Tradesperson - Trade Assistant

Your new role:

As a key member of our Maintenance Services team, you will play a vital role in maintaining the safety and functionality of Metro South Health facilities through planned and corrective maintenance tasks. Your work will directly support the wellbeing of staff and patients by ensuring facility infrastructure is reliable and efficient.

Perform allocated planned and corrective maintenance activities on plant, infrastructure, and equipment under the direction of Trade Supervisors.

Assist qualified tradespersons with various maintenance tasks, including test and tagging, plantroom cleaning, and water flushing.

Ensure all work is conducted safely, timely, cost-effectively, and to prescribed quality standards.

Collaborate with internal teams and external contractors to minimise disruption and uphold organisational standards.

About you:

We are seeking a dedicated maintenance professional who thrives in a team environment and is committed to safety, quality, and ethical decision-making. You are proactive, reliable, and able to communicate effectively across all organisational levels.

Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively, with strong communication and problem-solving skills.

A commitment to workplace health and safety, equal employment opportunity, and delivering high-quality outcomes.

Basic knowledge or willingness to quickly learn relevant systems such as S/4HANA, Riskman, MyHR, WHS Monitor, and Microsoft Office.

Respectful and culturally sensitive approach to interacting with colleagues, patients, and stakeholders from diverse backgrounds.

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What we can offer you:

We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.

We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.

We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role

You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About us:

Logan Hospital is the major health centre for one of the fastest growing areas in Queensland. We offer a range of services, including medical, rehabilitation, maternity, surgical and paediatric care.

Beaudesert Hospital is a rural hospital in Queensland's Scenic Rim region with a rich history of healthcare that spans more than 120 years. We provide rural healthcare across a large geographic area south-west of Logan and the Gold Coast with patients who see us coming from Undullah in the north-west right down to the southern Queensland border. We offer services to adults and children, including 24-hour emergency care, maternity, mental, dental, allied health and outpatient clinics, minor surgery and palliative care.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are Metro South Health:

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

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