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At the heart of community. At the start of the future.

That’s where you’ll find Dubbo Regional Council and this opportunity to shape our region as our new Treatment Technician.

Our people care deeply about serving and strengthening our community. We work for 55,000 residents and 1.65 million people who visit our region each year - and when you join us, you’ll be part of that impact every single day. We’re at the centre of huge and important environmental, economic and societal change that will ensure a more sustainable future – for the Dubbo region, New South Wales, and beyond. It doesn’t get much bigger than that.

Join us as a Treatment Technician for the Water Supply & Sewerage Branch, and develop your skills and future career.

Find purpose and impact

As a Treatment Technician (Water and Sewerage), you’ll play an essential, hands-on role in keeping the Dubbo region safe, growing and enjoyable for all. Combining outdoors and office-based work, you’ll ensure the supply of clean, reliable and high-quality drinking water. You’ll also protect our region by treating sewage to an environmentally acceptable level. By getting stuck into interesting, diverse challenges, you’ll test your skills and shape a career that never gets stale.

You’ll make an impact by:

• Assisting in the effective, efficient operation of treatment plants and managing reservoirs, booster stations and sewer pumping stations to ensure they are of high quality and meet requirements
• Testing water and sewage chemical characteristics to meet industry standards and licence guidelines through best practice procedures
• Developing chemical testing for water and sewage treatment schedules to enhance the performance of treatment plants
• Participating in an on-call roster to respond to service failures via Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) alarms after hours and on weekends
• Maintaining accurate and current computer databases and schedules

What you'll bring

To thrive in this role, you will need:

• A Certificate III in Water Operations (Treatment) or the ability to obtain this within two years of employment
• Demonstrated experience working in the water industry in particular treating water and waste water
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team
• General administrative skills demonstrating a competent level of literacy, numeracy and basic computer skills
• Experience in the operation of supervisory control and data acquisition systems (SCADA)/telemetry)

We would also love you to have:

• Completed training in fluoride operations
• Chlorine gas-handling qualifications
• An MR (Medium Rigid) driver licence

Ready to make a difference?

Join us, and help strengthen our community and your career.

This position offers an attractive annual salary ranging from $71,406 to $82,985 including market allowance.

To find out more about this role, explore the Position Description and feel free to reach out to our Water and Sewer Treatment Engineer on 02 6801 4865 to make an enquiry.

If this role sounds like you, we would love to hear from you, simply click Apply Now!

This position requires a pre-employment health assessment. Please refer to the Job Demands document for the physical requirements of the position.

Applications close 9:00am, Friday 20 December 2024. 

Due to Council's Christmas closure period, candidates will be contacted with their application outcome in the new year.

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Why Dubbo Regional Council?

At Dubbo Regional Council, you’ll find a great combination. Here’s what you can expect in your career with us:

• Find purpose and impact

Everything you do at Dubbo Regional Council makes a difference for so many people, in so many ways. It’ll always be that way. But right here, right now, we’re at the heart of some big change - and this is your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help us shape the future for communities here and beyond.

• Find personal and professional growth

You’ll find so much variety here. We’re doing diverse, high-impact work at scale. For you, that means plenty of opportunity to develop your skills and future career.

• Find people you can count on and a lifestyle you love

Your career matters, but so does your life outside of work. You don’t have to sacrifice one for the other. Here, you’ll achieve and grow in a great place to live and work, with people who truly care.

You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better balance - enjoy a 38-hour work week with a 9-day fortnight, plus generous leave allowances.
• Make your pay go further with a variety of salary-packaging options, including Rainbow Cottage Childcare, novated vehicle leasing, self-education expenses, disability/income protection insurance, and so much more.
• Be rewarded for your impact with our annual Staff Excellence Awards and find real connection with our supportive team environment and active social club.
• Prioritise your health and wellbeing with our Fitness Passport, comprehensive Wellbeing Program, annual flu vaccination, and Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.

Dubbo Regional Council is part of Wiradjuri Country and we acknowledge all clan groups that reside within the Dubbo and Wellington Wiradjuri Nation. We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.