Ganger Maintenance

**About the role**:
There are two positions available. This role is responsible for leading a gang and, when required, coordinating contractors to carry out a variety of maintenance tasks under mínimal supervision. Work may include road and pavement repairs, earthworks, vegetation control, and other related activities, requiring well-developed communication and problem-solving skills. The role is essential in ensuring the safety of the public and workers, protecting environmental values, and supporting emergency services during adverse conditions. It also involves liaising with other Council units and external authorities, maintaining records for the maintenance management system, and performing other duties as directed by the Supervisor.

**What's on offer**:

- An attractive base salary ranging from $63,935 per annum with competency-based increments up to $73,252 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
- **What we are seeking**:

- Hold a current Medium Rigid drivers licence
- Skilled in road maintenance and supervision of staff, equipment, and resources.
- Experienced in estimating resources, quality control, and site safety/traffic management.
- Strong communication skills, including documentation and record keeping.
- Knowledgeable in Maintenance Management Systems and environmental protection.
- Proficient in reading engineering drawings and preparing cost estimates up to $5K.

**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**:
There are two positions available, one is based in Murwillumbah and the other is based in Tweed Heads.

**Position closes**:
**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**:

- Do you hold a current Medium Rigid drivers licence?
- Describe your experience in road maintenance and supervising staff, plant, and physical resources.
- How do you go about estimating resources and maintaining quality control for maintenance activities? Please provide an example.
- How have you managed site safety and road traffic control during maintenance works? Please provide an example.
- Please describe your experience using Maintenance Management Systems and interpreting engineering drawings to prepare cost estimates (up to $5K)?
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