maintenance or new works contracts for Mechanical, Pneumatic and Hydraulic works.
- Assist in updates of the asset database for all maintenance, replacement and refurbishment of water and sewer mechanical and electrical equipment.
What You'll Bring
- Trade Certificate in Mechanical Fitting and Machining.
- Demonstrated work experience in the trade, including machining and troubleshooting/diagnosis for plant maintenance.
- Basic computer skills.
- MR Driver’s licence.
We Would Also Love You To Have
- Completed training in fluoride operations.
- Chlorine gas‑handling qualifications.
- MR (Medium Rigid) driver licence.
Benefits
- Annual salary range: $78,691 – $91,453, inclusive of market allowance.
- 38‑hour work week, 9‑day fortnight, and generous leave allowances.
- Salary packaging options (Rainbow Cottage Childcare, novated vehicle leasing, self‑education expenses, disability/income protection insurance, etc.).
- Annual Staff Excellence Awards and a supportive team environment with an active social club.
- Wellbeing programs: Fitness Passport, comprehensive wellbeing program, annual flu vaccination, Employee Assistance Program.
To find out more, explore the Position Description and feel free to contact the Water Sewer Mechanical Coordinator at 02 6801 4585 to make an enquiry.
This position requires a pre‑employment health assessment. Please refer to the Job Demands document for the physical requirements.
Applications close 9:00 am, Monday 1 Dec 2025.
Dubbo Regional Council is part of Wiradjuri Country and we acknowledge all clan groups that reside within the Dubbo and Wellington Wiradjuri Nation. We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.
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