(Urgent Search) Maintenance and Construction Duties Officer

Maintenance and Construction Duties Officer

At Moira Shire Council, we're reimagining local government with fresh ideas, a friendly approach, and a passion for making a real difference in our vibrant regional community. Nestled along the Murray River, our region spans from the Barmah Forest to towns like Cobram, Numurkah, Nathalia, and Yarrawonga. We believe in working together with honesty, respect, integrity, teamwork, and accountability to create a future everyone can be proud of.

Our role as a Council is to serve, support, and inspire our communities to facilitate the success of the Moira2045 Community Vision.

Why Work With Us?

- The primary purpose is to truly make a difference locally.
- A strong, values-based organisational culture.
- Supportive and family-friendly workplace.
- Flexible work arrangements to suit your lifestyle. Opportunities to Work From Home are only available after the first 6 months, and for certain roles identified as being able to accommodate this. Applications are to be made in line with our organisational policy.
- In-house, custom designed Leadership Development Program.
- Access to extensive training and education opportunities.
- Superannuation information sessions with Vision Super.
- Salary packaging and novated leases.
- Access to wellness initiatives like annual flu shots and skin checks.
- Corporate gym discounts at five different gyms across our shire.
- Benefits and discounts for certain businesses and insurances.
- Generous parental leave (16 weeks for primary carers, 6 weeks for secondary carers, and this is on top of the government-provided paid parental leave).
- Up to two days paid volunteer leave for a community service within our shire (following the first 12 months of service).
- Cultural and ceremonial leave.
- Opportunities for purchased leave to better accommodate your lifestyle.
- So much more…

Please note all benefits are considered individually for roles on a pro-rata basis. Temporary and part-time roles may not be eligible for all inclusions.

Moira Shire Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering flexible work arrangements for employees in a family-friendly workplace.

Moira promotes a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome and value the contributions of all people and encourages people with a disability, Aboriginal Australians, young people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

Key Responsibilities and Functions

Maintenance and Construction Duties

- Carry out road maintenance / construction duties as required.
- Repairs to footpath and kerb & channel, including removal and replacement of small lots.
- Cleaning and repairs to urban and rural drainage system, including pits.
- Other roadway/street maintenance and/or cleaning as required.
- Participate in Council’s after hours’ call out phone and standby system.
- The maintenance of strict confidentiality in any matter, which may affect Council’s ability to negotiate effectively with suppliers and/or contractors.
- Other duties as may be directed from time to time.

Plant and Equipment Operation & Maintenance

- Operation of assigned plant and equipment relevant to the task and skill level.
- Ensure that daily routine maintenance on assigned plant and equipment is carried out; record and report any faults.
- Ensure that all assigned plant and equipment is returned to a depot, or otherwise securely stored at end of shift.
- Undertake minor repairs to assigned plant and equipment.
- Report daily any observed damage to Council assets.

Occupational Health & Safety

- Ensure all works are carried out within relevant OH&S guidelines.
- Participate in knowledge/skills developmental training or OH&S training as directed.
- Installation of warning signs, safety lights and barricades at work sites.
- Accurately record daily work activities for reporting to Team Leader/Leading Hand.
- Erection and maintenance of traffic control devices, street signs and guideposts, etc.

For more information about the role view the Position Description here. If the hyperlink is not working, click Apply to view it.

To Apply for this role, please include a cover letter addressing the following Key Selection Criteria:

Key Selection Criteria

- Experience in construction and maintenance duties on road, footpath, parks and gardens and/or drainage assets.
- Experience in the operation and maintenance of plant and equipment.
- Understanding of traffic management.
- Understanding of OH&S guidelines.
- Ability to work between Council depots to meet work requirements.

Essential qualifications and experience

- Driver’s license (medium rigid minimum).
- Ability to perform various tasks involving heavy lifting, climbing into high cabins of plant, securing loads, etc.

This description preserves the essential information about responsibilities and qualifications. The extraneous job-posting boilerplate and formatting-only sections have been removed for clarity.

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