Arborist

Council Jobs; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rostered day off

16 days of personal leave per year

20 weeks paid parental leave

8 weeks partner leave

Make a positive impact to your local社区

Job summary

Brimbank City Council is seeking a Full Time Permanent role based at Sunshine, focusing on arboriculture and tree maintenance. You will prune trees, operate plant and equipment, complete daily work sheets and uphold safety standards to support a vibrant local community.

The role requires Certificate 3 in Arboriculture and valid licenses; Brimbank supports work-life balance with rostered days off and generous leave, and encourages diverse applicants.

Qualifications

• Certificate 3 in Arboriculture (or equivalent).
• Current Victorian Drivers Licence.
• Current Median Rigid Truck Licence.
• WorkSafe High Risk Work Licence Elevated Work Platform (EWP).
• First Aid (Level 2).
• Chainsaw Certificate (Level 2).
• Experience in manual handling techniques.
• Current Work With Children Check (WWC).
• Worksite Traffic Management.

Responsibilities

• Competent pruning of trees / chipping branches.
• Discuss, advise and recommend improvements to service delivery, productivity and safety.
• Conduct pre-start checks on all plant and equipment including site JSA’s and SWP’s.
• Report damage or malfunction of plant to supervisory staff.
• Wear Brimbank Operations uniform and PPE.
• Complete Daily Work Sheets and return to Team Leader daily.
• Other duties within Parks Services as directed.

Skills

Manual handling

Safety awareness

Teamwork

Education

Certificate 3 in Arboriculture (or equivalent)

Current Victorian Driver's Licence

Current Median Rigid Truck Licence

WorkSafe High Risk Work Licence Elevated Work Platform (EWP)

First Aid (Level 2)

Chainsaw Certificate (Level 2)

Current Work With Children Check (WWC)

Worksite Traffic Management

Job description

Exciting opportunity to join one of Melbourne’s largest municipalities. Located just 10 kilometres west of the CBD, Brimbank City Council sits at the heart of Melbourne’s fast-growing west and serves a vibrant, diverse community of more than 196,000 residents across 25 suburbs, with over 160 languages spoken.

Being community-first underpins everything we do. Innovative, future-focused and proud, we’re working together to shape a transforming City and make our community the best it can be.

Brimbank is situated on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri and Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

Every person working for Brimbank City Council shares our aspiration to make our City the best it can be!

We are currently seeking a Full Time Permanent staff member to join our team based at our offices in Sunshine.

The role

• Competent pruning of trees / chipping branches
• Discuss, advise and recommend to the Tree Crew Team Leader / Senior Strategic Officer any possible opportunities for improvements to service delivery, productivity and safety of staff.
• Conduct pre-start checks on all plant and equipment prior to starting the item up, this includes site JSA’s and SWP’s.
• Report any damage or malfunction of plant to the Team Leader/Coordinator/ Senior Strategic Officer immediately.
• Act in a courteous, co-operative, responsible and professional manner at all times.
• Report the need for maintenance and / or repair of Council assets observed during the course of undertaking your normal duties.
• Complete Daily Work Sheets and return to Team Leader/Coordinator/ Senior Strategic Officer daily.
• Wear the approved Brimbank Operations uniform at all times during work hours, including all requisite safety clothing and equipment and PPE
• Immediately advise your Team Leader/Coordinator/ Senior Strategic Officer of safety clothing/safety equipment or uniform requirements.
• Other duties within Parks Services as directed.

To be considered you will have:

• Certificate 3 in Arboriculture (or equivalent)
• Current Victorian Drivers Licence.
• Current Median Rigid Truck Licence.
• WorkSafe High Risk Work Licence Elevated Work Platform (EWP).
• First Aid (Level 2).
• Chainsaw Certificate (Level 2).
• Experience in manual handling techniques.
• Current Work With Children Check (WWC)
• Worksite Traffic Management

Benefits of working at Brimbank include:

• Rostered day off
• 16 days of personal leave per year
• 20 weeks paid parental leave
• 8 weeks partner leave
• Make a positive impact to your local community

To view a full list of employee benefits, please viewCouncil's Employee Value Proposition

Brimbank City Council actively encourages applicants from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, and LGBTQIA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore the opportunity of a career at Brimbank.

If you have any support or access requirements, or would like to speak to someone about employment process please contact People Culture and Wellbeing on 92494000.

Brimbank City Council is a Child Safe organisation and endeavouring to promote child safe, child friendly practices.

To be eligible for employment at Brimbank City Council you must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident of Australia or be legally entitled to work in Australia.

Direct any queries regarding the role to: Hayden Price - *******@brimbank.vic.gov.au