About Maranoa Regional Council:

Maranoa Regional Council is an inclusive, proud and connected community, attracting and embracing opportunity to forge a strong future for generations to come. We support our individual communities to grow while building one strong connected region that partners with people, business and industry to thrive.

Purpose:

To contribute to the production and operations at the Roma Quarry through plant operation and labourer support with a particular focus on material dispatch preparation.

The successful candidate will possess:

• Quarry Operations
• Plant Operations
• Labour Support

For full details of this position, please ensure you download the attached Position Description, which provides the detailed responsibilities and required skills, experience and qualifications.

Position Details

• Position based in Roma QLD
• Full-time position - 38hours per week
• Maranoa Regional Council Certified Agreement 2023 - Stream B- 4-5
• Construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair and/or maintenance allowance - $38.04 per week.
• Maranoa locality allowance - $72.00 per fortnight

Mandatory Medical Examinations for Respiratory Health Surveillance:

The Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2017 requires Queensland mineral mine and quarry workers to undertake respiratory health surveillance prior to commencing work in the mineral mine and quarry industry and then at least once every 5 years. The medical examinations for respiratory health surveillance must include:

• A chest examination that includes listening to the lungs.
• A chest X-ray dual-read by qualified radiologists to the international standard.
• Spirometry tests and comparisons with previous spirometry tests where available.
• Any examination deemed necessary by an appropriate doctor to support the early detection of injury or illness to the person's respiratory system (e.g. high-resolution computed tomography scan).

Fit-testing must be carried out on males who are clean-shaven or have no hair between their face and the fitting surfaces of the respirator face piece.

Why it is worth working at Maranoa Regional Council?

• Work a 9-day fortnight with a Rostered Day Off.
• Access Long service leave after seven (7) years
• Five weeks of annual leave annually
• Ten weeks (full pay) paid parental leave, 20 weeks (half pay) paid parental leave
• Three weeks sick leave annually
• Salary sacrifice facilities (rural remote rent assistance, novated leasing, additional super contributions)
• Employee Assistance Program – free 24 hour nationwide confidential personal or work-related counselling services for employees and their families.
• Relocation Assistance up to $5000 (terms and conditions apply)

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How to Apply:

• Covering letter stating why you are interested in the position.
• Current resume (CV).
• Address the questions presented in the application form.

Additional Information

MRC reserves the right to close or withdraw vacancies before the advertised closing date, or extend the closing date, without prior notice.

The preferred candidate must have the legal right to work in Australia and will be required to undertake a Criminal History Check and a pre-employment medical assessment to assess their ability to perform the genuine occupational requirements of the position.

For more information:

Website: www.maranoa.qld.gov.au

Telephone: 1300 007 662

Maranoa Regional Council is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We actively support diversity and inclusion in our workplace