Technical Assistant

2 months ago

Tweed Heads, Australia Tweed Shire Council Full time

Great opportunity to join Council in a permanent full-time position within our water meter reading team responsible for managing Council's fleet of over 27,000 water meters.

The position reads water meters and carries out on-site tests to ensure that meters are working properly and reliably. The position investigates and finds solutions for water consumption anomalies and meter faults. The role also implements, reviews and optimises the quarterly and monthly water meter reading programs and carries out special water meter reads for property conveyancing purposes.

This position is suitable to those who enjoy walking and working outdoors independently.

**What's on offer**:

- a base salary ranging from $60,315 per annum with competency-based increments up to $69,105 per annum, plus 11.5% 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**:

- demonstrated working knowledge of water meters, water billing and water efficiency principles
- the ability to carry out maintenance tasks and on-site tests to ensure water meters are working correctly
- problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate professionally and courteously with members of the public
- previous experience reading meters and knowledge of the Tweed Shire water supply network is desirable

**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.
- 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 Tweed Heads and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

**Position closes**:
**Recruitment timeframe**:
**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:

- Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.

**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**:

- 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**:

- Describe your literacy and numeracy skills at a level to understand meter reading, routes and schedules, maintenance of records and preparation of standard reports.
- Describe your working knowledge of water meters, faults and consumption anomalies, and water billing and efficiency principles.
- Describe your experience in carrying out maintenance tasks and on-site testing of meters.
- Describe a time when you had to solve a problem for a customer, what were the steps you took and what was the result.
- Desirable: Describe any previous experience you have in reading meters and identifying meter reading anomalies.

SK97188A
- OFFICE USE ONLY_
- Unit_
- Water & Wastewater_
- Job Grade_
- 4_
- Industry_
- Water & Wastewater_
- Employment Type_
- Full-time_

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