Salary Range $68,116.88 – $72,938.84 plus applicable allowances, up to $4,284.20 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 plants, 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 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM with a 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 a 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 cross‑cut felled trees or a higher qualification.
- Appropriate qualification or equivalent recognised and relevant experience (minimum 3 years)
to undertake amenity tree and vegetation maintenance as per AS 4373‑2007.
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.
Advantages
At Latrobe City Council we offer a range of training and Personal Development opportunities, including a structured Leadership Development Program and study assistance. We also provide flexible working options, salary packaging and access to our health and wellbeing programs.
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.
Diversity and Inclusion
We value workforce diversity and inclusion, embracing individual uniqueness. We provide high‑quality services to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability or sexuality. We encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply and can assist with reasonable adjustments. The Council’s Indigenous Employment Program supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants.
Latrobe City Council is an equal‑opportunity employer and works in the interest of the safety of children and young people.
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📌 Experienced Maintenance Employee - Tree Maintenance (Morwell)
🏢 LaTrobe City Council
📍 Morwell
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