**Competitive annual salary commencing at** $69,102, **plus up to 13% superannuation**:
- **Great range of additional benefits, including health & wellness programs, salary sacrifice options, salary packaging arrangements and a fortnightly RDO**.**
**About the Region**
**Gympie is at the heart of a rapidly expanding region which stretches from rural valleys in our western reaches to the Cooloola Coast. Bordering Noosa and Fraser Coast Local Government areas, we are uniquely positioned to grow whilst still retaining our country charm. Our borders with North and South Burnett, and the Somerset Local Government areas link with our rural lifestyle, where you can enjoy our picturesque smaller townships, or our abundant local history. Our local festivals such as the Gympie Music Muster are renowned both nationally and internationally.**
**For someone seeking a high quality of life, with pristine natural areas and spectacular beaches, all within reach of Noosa, the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane, we are offering this unique opportunity.**
**Team Member Rapid Response****:
**Remuneration**:_A_**nnual salary commencing** at $69,102**, **plus up to 13% superannuation**
**Closing Date**: Sunday 15th September 2024** at 11.00pm AEST**
**Role Overview**
This position supports Council's direction by undertaking a wide range of maintenance and construction works requests that are urgent, high priority or complex/sensitive by nature, such as (but not limited to): plant and truck operations, labouring tasks, concreting, storm water drainage, kerb and channel repairs operations.
**Essential Knowledge & Skills**:
- Physical agility and the level of fitness, strength and dexterity to carry out labouring and frequent heavy lifting and bending.
- Ability to acquire the skills to work proficiently with mobile devices and other business technologies.
- Experience and ability to operate relevant civil construction plant and machinery with possession of the relevant tickets and licences.
- Queensland 'HR' Class driver's licence or above that is current and maintained.
- Competency to conduct Civil Construction Excavator Operations (RIIMPO320F).
- Construction Industry White/Blue Card
**Essential Requirements**:
- Operate and maintain medium complexity plant and equipment in a competent and efficient manner to deliver council's work program in accordance with the level of the Award.
- Perform labouring tasks in a safe, competent, efficient and timely manner to deliver councils work program to quality standards.
- Participate in the development of a healthy and safe workplace. Embracing initiatives, information and training and incorporating safety into all daily activities. Demonstrate safe work behaviors, abiding by procedures, identifying and reporting hazards, and contributing to all aspects of a safe workplace culture
- Complete other relevant duties as required from time to time which would generally fall within the scope of this position
**Who to Contact**
**What we offer?**
- Nine-day fortnight
- Access to employee health and well-being programs
- Fitness Passport: work out at over 25 local gyms for you and your family at a subsidised rate
- Long service leave after seven years
- Generous superannuation scheme of up to 13 per cent
- Access to salary sacrificing and salary packaging arrangements
- Employee assistance program offering free confidential counselling services for employees and their families.
**Our Values**
- Accountability
- Communication
- Customer Service Focused
- Integrity
- Teamwork and Collaboration
You will be assessed on your understanding of these values and how you have applied values such as these in your previous employment.
**Our Process**
Successful applicants will be required to undertake various checks such as skills, qualifications, reference, medical and national police.
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4) Attach your resume, covering letter and a single document containing copies of your qualifications, licences or tickets as applicable.
5) Click 'NEXT' and 'CONFIRM'
**_ Gympie Regional Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and our people represent the community which we service. We invite all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including First Nations People, and people from diverse social, cultural and gender backgrounds._