Cleansing - Multi Skilled Worker

Brimbank City Council; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fortnightly RDO

Personal leave 16 days p.a.

Paid parental leave 20 weeks

Job summary

Brimbank City Council is seeking 4 Cleansing Multi-Skilled Officers to maintain the cleanliness of roads and footpaths across Melbourne’s western suburbs. You may work solo or in small teams, with a strong emphasis on safety and a rotating roster including weekends and nights.

Role requires operating various sweepers, reporting hazards, and participating in toolbox meetings. Training will be provided for listed licenses where needed.

Qualifications

• Physical fitness required.
• A positive, can-do attitude and safe work practices.
• Experience operating road/footpath sweepers.
• OH&S induction completed or able to obtain before starting.

Responsibilities

• Operate various plant and equipment as listed in the duty statement.
• Report safety hazards and issues to Supervisor.
• Collaborate with team to organise materials and complete tasks.
• Attend toolbox meetings and participate in training.
• Use initiative to complete tasks and suggest safer, more efficient practices.
• Contribute ideas to improve safety and efficiency of work practices.

Skills

Physical fitness

Can-do attitude

Overtime availability

Experience with sweepers

OH&S induction

Job description

Permanent Full Time | 36 Hour Week | Fortnightly RDO

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 seeking 4 Cleansing Multi-Skilled Officers to join our highly energetic, and hard working Cleansing team based at the Keilor Park Operations Centre.

The role

As a Cleansing Multi-Skilled Officer, you will play a vital part in maintaining the cleanliness of our roads and footpaths as well as preserving the presentation of our municipality.

Depending on the day, the role will see you working autonomously or in teams of 2-4 and with a strong focus on safety, your responsibilities will include:

• Operating various plant and equipment – see position description for a detailed list


• Reporting safety hazards and issues to the Supervisor


• Collaborate with team members to organise materials and complete tasks


• Participating in tool box meetings and training


• Using your initiative and problem solving skills to complete allocated tasks


• Contributing ideas for changes and improvements in work practices to enhance safety and efficiency

To be considered you will have:

• A ‘can do’ attitude and be able to work in line with our values of We are respectful, We find better ways, We act with integrity and We work together


• Physical fitness - for a detailed overview of the physical requirements of this role, refer to the attached Job Task Analysis


• Experience operating road & footpath sweepers


• OH&S Induction Card


• Availability to work overtime, weekends/nights (on a rotating roster)

Please include in your application other experience or licenses you have, such as:

• Skid Steer Loader Certificate of Competency or may be obtained during first six months with Council*


• Traffic Control & Worksite Traffic Management skills & qualifications or may be obtained during first six months with Council*


• Spotters electrical safety awareness qualification or may be obtained during first six months with Council*


• *Please note, if these requirements are not met upon commencement, Council will provide required training.

Benefits of working at Brimbank include:

• Fortnightly RDO


• 16 days of personal leave per year (FTE)


• 20 weeks paid parental leave (FTE)


• 8 weeks partner leave


• Study support and leave


• Opportunities to get involved in Council initiatives such as mentoring programs, leadership opportunities, peer support programs and many more


• Discounted membership to Council Leisure Centres


• Make a positive impact to your local community

To view a full list of employee benefits, please view Council's Employee Values 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: [e-mail]

If you want to know more about what we do or why you should work for Brimbank City Council check out our web page: https://www.brimbank.vic.gov.au/careers

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