ABOUT US
Billabong Plumbing NT is a family-owned and operated company founded in 2015 by Director, Nathan Bradley. After significant growth, and recently being awarded a sub-contract plumbing the new Tennant Creek Boarding School construction project, we would like to welcome a next generation plumber to join our team and grow with us.
Reporting directly to Nathan, means sharing 30 years’ experience in the construction industry and having access to training and mentorship by an Advanced Tradesman and Certifying Plumber and Drainer (Design). In addition, our apprentice will be a valuable member of the Tennant Creek project team, working alongside journeymen plumbers who have years of project-based experience and some who have recently completed an apprenticeship themselves.
With our head office in Darwin River, a branch depot in Alice Springs, and now a construction project in Tennant Creek, we need an apprentice who is willing to travel, stay, and work in regional and remote locations on anywhere up to a two-week FIFO or DIDO schedule. Our current projects span Darwin, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, and communities in the broader Barkly and Central Australia regions. We are also licenced to and have completed projects just over the Western Australia and South Australia borders.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Full-time employment as an Apprentice Plumber, working under the direct supervision of qualified plumbers to learn trade skills such as hydraulic installations, maintenance and repairs, and excavation for domestic, commercial, and industrial customers.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
* Trade Assistance: Follow directions to assist plumbers and project team members (e.g., machine operators/labourers) during repairs and maintenance and new construction plumbing projects.
* Plumbing: Learn how to investigate, diagnose, and implement solutions to plumbing problems, blockages, and leaks.
* Site Mobilisation: Load-up activities such as collecting materials, purchasing and packing food, and organising fleet/baggage with necessary tools, equipment, machinery, fixtures, and fittings required for delivery to project locations. Prepare job site by setting up plumbing workstations/storage containers and delivering materials and tools to the plumbers on request.
* Site Demobilisation: Keeping the site tidy. Removing rubbish daily. Organising storage containers and securely storing tools, equipment, and materials when leaving them on site. Preparing fleet/baggage with items needing to be removed from. Resetting fleet (e.g., washing, organising toolboxes, minor repairs, restocking) ready for next deployment.
* Materials Handling: Learn and work with different types of plumbing materials to order them, transport them, install them, and demolish them for plumbing works.
* Compliance & Safety: Adhere to company and regulatory NT work health and safety policies, standards, and regulations. Read, understand, comply, and review all Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS). Attend any site inductions, meetings and toolbox talks. Always hold the appropriate training, qualifications, and certifications for the work you are asked to perform. Wear all provided appropriate PPE and uniforms.
* Training: Actively listen and absorb training and mentorship provided by our qualified plumbers. Attend all trade school blocks and maintain appropriate assessment and logbooks as required to complete your apprenticeship. Raise any concerns or struggles at any time so that you can be supported and given the best chance of success in your studies and work.
* Customer Service: Interact with customers, team members, supervisors, administration, and management in a professional manner. Proudly represent the Billabong Plumbing NT brand.
ABOUT YOU
* Committed to becoming a plumber and completing an apprenticeship
* Willing to work hard, study, and take on feedback
* Strong communication skills and ability to work in a team
* Willing to travel and work in regional and remote locations, including isolated communities
* Physically fit and able to work in challenging environments (heat, dust, confined spaces)
* White Card
* willing to obtain
* National Police Check
* willing to obtain
* Working at Heights
* willing to obtain
* Confined Space
* willing to obtain
* Ochre Card
* willing to obtain
* Current manual driver’s licence - Reliable transport
* First Aid certificate
If you have any questions or would like any further information about the apprenticeship and position, reach out today!