Trades Assistant - Permanent Full-Time Townsville - QLD
* Join an award-winning tourism and transport company
* Full-time permanent position available immediately
SeaLink North Qld
is looking for a
Trade Assistant
to join our marine workshop as soon as possible.
Are you an experienced Trade Assistant?
Looking for a permanent position in Townsville?
We encourage you to apply
About The Role
* Assist Trade personnel in the day-to-day maintenance and upkeep of the Townsville Marine Fleet and infrastructure facilities.
* Assist the maintenance department as required and directed by the Maintenance Manager.
* Assist the Townsville business as directed by the Management Team.
* Appropriately represent SeaLink, which shall include maintaining the highest standards of confidentiality and conduct.
* Ensure the Work Health and Safety obligations of themselves and their co-workers are not jeopardized by their actions/ inactions whilst at work.
* Ensure housekeeping is completed at regular intervals.
SeaLink North Queensland
operates out of Townsville, North Queensland, and is proudly Australian-owned and operated. With 4 vessels and over 70 staff SeaLink QLD is a significant transport and tour operator in the region, operating daily 17 daily services to beautiful Magnetic Island and 6 services a week to Palm Island, an indigenous community 1.45 hours from Townsville. The tourism charter section of our business continues to grow and is performing strongly. We foster a can-do culture and encourage our staff to experience and enjoy our products and services via an employee travel benefit scheme.
About You
* Strong work ethics and 'Can Do' Attitude
* Able to perform in a team environment and work under pressure
* Excellent communication skills, able to effectively liaise with internal stakeholders and contractors
* Good troubleshooting skills
These attributes will be complimented by experience and skills in the following areas:
* Marine field hand-on experience preferred
* Solid mechanical background with Caterpillar engine experience preferred
* Diesel Fitter qualifications
* Knowledge of health & safety obligations
* Manual drivers license
About Us
SeaLink Travel Group is Australia's largest land and marine, tourism, and public transport service provider with established international operations.
The publicly listed group is one of Australia's most experienced and diverse multi-modal transport businesses, boasting performance-driven capabilities across the ferry, bus, and light rail.
The Group is made up of SeaLink marine and tourism operations and facilities and Transit Systems group, with domestic and international public transport contracts across five Australian states and territories, as well as Singapore and London.
Globally, The Group moves more than 206 million customers per year, has over 8,900 employees, and operates approximately 3,500 buses and 117 vessels.
In this role, you will conduct regular inspections and maintenance on plants and machinery. Clear communication, physical fitness, and the ability to follow instructions and safety guidelines are paramount in this role. Random drug and alcohol tests are carried out regularly. Ordinary working days are Monday to Friday full-time hours, however, this role may require emergency maintenance to be performed outside of ordinary working hours and the role is required to participate in a weekend duty phone roster.
Looking for a tropical lifestyle and a great company to work for? We encourage you to apply
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and fill in as much information as you can in the track record section of the application, paying close attention to each question. We are requesting your resume and a cover letter explaining why you are the best person for this position.
Applications will close by 5.00 PM on the 19th of January 2025.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately and the position may close earlier than stated if we have found a suitable candidate.
We aim to provide meaningful and sustainable employment opportunities that are free from barriers, support and celebrate the diverse talents of our team members, improve awareness of the value of diversity and inclusion across our organisation, and enable our leaders to champion diversity and inclusion. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTQIA+, people with disability and people from diverse cultural backgrounds.