Water and Sewerage Labourer 22/23

**Award Classification**: Level 2-4

**Employment Conditions**:

- Queensland Local Government Industry (Stream B) Award - _
- State 2017_

**Department / Branch**: Engineering / Water and Sewerage

**Principal Location**: Council Depot, Hughenden

**Reports to**: Water and Sewerage Supervisor (or as directed)

**Direct Reports**: Nil

**Flinders Shire**

**Our Vision**:Flinders Shire - a place of discovery, opportunity and lifestyle

**Our Mission**:To promote quality of life through leadership, attitude and respect

**Our Values**:

- A Caring Philosophy
- Pursuit of Excellence
- Teamwork
- Local Ownership
- Communication
- Leadership
- Recognition

**The Department**

**Position Objective**

The Water and Sewerage Labourer is responsible for general labouring activities across Flinders
Shire to achieve Councils Operational and Strategic Objectives. Predominantly based within the
water and sewerage team, this role will also be required to work across other teams within
Engineering Services.

As a representative of Council, demonstrated professionalism and a commitment to a high level of
service and continuous improvement in the best interest of Council and the Community are
essential.

**Open Spaces &**
**Community Assets**

**Parks & Gardens**

**Airport**

**Swimming Pool**

**Cemetery / Funerals**

**Water & Sewerage**

**Building Maintenance**

**Waste Management**

**Asset Management**

**Fleet Management**

**Project Management**

**Major Projects**

**Project Planning**

**Works Planning**

**Design & Survey**

**Roads & Infrastructure**

**Roads Construction**

**Roads Maintenance**

**Concrete Construction**

**GIS**

**Engineering Services**

**Key Responsibilities**

**_Operational _**
- Competent and safe operation of plant/fleet as licenced to operate and undertaking

activities up to and including engaged level as per the Queensland Local Government
Award, as amended or replaced
- Hands on labouring within water and sewerage including to infrastructure, digging trenches,

laying of pipes, assisting with cleaning/clearing sewerage mains and house drains, assisting
with pumping out septic tanks and traffic control (as authorised) and prepare work sites in
accordance with traffic and other management plans
- Hands on labouring as required and directed within other areas of Council
- Undertake work activities as directed to achieve Council Operational and Strategic Plans
- Maintenance of assigned plant/fleet and work cohesively with workshop in maintaining

plant/fleet
- Ensuring all daily checks of plant/fleet are completed and advising of repairs/maintenance

requirements
- Ensuring plant/fleet are well presented, tidy and secured
- Provide high level of customer service on behalf of Council ensuring a positive reflection

with members of the public is maintained
- Develop and maintain positive communications between Council departments and teams

including participation in team/Council meetings
- Sharing of knowledge and skills between team members
- Completion of paperwork and submitted on time including accurate timesheets with job

costing codes and health and safety related items
- Maintain currency of licences/tickets for duration of employment as required to undertake

allocated work tasks/activities
**_General _**
- Consistently complete allocated tasks to a high standard and within agreed timeframes
- Undertake other tasks up to and including your competency and level
- Actively promote the values of the organisation to staff
- Actively participate in identifying, recommending, developing and implementing measures

through which allocated tasks and responsibilities may be carried out more effectively and
efficiently
**_Administration _**
- Ensure general administration and records management requirements are being met
- Provide courteous and professional customer service to internal and external customers

and conduct all transactions in an ethical and efficient manner
- Contribute positively to a supportive team-based work environment and participate in team

meetings and training sessions as required
- Ensure that requests are acted on and reported upon in accordance with Council Policy
- Keep the Water and Sewerage Supervisor appropriately and adequately informed on the

current state of activities relevant to your role and to highlight in advance any points likely to
influence Council operations or relations with ratepayers and/or the public
- Maintain a personal time management system to ensure deadlines are met; to ensure that

other staff of the Council are given due notice and time to comply with deadlines so that
their own personal planning is not inconvenienced
**_Organisational Continuous Improvement & Quality Management _**
- Willingness and ability to adapt to challenge and opportunities:

- changing workforce capabilities through multiskilling, succession planning,
- knowledge management- changing technologies and operational procedures by expanding your

knowledge of fu