Employee Benefits and Development Opportunities
Competitive employee benefits, salary packaging (including novated motor vehicle leasing and remote area housing benefits) for all permanent staff; long service leave after 5 years; corporate wellbeing programs; employee vaccinations; PPE supplied; training and development programs.
Position Overview
This position will perform labouring work to assist with the maintenance and construction of Council's assets and related infrastructure.
Responsibilities
* Install, maintain, remove and/or replace new or damaged signs, guardrails, guide posts, fences, barriers and other temporary or permanent structures on roads, bridges, footpaths and other areas under Council's control.
* Install, clean and repair minor drainage systems and structures such as pipes, channels, pits, culverts, surface and subsurface drains, by removing silt and debris, excavating and preparing sites, and positioning, aligning, joining and sealing pipe or culvert sections, or using other means to construct and maintain drainage devices.
* Control or remove roadside vegetation by performing activities such as mowing, slashing and trimming grass, maintaining firebreaks, lopping tree limbs, removing trees and shrubs, and spraying herbicides to control noxious environmental weeds and minimise vegetation growth.
* Direct the flow of traffic at work sites, including the use of stop/go signs to regulate traffic flow and maintain safety.
* Perform routine maintenance and repairs to plant and equipment and assist Council's workshop staff with major services and repairs as required.
* Assist with construction works when required, including control of traffic at worksites, performing routine labouring duties, and operating small to medium size plant items.
Qualifications
* Ability to competently perform labouring work and operate a variety of power tools and minor plant items.
* Basic road maintenance and construction skills.
* Ability to comprehend and follow verbal and written instructions and procedures.
* Safe Work NSW Certificate in General WHS Induction (White Card).
* Current Class C Driver's Licence (Car) – HR (Heavy Rigid) preferred.
Council is an EEO employer. Women, Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders, people with a disability, and members of racial, ethnic, and ethno-religious minority groups are encouraged to apply.
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