Complete the day-to-day building and grounds maintenance tasks required to ensure our Northern Grampians facilities remain functional and fit for service delivery.
Vacancy Details:
Position:
Facility and Building Maintenance Crew Leader
Job Type:
Full Time
Tenure:
Permanent
Location:
Stawell
Package:
$66851.72 per annum plus allowances and superannuation
Download Position Description:
Facility and Building Maintenance Crew Leader
Applications Close:
Sunday January 5th 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
Position objectives
To provide building and asset maintenance services to the Northern Grampians Shire Council.
Work with subcontractors and ensure that work is performed safely and to the required standard
Undertake works including carpentry, incidental works such as concreting, steel fabrication and minor building maintenance.
Key responsibility areas
Assist the Team Leader to deliver the annual Facility and Building maintenance program being responsive to community needs and at high quality within budget.
Oversee the work of the crew specifically formed for individual projects, paying particular attention to on-the-job training, personnel issues and quality control.
Provide direction and on the job training to employees within the team in areas such as safe work practices and safe operation of equipment.
Undertake minor maintenance tasks in and around the facilities such as minor painting, mending and general handyman duties as needed.
Conduct minor building and asset inspections and report to the Team Leader in a timely manner.
Carry out works directly associated with the fabrication and the maintenance of the built environment.
Undertake regular inspections of facilities and equipment and ensure compliance with Essential Service manuals, Council risk management and asset maintenance schedules to ensure the safety of users and staff.
Ensure Council's Service Standards are met, customers requests are handled efficiently in a knowledgeable, confidential and timely manner ensuring delivery is responsive, first point issue resolution and customer centric.
Model Council values and be an integral member of the facility maintenance team including participating in team projects, process mapping and review, and proactively responding to customer requests
Assist the Team Facility and Building Maintenance to provide on-the-job skills and development?
Perform, as directed, other duties that are within the limits of the incumbents' skill, competence and training.
Qualifications and experience
Trade qualification in the field would be highly regarded (builder, plumber, electrician)
Experience in building and construction works
Competence in the use of equipment, reading and interpreting plans, specifications and contract documents is desirable
Some knowledge of relevant building, current building regulations and legislation
Competence in the use of scaffolding, working at heights and forklift is highly desirable
Selection criteria
An ability to communicate and supervise staff and working in a team environment??
An ability to complete daily timesheets and associated plant/equipment and activity returns detailing activities for the day.
Ability to communicate and gain cooperation from staff, and where relevant members of the public, to discuss and resolve problems.
Utilise problem solving skills, improving and / or developing methods and techniques to achieve efficiencies or quality improvements in output or systems
Well developed communication and interpersonal skills
Good time management skills
How to apply
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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 Dom Howlett, Team Leader Facility Maintenance at ****** or call 03 5358 8700.
Applications close 5.00pm Sunday 5th January 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.