Council is seeking applications for the position of Town Maintenance Operator to carry out daily functions including manual and mechanical street sweeping, cleansing of nominated utilities and the removal of unwanted and/or orphan wastes, to ensure the town and villages remain a welcoming, safe and pleasant environment for residents, workers and visitors.
The role requires the operation of vehicles and machinery safely. Carry out maintenance and improvement of Council assets and infrastructure including but not limited to cleaning streets, gutters and footpaths, public furniture, BBQ area and facilities, empty public rubbish bins in streets and parks in both urban and villages. Assist with Parks and Gardens maintenance.
This is a full time position based on 38 hours per week, with start time commencing at 5am each day with a standard 8.6 hour day, with a rostered day off every alternate Friday, plus adverse working allowance and overtime as required under the current Local Government (State) Award 2023. The salary range is Grade 5 Step 0 $1043.48 per week to Grade 5 Step 4 $1210.43 per week.
Weekend work will be on a rotational roster based system for this position.
A copy of the position description outlining the duties, essential and desirable criteria together with the key performance indicators is available on Council’s website. Council’s contact officer for the position is Chris Schumacher, Technical Services Director on telephone 6329 8127 during business hours.
Council is committed to merit based selection and applications that do not fully address the key selection criteria may be excluded from being shortlisted for further progression in the recruitment process.
Medical Requirements
Successful applicants will be required to satisfactory complete a pre-employment medical examination covering the areas of drug and alcohol screening, hearing, vision, core upper/lower body strengths and balance, manual handling, cardiovascular and blood pressure.
Obtain appropriate vaccinations as required by the Department of Health for workers at occupational risk.