Recruitment Select is seeking a reliable and hands-on Field Operator to join a leading regional infrastructure organisation responsible for maintaining critical water and wastewater services across Northern Victoria. This opportunity is offered on a casual basis with full-time hours available through to March 2027.
This role will suit candidates with experience in civil construction, plumbing, maintenance, utilities, mechanical trades, landscaping, irrigation, or other outdoor operational environments who enjoy varied work and being part of a team that delivers essential services to the community.
What's on Offer:
- Casual full time hours
- Attractive casual hourly rate
- Supportive team culture focused on safety and continuous improvement
- Opportunity to participate in an on-call roster and earn additional income through overtime and standby arrangements.
As a Field Operator, you'll assist with the operation, maintenance and repair of water and sewer network infrastructure, helping ensure reliable services are delivered in the Shepparton area.
Responsibilities include:
- Maintenance and repair of water and wastewater assets
- Meter reading and meter replacement works
- Responding to network faults and service requests
- Conducting routine inspections and preventative maintenance
- Supporting water quality and network reliability initiatives
- Completing required documentation and reporting
- Participating in emergency response and on-call activities as required.
Skills & Experience:
To be successful, you will ideally possess:
- Experience in any of the following; Plumbing, mechanical maintenance, civil construction, utilities, irrigation, agricultural operations or similar hands-on industries
- Experience working with pumps, pipelines or underground assets highly regarded
- Strong commitment to workplace health and safety
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Good communication and customer service skills
- Basic computer and administrative skills
- Current Driver's Licence
- Physical capacity to undertake outdoor operational and maintenance work.
Highly Regarded (but not essential):
- Excavator or Backhoe operating experience
- MR Truck Licence
- Confined Space Entry
- Working at Heights
- First Aid Certificate
Pre-Employment Requirements:
The successful applicant will be required to undertake:
- National Police Check
- Medical assessment, including drug and alcohol screening
- Reference checks
- Right to Work verification.