Heavy Plant Operator

**Heavy Plant Operator**:
**Job no**: 498863

**Work type**: Permanent Full Time

**Classification**: Band 3 ($64,827 - $68,852 pa)

**Categories**: Environment & Sustainability, Trades & Labour

**About the role**
In this position, you'll operate and maintain plant and equipment professionally and effectively, adhering to Occupational Health and Safety. Emphasis on quality work, customer service, and teamwork to successfully deliver high-quality, cost-effective services to the community.

**Work type: Permanent full time**
**Classification: Band 3 ($64,827-$68,852 pa plus super)**

Key responsibilities include:

- Carry out a range of civil construction and maintenance activities utilising Council’s fleet of plant and equipment or, plant hired from external suppliers.
- Ensure that all minor tools and equipment are used correctly, are appropriately maintained and are kept secure.
- Ensure that all vehicles and items of mobile plant are driven in accordance with all of the relevant State road laws and regulations.
- Ensure that all plant and equipment is effectively secured when not in use to prevent unauthorised use or theft.
- To participate and contribute as an effective team member in order to complete a range of civil construction and maintenance activities in a safe, efficient and professional manner, in order to meet or exceed customer expectations.
- Comply with all of Council’s Occupational Health and Safety policies and procedures and wear, use and effectively maintain all personal protective equipment provided by Council

**About you**
To be successful in this role, you will have experience in the safe and effective operation and maintenance of a range of construction plant and equipment.

Essential:

- Current Victorian Heavy Rigid (HR) truck licence is required, a Heavy Combination (HC) truck licence is preferred.
- Skid steer or Excavations tickets preferred.
- Red Card (Construction Induction).
- Current Working with Children Card (Employee)
- Experience in basic worksite traffic management and traffic control (Stop/Slow Bat and Spotter).
- Knowledge of Occupational Health & Safety legislation and regulations relevant to the operation and maintenance of construction plant and equipment.
- Knowledge of relevant road laws and road sign regulations.

**Child Safety Responsibilities**
We are committed to being a child-safe organisation and have zero-tolerance for child abuse. We have specific policies, procedures, and mandatory training in place to support employees, volunteers, and contractors to achieve and adhere to these commitments. Please read our Child Safe Standards Management Policy.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

**Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong**
At the City of Greater Geelong, we are committed to working together for a thriving community. We do this by delivering over 130 services to our rapidly growing population and working hard to protect and improve what it is that makes Greater Geelong on Wadawurrung Country such a great place to live, work and study.

We’re going through an exciting period of change that will help us serve our community better. From digital modernisation to the contemporary, sustainable office we've built in Central Geelong, now more than ever is a great time to join our team at the City of Greater Geelong.

Our Community is made up of diverse people from all walks of life, and it’s important to us that our workforce represents and celebrates this strength.

We encourage great people from all backgrounds to join us. We encourage authenticity, because inclusion makes us stronger.

If you’re excited about working together to create a Clever and Creative Greater Geelong, and joining a workplace where all people can thrive, then hit **apply** - we’d love to meet you

**A career with us**
Central Geelong-based City employees are now based in our new Civic Precinct, Wurriki Nyal. Meaning ‘speak and talk together’ in local Wadawurrung language. Wurriki Nyal sets the benchmark for what a sustainable, inclusive and culturally safe workplace can be, including industry leading sustainability standards, a flexible and people-focused design, safe and inclusive spaces and public realm.

We’re committed to supporting better accessibility for our customers and our people. We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process, as well as how this role can be flexible for you.

We offer:

- salary sacrificing and novated lease options
- cultural and ceremonial leave
- study leave
- paid parental leave (16 weeks primary and six weeks secondary) and superannuation payments on all 52 weeks primary parental leave
- IVF, surrogate and miscarriage bereavement leave
- training and career development opportunities
- a healthy and safe environment
- our employee wellbeing program
- corporate membership rates at Swim Sport and Leisure facilities
- unlimited access to LinkedIn Le