Supervisor - Operations

Full Time**Location**:
Clare**Job type**:
Trades**Applications close**:
23 Jun 2025 E. Australia Standard Time

**Supervisor - Operations**:
**Work.**

Reporting to the Operations Coordinator, you will lead a team that undertakes operational and maintenance activities to ensure efficient and delivery of services in accordance with business processes and compliance requirements. You will ensure the team is competent and complying with Environmental and Regulatory requirements for their roles alongside relevant Sunwater policies, standards, and business rules.

As the Supervisor - Operations, you will:

- Ensure that subcontractor management processes are followed and supervision of on-site contractors to ensure safe working methods and delivery
- Actively lead on site Health & Safety interactions including assisting in incident investigations
- Provide support and guidance to Operators performing fault analysis of operational and maintenance issues
- Work collaboratively with customers to build ongoing relationships which includes communicating key information such as supply interruptions

**Please note that due to the nature of this role, there will be a 1 in 2 on-call roster.**

We are seeking a motivated individual with the possession of, or the ability to obtain, Cert 3 Water Operations. You will have the ability to manage a demanding workload while working in a changing environment.

You will also bring:

- 7+ years’ experience in a similar role, including 2+ years direct or indirect supervisory experience
- Strong conceptual skills including the ability to analyse situations, build effective business relationships with clients, and provide appropriate solutions that meet business objectives
- Class ‘C’ driver’s license
- Confined Space and Working at Heights Tickets

This role offers an array of attractive benefits including:

- Attractive salary + on-call allowance
- 12.75% superannuation
- Access to TOIL
- 17.5% leave loading
- A genuine emphasis on work/life balance

**Water.**

Imagine a career where your work truly matters, where you are part of a team that values you and your contributions. At Sunwater, you will bring life’s most essential resource to over 5,000 agriculture, urban and industrial customers, helping to sustain communities and drive water for prosperity across regional Queensland. We share the values of these communities — starting with caring about our people. Engage in fascinating work that is constantly evolving, allowing you to grow and shape a successful career and develop unique skills and experience in an industry brimming with opportunity.

**Life.**

At Sunwater, we believe our employees are our greatest asset, and we are committed to providing the support, resources and benefits that you need to thrive. That's why we offer a range of attractive benefits designed to help you bring your best every day, including:

- **My benefits**: Access employee benefits and discounts hosted by Reward Gateway
- **My wellbeing**: Prioritise your wellbeing with our comprehensive health and wellness offerings and programs
- **My time**: Enjoy flexible working arrangements and the ability to purchase up to 4 additional weeks of leave, ensuring you can tailor your work to fit your lifestyle
- **My growth**: We prioritise your professional growth with career development programs, study assistance, support for professional memberships, and structured early career pathways to help you build a rewarding and successful career

Now is the perfect time to join Sunwater and take advantage of the boundless opportunities for your career today and in the future. We are a diverse team and proud of the unique journeys and stories each of us brings. As we continue to grow, we need more diverse backgrounds and perspectives than ever before. We are committed to a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. If you require any accommodations, please let us know so we can ensure you can fully participate in our recruitment experience, which includes reference verification, psychometric testing, background checks and a pre-employment medical evaluation to ensure the best fit for our team.

Sunwater acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first peoples of this country and Traditional Custodians of the land and water we rely on. We respect and value their continued sacred connection to Country, including the diverse, rich traditions, languages and customs that are the longest living in the world. We acknowledge their resilience in the face of significant and ongoing historical, cultural, and political change within Australia. We recognise and value the importance of truth-telling today, and our role to listen and learn.