We're looking for a skilled and safety-conscious Mechanical Tradesperson to join our team maintaining and upgrading critical water and sewerage infrastructure across the Shire. This hands-on role involves working on a wide range of mechanical systems—from treatment plants and pumping stations to recreational facilities and landfill sites—ensuring reliability, environmental protection, and public health. You'll bring broad trade skills, confined space competence, and the ability to supervise others, including apprentices and contractors. Participation in a 24-hour on-call roster (one week in five) and residence within the designated response area are required. If you're committed to quality, safety, and community service, we'd love to hear from you.
About the role:
* Install, maintain, repair and upgrade mechanical equipment across water supply, sewerage, and other Council facilities including treatment plants, pumping stations, and recreational sites.
* Participate in a 24-hour on-call roster (currently one week in five) to respond to critical mechanical failures within a 30-minute response time.
* Work in confined spaces and high-risk environments with a strong focus on workplace health and safety.
* Supervise and direct apprentices, assistants, contractors and other staff during maintenance and project work.
* Source and order replacement parts, liaise with internal teams and the public, and carry out additional duties as required by the Supervisor.
What's on offer:
* a base salary ranging from $65,853 per annum with performance-based increments up to $75,449 per annum, plus 12% super
* 76 hour, 9 day fortnight
* training and development opportunities
* flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
* generous employment conditions (we have too many to list -
We are seeking:
* A suitably qualified candidate eligible to hold a Trade Certificate in Fitting and Machining or a related Mechanical field.
* Ability to meet 24-hour on-call emergency response requirements, including being contactable outside normal hours and responding within Council-specified timeframes.
* Strong literacy and numeracy skills to interpret technical manuals, follow job instructions, and maintain accurate work records.
* A safety-focused individual with demonstrated knowledge of workplace safety procedures and experience working in confined spaces and high-risk environments.
* A capable supervisor who can lead staff, plan and assess work independently, and support effective teamwork on-site.
* A clear communicator with the ability to collaborate with supervisors and engineers and develop technical skills across a wide range of equipment and systems.
About us:
* Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
* The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.
* Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles. We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options.
* Join an employer of choice. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers' Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government.
Where it's located:
This position is based in Chinderah, and can be directed to work from any Council work site.
Position closes:
Friday 22 August 2025 at 12 noon sharp (NSW time). Late applications will not be permitted.
Pre-Employment Screening:
Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process.
Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:
* Pre-employment medical – some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
* Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.
Reference Checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors. Your referees are not contacted unless you've been interviewed and are a preferred candidate.
Immunisations:
This position is identified as at risk of contracting vaccine-preventable/manageable diseases and as a consequence impacted employees are strongly recommended to participate in Council's workplace vaccination program.
How To Apply:
You must use your own email address, and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with council.
Once you start your online application, you cannot save and return to it later.
* Have your Resume document ready to go.
If you'd like to COPY and PASTE question fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below:
* Why are you interested in working at Tweed Shire Council, and what excites you most about this particular opportunity?
* Are you suitably qualified and eligible to hold a Trade Certificate in Fitting and Machining or a related Mechanical field? Please describe.
* Can you meet 24-hour on-call emergency response requirements, including being contactable outside normal hours and responding within Council's specified timeframes?
* Please describe your experience in interpreting technical manuals, follow job instructions, and maintaining accurate work records.
* Please describe your experience working in confined spaces or high-risk environments.
* Please describe your experience in supervising staff.
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