Experienced Grass Cutting Operator

Melbourne Water; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful community impact

Career development and training

Supportive and inclusive culture

Focus on safety and wellbeing

Diverse field-based work

Job summary

Melbourne Water is seeking an experienced Leading Hand Grass to deliver grass management across our waterways and land network in the Mornington Peninsula and Westernport region. You will lead field activities, operate spray rigs and heavy machinery, and support safe maintenance delivery.

The role requires autonomy outdoors, teamwork, and a commitment to safety and environmental outcomes, based at our Bangholme work centre.

Qualifications

• Experience operating spray rigs and boom spray equipment.
• Experience in grass maintenance, using a front deck mover and tractor
• Knowledge of herbicide application and vegetation management practices.
• Strong commitment to safety, teamwork and quality outcomes.
• Ability to work outdoors, autonomously and respond to changing operational priorities.

Responsibilities

• Undertake grass maintenance, vegetation management and civil maintenance works.
• Operate primarily ride-on front deck mower, tractor and associated grass cutting machinery.
• Support the safe and efficient delivery of maintenance and project activities.
• Identify hazards and contribute to a strong safety culture.
• Operate spray rigs, boom sprays and other heavy plant equipment.
• Participate in emergency response activities and operational call-outs when required.

Skills

Outdoor work

Safety mindset

Teamwork

Autonomy

Tools

Spray rigs

Boom spray equipment

Front deck mower

Tractor

Job description

In Melbourne, water is essential to our way of life. As caretakers for Melbourne’s water cycle, we care for water, life and land throughout Melbourne: both its people and its biodiversity. Each time you drink from the tap, flush a toilet or kayak down the Yarra, we’re there. Primed and ready, quietly delivering some of the world’s cleanest water for over five million residents and wildlife that call Melbourne home, just as we have for over 130 years. If you value making it count, diving in with curiosity, and doing what’s right, you're in the right place.

Join Melbourne Water and play a key role in maintaining the land, waterways and environmental assets that help make Melbourne one of the world's most liveable cities.

We are seeking an experienced Leading Hand Grass to deliver grass management activities and support maintenance, natural resource management and civil works across our extensive waterways and land network in the Mornington Peninsula and Westernport region.

About the role:

Reporting to the Program Lead Maintenance, you will:

• Undertake grass maintenance, vegetation management and civil maintenance works.
• Operate primarily ride-on front deck mower, tractor and associated grass cutting machinery.
• Support the safe and efficient delivery of maintenance and project activities.
• Identify hazards and contribute to a strong safety culture.
• Operate spray rigs, boom sprays and other heavy plant equipment.
• Participate in emergency response activities and operational call-outs when required.

You will bring:

• Experience operating spray rigs and boom spray equipment.
• Experience in grass maintenance, using a front deck mover and tractor
• Knowledge of herbicide application and vegetation management practices.
• Strong commitment to safety, teamwork and quality outcomes.
• Ability to work outdoors, autonomously and respond to changing operational priorities.

We're looking for an experienced Leading Hand Grass to join our Waterways and Land team based at the Melbourne Water Bangholme work centre. If you enjoy working outdoors, operating heavy machinery, leading field-based activities and taking pride in maintaining essential environmental and community assets, we'd love to hear from you.

We offer:

• Meaningful work that benefits the community and environment
• Career development and training opportunities
• A supportive and inclusive culture
• Strong focus on safety and wellbeing
• Diverse and rewarding field-based work

Review the Position Description:Position Description - Leading Hand Grass.pdf

• At Melbourne Water, we care deeply about water and the life it sustains.
• Our team is inspired by passion and purpose, with an unwavering commitment to safety. We are on a mission to protect every Melburnian’s way of life, one drop at a time.
• We don’t just talk about flexible working, we live it. Our culture of purpose, safety, results, and learning flows through everything we do. We're dedicated to doing what's right, and this commitment extends to the meaningful work we do in a supportive and inclusive culture that encourages you to make the most of your talents.
• Our long-standing commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging means that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ individuals, neurodivergent individuals, people living with disability, mature age and young jobseekers from all cultures can apply with confidence knowing they are safe, affirmed, and celebrated.
• If you’re curious, action-orientated, outcomes-focused, and passionate about public resources, community, and the environment, we'd love to receive your application and learn if you could be a great fit.

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