Carpenter (Infrastructure Asset Management Services) - Atherton

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service; Atherton; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous superannuation

Salary packaging

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service, Atherton, Queensland, is seeking a Carpenter within Infrastructure Asset Management Services. The role involves carpentry work as part of facility maintenance and asset management across the CHHHS.

The team emphasises safety, regulatory compliance, and service continuity across clinical and administrative buildings. The position supports planned maintenance and requires flexibility to work with contractors while maintaining accurate records and

Qualifications

• Proven willingness to undertake training or skill development deemed necessary to support the role and business needs.
• Liaise with staff, other government agencies and private contractors to minimise disruption to clients and staff.
• Maintain personal licences and any assigned annual training requirements to ensure current.
• Ensure all Planned Maintenance work orders have required service reports attached as evidence of completion.

Responsibilities

• In this position you will liaise 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.

Skills

Carpentry

Maintenance

Record keeping

Liaison

Job description

Carpenter (Infrastructure Asset Management Services) - Atherton

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service – Atherton QLD

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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