Multi Skilled Operator

About the Role

We invite you to become part of our team as a Multi-Skilled Operator, offering you a variety of hands-on civil maintenance tasks including roads, drainage, footpaths, and plant operation. This position is ideal for operators who enjoy multitasking and working with diverse equipment in a safety-focused environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance on public infrastructure such as roads, drainage systems, and footpaths efficiently and safely while adhering to required standards.
• Operate machinery, council vehicles, and tools with competence, ensuring adherence to occupational health and safety (OH&S) procedures and careful handling of assets.
• Collaborate closely with supervisors and team members, maintain accurate records, and foster a customer-oriented, secure operational atmosphere.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Practical experience in road infrastructure, drainage, and cleansing maintenance.
• Proficiency in safely operating vehicles and heavy plant machinery.
• Understanding of traffic control protocols, including placement of warning signs, barriers, and lights.
• Knowledge of safety regulations for confined space work.
• Skillful use of light hydraulic cranes.
• Capability to work effectively within a team, following directions and meeting deadlines.
• Licences required: front end loader/backhoe and forklift operation.

Mandatory Checks

• Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC)
• Functional Capacity Assessment
• Valid Drivers Licence and Heavy Rigid Truck Licence

Compensation and Benefits

• Annual salary of $79,792.65 plus superannuation.
• Permanent full-time role with a focus on work-life balance, including a nine-day fortnight schedule and regular rostered days off.
• Paid parental leave with 26 weeks for primary carers, and 4 weeks for secondary carers.
• Access to nationally recognized learning and development programs.
• Health and wellness initiatives, including the Fitness Passport.

Additional Information

Banyule City Council values diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities for all applicants. If you require reasonable adjustments for your application or employment, please contact us to discuss your needs. Our workplace culture is built on respect, integrity, responsibility, initiative, and inclusion, with strong ties to community partnership and learning development.

We honor the traditional custodians of the land, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people, and commit to advancing a safe, inclusive, and child-safe environment for all.