Wollongong City Council

Plant & Vehicle Mechanic

Plant & Vehicle Mechanic

Permanent Full Time
Salary from $78,255.78 per annum plus superannuation, overtime and penalty rates may apply
(Salary package will be assessed based on skills, experience and qualifications)

At Wollongong City Council, we continuously strive to create an Extraordinary Wollongong. We focus on the delivery of exceptional services, infrastructure and facilities for our community.

Wollongong is a great place to work and live!

Together, our responsibility is to create an inclusive community where everyone is welcome, valued and belongs. Our strength is the diversity of our people.

We lead with courage, openness and curiosity and believe our employees are the key to our success. Learn more about us here.

About the Position:

We are looking for an experienced and self-motivated Plant and Heavy Vehicle Mechanic to join our team. You will contribute to the delivery of quality mechanical support services to customers and their assets, including plant, equipment, transport and buildings in a commercially competitive environment.

What you will be doing:

In this position you will use your experience and skills to self-manage tasks and projects in both the field and workshop. Some of the daily tasks include:

• Repair, maintain, install mechanical facility assets including fleets of plant, trucks and vehicles to qualifications, associated skill and statutory limitations.
• Complex problem solving including the design & manufacture of complex mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
• Promote and maintain a safe and efficient workplace employing contemporary industry work methods and technology

This position is physically demanding, and you must be capable of undertaking the duties associated with the role as described in the job description. You will also need to be available to work flexible hours including shift work and on-call for emergency and programmed maintenance.

Why you'll love working at Wollongong City Council!

• Choose a lifestyle you love to live! Enjoy a 70-hour work week over a nine-day fortnight, with a regular rostered day off (RDO).
• We support and encourage personal and professional career growth, and we recognise and reward performance and embrace change
• We provide generous leave provisions including 5 weeks annual leave per year of service pro rata
• Access to Long service leave after 5 years' service pro rata
• We are committed to providing a safe working environment for all, (Everyone, Every day and Everywhere). Our wellbeing programs support mental, physical and social wellbeing of our people to be at their best!
• Join our Social Club, where employees can enjoy monthly activities including an annual trivia night and fantastic Christmas events!

Participate and engage in meaningful work, and contribute to our extraordinary community, where together we make a difference.

Interested?

For more information, click on 'Apply' to be redirected to Wollongong City Council's job vacancy page.

Please upload your resume and respond to each of the application questions explaining how you meet the requirements of this position. Contact Michael Farraway, Fleet Maintenance Mechanical Coordinator on (02) 4227 7820 for questions related to the job.

Applications Close 11.59pm Monday 17 February 2025

We invite everyone to apply no matter your identity, you'll be welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people who are culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD); people with disability and veterans

Wollongong Council adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people in the community.

Applicants are required to undergo a rigorous employment screening process which will include Reference, Identity and Medical History Checks, and may also include a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and Working with Children Check. Employment is subject to clearance of all these checks.