Plant Operator

Infrastructure | Operations Centre, Natalie Way, Balcatta
- Closing date: 30/05/2025

**About Us**

**Infrastructure Directorate**

The Infrastructure Directorate is the City of Stirling’s largest and most diverse Directorate, managing many of the City’s important assets and services while delivering a multi-million-dollar portfolio of projects.

This Directorate is responsible for the ongoing delivery of the City’s sustainability program, as well as contributing heavily to the City of Stirling’s vibrant local economy, liveable neighbourhoods and thriving communities.

**About the Position**

We are seeking an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic Plant Operator, to join our parks team. This position is responsible for the operation of all equipment associated within the Parks and Sustainability Business Unit. The Plant Operator will carry out maintenance and development works as required and undertake horticultural tasks such as turf preparation, maintenance, landscaping and tree pruning.

**Key Responsibilities**

The duties of the Plant Operator will include but are not limited to:

- To be licensed and capable of Operating a Six
- Wheeler Tip Truck and a Front-End Loader or a minimum of three of the following items of plant:

- 8 m Outfront Ride on Mower
- Tractor/PTO driven grass sweeper
- Tractor(75 HP)
- Tractor/PTO driven ‘Pegasus - 5.4m’ (or similar) mower
- Level Lawn implement
- Water Truck (8 tonne)
- Carry out daily maintenance and development works as directed by immediate supervisor in capacity of relief operator.
- Undertake intermediate horticultural tasks including assistance in turf preparation and maintenance, landscaping and tree pruning.

**About You**
- Year 10 Certificate.
- Current First Aid Certificate
- Certificate in Basic Worksite Traffic Management
- Certificate in Chainsaw Operation and Maintenance.
- Loader Certificate
- Certificate in Horticulture/Turf or approved prior learning or demonstrated relevant experience will be highly regarded.
- Safety Awareness Training Certificate (White Card)

For further information, please refer to the position description.

**What We Offer**

The City offers some great benefits including flexibility in when and where you work to ensure a work-life balance. You will also enjoy a range of other benefits including:

- Superannuation matching of up to 6%
- Professional development opportunities, including training, memberships, and study assistance
- Excellent leave entitlements including annual leave loading and the ability to purchase up to an additional 4 weeks’ annual leave per year
- 50% discount on gym memberships at our Stirling leisure centres
- Amazing in-house employee canteen
- Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave
- Employee health and wellness program and initiatives
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
- Generous study assistance
- Active social club
- Employee recognition program

This permanent full-time position is a Level 5 Outside Workforce Agreement positions which attract a salary from $70,970 to $74,200 gross per annum plus superannuation.

**To be eligible to work for us, you need to provide, or have ability obtain a**:

- A copy of Australian driving licence
- National Police Clearance (valid within the last 3 months)
- Pre-Employment Medical and DAS clearance
- The right to work in Australia

**More about the City**

The City of Stirling is a diverse and thriving local government in Western Australia, with over 243,000 residents, spanning 30 suburbs, the City is a cosmopolitan, multicultural and economic hub.

With over 1,400 employees, the City embraces its diverse workforce by supporting work-life balance and offering opportunities for progression and development. Here at City of Stirling we celebrate and support inclusion and diversity.

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the City of Stirling, the Wadjak People of the Nyoongar Nation, and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia. We will act with compassion and respect towards all people and value people of all abilities, ages, religions, faiths, sexualities, gender identity and cultural backgrounds.