Carpenter (Infrastructure Asset Management Services) - Atherton

Queensland Health; Atherton; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Health in Atherton is seeking a Carpenter to perform high standard preventive and corrective maintenance on Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service buildings, plant, equipment, fixtures and fittings. The Carpenter will undertake minor new works as directed by the Trade Coordinator, ensuring compliance and reliable facility operations.

The role focuses on planned maintenance, collaboration with staff and external contractors, and maintaining licences and training.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a proactive willingness to undertake any training or skill development deemed necessary to support the role and business needs.
• Liaise with and work with staff, other government agencies and private contractors to ensure work is undertaken with minimal disruption to clients and other staff
• Maintain personal licences and any assigned annual training requirements to ensure that they are always current.
• Ensure all Planned Maintenance work orders have required service reports attached as evidence of completion. Discuss defects identified with Trade Coordinator and assist in compilation of corrective works required to ensure equipment/items inspected remain in a serviceable condition.

Job description

Carpenter (Infrastructure Asset Management Services) - Atherton

Build services that grow with the community.

Make every day different by joining our Infrastructure Asset Management Services. We have a current vacancy as a Carpenter. In this role you will be responsible for providing high standard preventative and corrective maintenance services for Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service buildings, plant, equipment, fixtures and fittings. The trade Carpenter will be required to carry out minor new works and carpentry maintenance as directed by the Trade Coordinator.

Make the move. Make a difference.

Build services that grow with the community.

Make every day different by joining our Infrastructure Asset Management Services. We have a current vacancy as a Carpenter. In this role you will be responsible for providing high standard preventative and corrective maintenance services for Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service buildings, plant, equipment, fixtures and fittings. The trade Carpenter will be required to carry out minor new works and carpentry maintenance as directed by the Trade Coordinator.

About us:

Infrastructure Asset Management (IAM) provides planning, construction, operation and maintenance of all Health Service physical facilities, engineering systems, plant and equipment to meet strategic objectives within a quality environment. IAM is staffed with professional, trade operational, and administrative staff. Trades include electrical, fitting, plumbing, carpentry, refrigeration, trade assistants and apprentices.

The unit is accountable for facility maintenance and asset management in CHHHS and ensures all clinical and administrative buildings are compliant with statutory checks and inspections necessary to comply with Acts, Regulations, Codes of Practice and Australian Standards. IAM provides 24-hour corrective maintenance and breakdown service for the facilities around the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service.

We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.

Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

About your opportunity:

In this position you will…..

• Demonstrate a proactive willingness to undertake any training or skill development deemed necessary to support the role and business needs.
• Liaise with and work with staff, other government agencies and private contractors to ensure work is undertaken with minimal disruption to clients and other staff
• Maintain personal licences and any assigned annual training requirements to ensure that they are always current.
• Ensure all Planned Maintenance work orders have required service reports attached as evidence of completion. Discuss defects identified with Trade Coordinator and assist in compilation of corrective works required to ensure equipment/items inspected remain in a serviceable condition. This includes completion of all paper based and electronic records.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

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What we offer:

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest.

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