Trades Team Leader

at  Water Corporation

YOUR KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Leadership and operational line management experience of a multi-disciplinary team
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrates understanding of the Water and Wastewater Network Scheme Operations and Maintenance
• Completion or progress toward attainment of Certificate IV in Frontline Management or equivalent
• Demonstrated commitment to OSH procedures.
• Western Australian “C” Class Drivers Licence

THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE ROLE

Lead team safety initiatives including team meetings, Safe work pack generation, workplace inspection, hazard identification and manage the action of improvements identified.
Perform infield supervision and mentoring to your team to ensure work quality and safety standards are being met and developing a one team culture.
Demonstrate leadership by ensuring that all work is undertaken with safety as the priority in the provision of a work environment where no injury is considered acceptable, and all activities are undertaken without compromising health and safety.
Manage a multi skilled team, including Electricians, Mechanical Fitters and Boilermakers, day to day workload in relation to the resource requirements for the district, escalating to the Operations Manager when appropriate.
Manage the maintenance/repairs of complex UF Filtration water and wastewater treatment plants within the district in accordance with regulatory and corporate requirements working closely with the Treatment Team Leader.
Manage the maintenance/repairs/operations of water, sewer and sea water supply network assets including sewer pumps stations, water pump stations, sea water pump stations, tanks, bores fields and transfer mains.
Manage effective relationships with agreed key internal and external customers and stakeholders.

LOVE THE SOUND OF THE ROLE BUT WHAT ELSE IS ON OFFER?

$125,097 base salary and super remuneration.
Want to have some working from home days? Not a problem.
Work your full-time hours over 9 days and enjoy an RDO every fortnight! With beautiful islands off our coast and Karijini National Park at our doorstep, you may find your 3-day weekends will be taken up exploring our great outdoors!
Relocation assistance provided.
Housing subsidy may be applicable.
Air-con subsidy
Remote location allowance from $12,865 (single rate).
Annual leave loading of 17.5%.
Employees in the Northwest region have the opportunity to work 1 hour of overtime each day at the applicable overtime rate.
We offer annual leave travel concessions. This is where you are entitled to claim additional annual leave travel days to compensate for additional travel time associated when travelling to holiday destinations from the Northwest Region.
Residing above the 26th Parallel, you will be entitled to an additional 38 hours annual leave per year in addition to the standard entitlement. That’s 5 weeks’ worth of annual leave per year!
A company that advocates for mental health and wellbeing, we offer 2 paid Well-being Leave days per 12 months of service for time off to tend to your mental health and wellbeing. No questions asked, we understand the importance of switching off and recharging every now and then.
After 3 years of continuous service, you may access your Long Service leave pro-rata.
In addition to the base requirement, Water Corporation will make an additional 2% super contribution when you elect to salary sacrifice 2% of your salary to super.
Considering creating or growing a family? Our paid parental leave for primary caregiver is 18 weeks, and non-primary 3 weeks. Employees will accrue long service leave while on paid parental leave.