Maintenance Employee/Plant Operator

Love the outdoors? Enjoy working with machinery and making a visible impact in your community?

At Northern Grampians Shire Council, we're on the lookout for a motivated, hands-on Maintenance Employee / Plant Operator to join our St Arnaud team and help shape the spaces and places that locals love and visitors remember.

Vacancy Details:
Position:
Maintenance Employee/Plant Operator
Job Type:
Full Time - Fortnightly RDOs
Tenure:
Permanent
Location:
St Arnaud
Package:
68,320.98 – $72,593.16 p.a. (including maintenance and industry allowances) Plus 12% Superannuation
Download Position Description:
Maintenance Employee/Plant Operator
Applications Close:
Sunday 5th October 2025

About Northern Grampians Shire Council

Northern Grampians Shire Council has a diverse employment base, across 14 worksites in the Grampians Region of Victoria. We offer flexible work arrangements, providing access to relevant training and professional development opportunities with a variety of employee benefits. We promote innovation, responsiveness, respectfulness and continuous improvement as our core values. Being a smaller organisation, we can provide you with opportunities to act in leadership roles, transition between teams and participate in a range of collaborative projects with other team members or the wider community. We provide a supportive and flexible environment that values the balance between work and our employees' personal lives.

Why join us?

In addition to the picturesque landscapes at our backdoor, there are many other benefits to working for our innovative and vibrant Northern Grampians Shire Council. These include:

• Fortnightly RDO: Enjoy a well-deserved break and rejuvenate.
• Great Team Environment:  A safe, respectful and supportive environment to enable you to thrive.  You will work with like-minded, passionate individuals who love what they do.
• Professional Growth: We nurture talent and provide opportunities to flourish.
• Flexible Work Arrangements: To support your work life balance.
• Salary Packaging Options: Including remote area housing allowances and novated lease vehicles
• Access to Paid Leave: including purchased leave, paid parental leave, gender affirmation leave and to respond to family violence matters
• Employee Assistance Program: Your well-being matters - we've got you covered.
• Biodiversity: Explore our Council region's varied flora and fauna

Promote Inclusion

Northern Grampians Shire Council is committed to promote inclusion of all children and families; we aim to establish a culture that supports:

• cultural safety for Aboriginal children by working in partnership with Aboriginal peoples and Aboriginal community controlled organisations
• cultural safety for children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds
• establishing a safe environment for children with a disability

About the Role

This isn't your average job — it's for someone who thrives outdoors, values teamwork, and takes pride in a job well done.

You'll be:

• Operating plant and equipment for road and infrastructure works
• Keeping our community spaces safe, tidy, and in top condition
• Helping deliver projects that enhance how we live, move, and connect
• Carrying out routine maintenance, basic repairs, and inspections
• Collaborating with a supportive and experienced crew

Work hours you'll love:

• Monday–Thursday: 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• Fridays: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM one week, RDO the next.

What We're Looking For

If you're a reliable team player who brings energy, care, and common sense to every job, you'll fit right in. Ideally, you'll also have:

• Experience in civil works or outdoor maintenance
• A valid Victorian Driver's Licence (MR licence highly desirable)
• A current Construction Induction White Card (or equivalent)
• Competency with plant operation, or willingness to learn
• A genuine commitment to safety and teamwork

Qualifications and experience

• Satisfactory completion of Certificate III in Civil Construction or other relevant qualifications, or relevant experience/on-the-job training commensurate with the requirements of the role.
• Hold a medium rigid drivers' licence, as a minimum.
• Hold a Construction Induction White Card, or equivalent.
• Experience and proficiency in the safe and competent operation in a range of light, medium and heavy-sized plant, with relevant licences and certifications.

Selection criteria

1. Demonstrated ability to safely operate, maintain and complete running repairs on a range of plant and equipment, with required certification where applicable.
2. Understanding of methods and techniques required in road maintenance, traffic management and workplace safety.
3. Ability to understand and apply quality control processes to maintain standards in a construction/manufacturing environment.
4. Ability to accurately complete basic administration tasks, check lists and reports, and to navigate software applications competently.

How to apply

• Click the Apply Button
• Download and read the position description.
• Attach a resume and cover letter briefly addressing the key selection criteria.
• Submit your application by following the process on this page.

If you'd like to know more contact Mick McQueen, Coordinator Infrastructure Operations at or call

Applications close 5pm Sunday 5th October 2025

Northern Grampians Shire Council is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace.  We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to providing a safe workplace that embraces and values child safety.