Key Accountabilities:

• Operate, service and maintain an excavator or backhoe in a safe and effective manner within the limits of the machine for a range of activities including but not limited to general earthworks, roadworks construction and maintenance, water and sewer construction and maintenance, concrete and drainage works, roadside vegetation and sediment and erosion control dams
• Carry out work within the vicinity of underground and overhead services in accordance with utility providers duty of care
• Use various attachments associated with the machinery including laser levelling equipment for trenching and drainage
• Assist set out works, establish line and level from reference points fixed by others and carry out ongoing checks of the accuracy of the works being undertaken during a project
• Apply well developed job co-ordination and administration skills including pre-planning, programming and delivery of routine works in collaboration with supervisor
• Use and maintain small plant and hand tools in a safe and effective manne

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE ROLE IS TO PROVIDE A HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF COUNCIL’S ROADS AND DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE IN LINE WITH COUNCIL’S DELIVERY AND OPERATIONAL PLANS.

Key Accountabilities:

• Operate, service and maintain an excavator or backhoe in a safe and effective manner within the limits of the machine for a range of activities including but not limited to general earthworks, roadworks construction and maintenance, water and sewer construction and maintenance, concrete and drainage works, roadside vegetation and sediment and erosion control dams
• Carry out work within the vicinity of underground and overhead services in accordance with utility providers duty of care
• Use various attachments associated with the machinery including laser levelling equipment for trenching and drainage
• Assist set out works, establish line and level from reference points fixed by others and carry out ongoing checks of the accuracy of the works being undertaken during a project
• Apply well developed job co-ordination and administration skills including pre-planning, programming and delivery of routine works in collaboration with supervisor
• Use and maintain small plant and hand tools in a safe and effective manner

ABOUT THE ROLE

Full time: 76-hour fortnight
Salary: Range from $58,151 to $66,872 pa + 11.5% super
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Closing date: 11:30pm Sunday, 15 June 2025
Contact: Kayden Challinor, Overseer Roads and Drainage Maintenance - 0459 362 631
NOTE: As the activities of this position could involve exposure to Hepatitis A and B and Q Fever, the employee will be vaccinated against these hazards or required to provide proof of immunity against these diseases.
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