As a Road Worker with the local council in Hadfield, you'll be an essential part of a team dedicated to maintaining and improving the safety and efficiency of our road reserves.
**Benefits**:
- Competitive hourly rate: $33.18 to $38.16 plus super.
- 4-week assignment with potential for extension
- Weekly pays
- Work within a supportive local council environment, contributing to community safety and comfort.
- Opportunity to operate a variety of machinery and vehicles in road maintenance and construction tasks.
**Key Responsibilities**:
- Perform routine road maintenance tasks.
- Repair and install road signs, street furniture, fences, guardrails, and more.
- Operate trucks up to 22400 GVM, including towing trailers and compressors.
- Use ride-on rollers for compacting road-making materials.
- Conduct daily vehicle and equipment checks to ensure safe operation; report any faults.
- Support the team in all tasks, including labouring, erection, and maintenance of roadwork signs, and operation of small plant equipment.
**About You**:
- Hold a current Victorian Driver's Licence with a Heavy Rigid Truck Licence endorsement.
- Competent in operating asphalt and concrete cutting machines, as well as smooth drum and other rollers.
- Skilled in driving and operating vehicles up to 22400GVM safely and competently.
- Effective communication skills, able to deal sensitively and confidentially with customers.
- Experience in road maintenance, construction techniques, and the use of road-making materials.
- Proficient with hand tools and small mechanical equipment associated with road maintenance and construction.
- Current White/Red card.