Experienced Maintenance Employee – Tree Maintenance
Full Time Ongoing position
Salary Range $68,****** - $72,****** plus applicable
allowances, up to $4,****** and 12% superannuation
Location: Latrobe City
Department: City Presentation
The Role
As a Tree Maintenance Employee, you will use your skills and
experience in arboriculture and tree maintenance to achieve the overall
maintenance objectives of the Tree Maintenance and City Presentation
Department.
Your role will be to ensure the care and proper use of
plant, tools and equipment in the performance of the work, ensuring safety and
customer service are always front of mind.
You will assist across any area of
the maintenance operations where work priorities demand.
Working hours are 7:00AM – 4:00PM with 9-day fortnight.
Workdays start and conclude at Latrobe City Council's depot in Morwell.
About You
We are seeking an experienced tree maintenance employee with
drive to produce work of the highest quality.
Your communication will be
friendly and professional to communicate with the public, clients and other
employees.
You will have:
Current
Heavy Rigid Vehicle license as a minimum.
Construction
Induction (White Card).
Current
Traffic Control and Worksite Management Certificate or willing to obtain
within the first 3 months of employment
Elevated
platform vehicle operator certificate of competency.
Current
certificate in Cert 2 in ESI Powerline Vegetation Control.
Current
certificate recognising the holder has been trained and assessed to
competently trim and crosscut felled trees or a higher qualification.
Appropriate
qualification or equivalent recognized and relevant experience (minimum 3
years) to undertake amenity tree and vegetation maintenance as per AS
*********
Desirable:
Certificate




III Arboriculture is highly desirable.
Current
First Aid.
Experience
working with a Municipal Council or similar authority.
Successful applicants will be required to apply for and
satisfactorily obtain a National Police Check and Working with Children's Check
and undertake a Pre-employment Medical Check.
Go Further at Latrobe City Council
A career with us begins with a desire to empower and make
positive change within our Latrobe City Community.
At council you will get
stuck into interesting work and experience growth as you see the impact you
make unfold right in front of you.
Why work for us?
At Latrobe City Council we are an equal prospect employer
who invests heavily in our employees.
We offer a range of training and Personal Development opportunities
including a structured Leadership Development Program and study assistance.
At LCC you will enjoy flexible working options including
working from home, and we offer perks such as salary packaging and access to
our health and wellbeing programs.
We want you to join our team and provide the best services
possible for a fast-growing regional municipality in the heart of Gippsland.
To apply
Please apply via the Latrobe City Council website

Applications will be reviewed as they are received.
ContactSean Cantwell, Team Leader Tree Maintenanceon03
*********for a confidential discussion.
Child Safe Organisation
Latrobe City Council has a zero tolerance to any form of




child abuse and is committed to the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of
children.
We create and maintain a child safe organisation where protecting
children and preventing and responding to child abuse is embedded in the
everyday thinking and practice of all employees, volunteers and contractors.
Our recruitment practices reflect this.
Diversity and Inclusion
At Latrobe City Council we value workforce diversity and
inclusion, where individual uniqueness is embraced.
We value diverse life
experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality
services to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity,
religion, cultural background, disability, or sexuality.
At Latrobe City Council we are committed to providing
positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander background.
Council's Indigenous Employment Program is
available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants
and can be contacted ****** or by calling
******** ***.
We at Latrobe City Council strongly encourage people with
disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles.
If we can assist you
with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this
role, please contact the Careers team via email at ******
or call ********* noting your preferred method of communication and contact
details and a member of the team will be in touch.
Latrobe City Council is an equal opportunity employer and
works in the interest of the safety of children and young people.
Our
recruitment processes reflect this commitment.

📌 Experienced Maintenance Employee - Tree Maintenance (Traralgon)
🏢 LaTrobe City Council
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