Maintenance Officer

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At ECCQ, we take our responsibility to ensure our clients and residents endure no harm very seriously and work hard to achieve this within our services and workplaces.

Objective: To maintain the aged care residence buildings, plant & equipment and other structures to the highest standards of repair, presentation and hygiene and within allocated budgets.

Role: Responsible for the overall maintenance standards required at the facility, including:

• Meeting agreed deadlines.
• Quality of workmanship.
• Efficient and effective completion of work tasks.
• Ensure reliable, ongoing operation of plant and equipment and maintenance of buildings.
• Coordination of Contractors
• Asset management expertise.
• Successful delivery of the preventative and corrective maintenance program.
• Ensuring a safe workplace in accordance with the Workplace Health & Safety Act.
• Will be responsible for WHS on site
• Fire Safety Supervisor.
• Will be technology skilled to support security and other systems
• You will be instrumental in maintenance contractor review, recruitment/ procurement of gardening services as we transition into and commission our state of the art facility in Indooroopilly, QLD.

Tasks & responsibilities - Main Duties

• Check the reactive maintenance logs regularly, prioritize tasks according to importance taking into account issues such as safety, general maintenance, improvements, resident or facility user impact.
• Ensure that all works are carried out to the agreed timeframes and budgets.
• Responsible for the development of a proactive planned maintenance schedule to minimize reactive activity.
• Undertake planned maintenance tasks as per the specified timeframes and ensure accurate records are maintained.
• Ensure that all maintainable assets are appropriately numbered and that any maintenance undertaken, is recorded within a central system.
• Supervise all work undertaken by outside contractors.
• Ensure all plant and equipment is operating efficiently and safely.
• Comply with requirements of Record of Attendance/Purchase Order system.
• Report or rectify any potentially hazardous situation.
• Maintain accurate plans of all essential services.

Maintenance and support for technology housed on site.

Comply with Aged Care Accreditation Standards.

Perform Risk assessments as required.

Experience

• Minimum of three (3) years' experience proactively managing staff, together with a solid and broad understanding of facilities/building maintenance.
• Previous experience as a Maintenance Supervisor in aged care/retirement living.
• An ability to manage complex maintenance tasks.

Qualifications:

• Awareness and the ability to embed WH&S practices and procedures.
• Strong knowledge of most trades and services (including electrical, plumbing, mechanical, carpentry and fire services).
• Fire safety supervisor (or ability to obtain).
• WHS Representative training (or ability to obtain).

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Your application will include the following questions:

• Do you have a current Australian driver's licence?
• Have you worked in a role which requires a sound understanding of the residential aged care accreditation standards?
• How many years' experience do you have as a maintenance officer?
• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
• Have you worked in a role which requires a sound understanding of OH&S/WHS?
• How much notice are you required to give your current employer?
• What's your expected hourly rate?

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