W&S; Network Operations Worker (Licenced Fitter)

Whitsunday Regional Council – Whitsundays QLD

Water & Sewerage Network Operations Worker (Licenced Fitter)

Permanent / Full Time

Location – Proserpine

$76,014 – 91,143 per annum

The Whitsunday Regional Council is situated at the heart of the Great Barrier Reef. The region encompasses the 74 tropical Whitsunday Islands, the coastal towns of Cannonvale, Airlie Beach, Jubilee Pocket, Shute Harbour and Bowen along with the rural towns of Proserpine and Collinsville. The Whitsunday region offers a dynamic environment and is perfectly placed to live, work, play and invest.

The Role

Do you have a passion for making sure everything runs smoothly? Want to play a key role in keeping our community’s water and sewerage systems flowing safely and reliably?

We’re on the lookout for a proactive and skilled Water & Sewerage Network Operations Worker (Licenced Fitter) to join our team. If you’re all about rolling up your sleeves, solving problems, and ensuring top-notch service delivery, this is the role for you!

In this role, you will be responsible for carrying out and providing quality service delivery and ensuring the complete reliability and safe operations of Council’s infrastructure.

Our offer to you:

- Work life balance with a 9 day fortnight
- Save more with our salary sacrifice scheme
- Health and Wellbeing Benefits

Key Responsibilities:

- Maintenance of Water and Sewerage Treatment Plants including general maintenance, fabrications and repairs
- Maintenance,



repairs and installation on water and sewerage mechanical infrastructure in accordance with the Asset Management outputs
- Maintenance, repairs and installation on water and sewerage mechanical infrastructure in response to equipment failures

Operational Accountabilities:

- Ensure that all work carried out is undertaken professionally, to a high standard and in a safe productive manner
- Complete basic office duties such as ordering of spare parts, quotations and maintain accurate records
- Deal effectively and effectively with internal and external stakeholder, including customer service requests, complaints and general enquiries and transactions
- Relieve at other locations throughout the region as required
- Undertake other relevant duties as required
- Class MR drivers licence (or willing to obtain)
- White Construction card
- High Risk Forklift licence (or willing to obtain)
- Current First aid and CPR certificate
- Low voltage certificate (or willing to obtain
- Working at Heights certificate (or willing to obtain)
- Working in Confined space certificate (or willing to obtain)
- Ability to work at heights and in confined spaces
- Demonstrated experience in fabrications, repairs, maintenance of pumps and servicing of pipes and mains

Council is committed to providing a healthy work environment for individuals working, visiting or conducting business at Council workplaces and is transitioning to a Smoke Free Workplace.

Council practices Equal Employment Opportunities and Workplace Health and Safety Principles.

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📌 W&S Network Operations Worker (Licenced Fitter) (Queensland)
🏢 Whitsunday Regional Council
📍 Queensland