Operate plant and equipment to maintain roads and infrastructure, supporting safe and efficient services across the Northern Grampians Shire.

Vacancy Details:Position: Maintenance Crew Leader - Sweeper Job Type: Full Time Tenure: Permanent Location: Stawell Package: 66,851.72 per annum plus superannuation Download Position Description: Maintenance Crew Leader - Sweeper Applications Close: Monday 5th May 2025

About Northern Grampians Shire Council

Northern Grampians Shire Council has a diverse employment base, across 14 worksites in the Grampians Region of Victoria. We offer flexible work arrangements, providing access to relevant training and professional development opportunities with a variety of employee benefits. We promote innovation, responsiveness, respectfulness and continuous improvement as our core values. Being a smaller organisation, we can provide you with opportunities to act in leadership roles, transition between teams and participate in a range of collaborative projects with other team members or the wider community. We provide a supportive and flexible environment that values the balance between work and our employees' personal lives.

Why join us?

In addition to the picturesque landscapes at our backdoor, there are many other benefits to working for our innovative and vibrant Northern Grampians Shire Council. These include:

• Fortnightly RDO: Enjoy a well-deserved break and rejuvenate.
• Great Team Environment: A safe, respectful and supportive environment to enable you to thrive. You will work with like-minded, passionate individuals who love what they do.
• Professional Growth: We nurture talent and provide opportunities to flourish.
• Flexible Work Arrangements: To support your work life balance.
• Salary Packaging Options: Including remote area housing allowances and novated lease vehicles
• Access to Paid Leave: including purchased leave, paid parental leave, gender affirmation leave and to respond to family violence matters
• Employee Assistance Program: Your well-being matters - we've got you covered.
• Biodiversity: Explore our Council region's varied flora and fauna

Promote Inclusion

Northern Grampians Shire Council is committed to promote inclusion of all children and families; we aim to establish a culture that supports:

• cultural safety for Aboriginal children by working in partnership with Aboriginal peoples and Aboriginal community controlled organisations
• cultural safety for children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds
• establishing a safe environment for children with a disability

Position objectives

This position has responsibility for leading construction and maintenance works within the municipality and in accordance with the directions given by the Team Leader.

Key responsibility areas

Assist the Team Leader to deliver the annual infrastructure works program being responsive to community needs and at high quality within budget.

Provide instruction and supervision in the day-to-day operations of the crew ensuring the work is undertaken in accordance with safe working practices, conduct regular worksite audits .

Oversee the work of the crew specifically formed for individual projects, paying particular attention to on-the-job training, personnel issues and quality control.

Complete, and ensure other employees complete, documentation, such as daily activity sheets, safe work statements (SWMS)

React immediately to overcome problems observed throughout the Shire either by undertaking minor maintenance or making a report to the Team Leader.

Assist the Team Leader Works to provide on-the-job skills and development.

Perform, as directed, other duties that are within the limits of the incumbents’ skill, competence and training.

Complete required job tracker sheets, assigned work orders and all gravel documentation sheets regularly and within timeframes

Ensure the crew are completing timesheets correctly with job numbers and plant. Provide the crew with access to required job numbers, providing Team Leader the required job numbers that have to be in the system

Maintain, and provide supervision for the regular maintenance of plant, ensuring that daily plant checklists are complete and safe operation of equipment is conducted and overall upkeep of plant is maintained to the highest possible standard. This includes the reporting problems to the Mechanical Workshop

Qualifications and experience

• Bitumen/Asphalt
• Road Drainage Maintenance/Construction
• Trench Maintenance/Construction

• A current Victorian Medium Rigid driver’s license.
• Knowledge and skills gained through on-the-job training including:
• Road Construction Techniques:-
• Road Furniture Installation
• Chainsaw Safety
• Road Signing & Safety
• Chemical Users Certificate
• Level 1 or Level 2 Industrial First Aid Certificate
• Construction White Card

Selection criteria

1. A current Victorian Medium Rigid driver’s license
2. Substantial knowledge and skills in road construction and safe machinery operation gained through on-the-job training.
3. Demonstrated ability to optimise staff performance and an ability to encourage staff to work in a team environment.
4. Demonstrated ability to undertake routine maintenance and running repairs on plant and equipment.
5. Ability to be able to communicate effectively with members of the public and staff.

How to apply

• Click the Apply Button
• Download and read the position description.
• Attach a resume and cover letter briefly addressing the key selection criteria.
• Submit your application by following the process on this page.

If you'd like to know more contact Gavin Keilar, Team Leader Works Stawell at [email protected] or call 03 5358 8700.

Applications close 12pm Monday 5th May 2025.

Northern Grampians Shire Council is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to providing a safe workplace that embraces and values child safety.