Maintenance Officer

Respect; Emerald; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Respect Emerald Avalon seeks a dedicated Maintenance Officer to oversee the facility’s upkeep, asset register, and grounds, ensuring safety and high standards across the site. You will coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance, manage contractors, and support the General Manager with fire plans and staff training.

With strong experience in maintenance programs and preferably in aged care, you will contribute to a safe, well-maintained environment for residents and staff, while complying

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating a maintenance program.
• Knowledge of asset registers and preventive maintenance scheduling.
• Experience in residential aged care or similar business is preferred.
• Accredited trade certificate relevant to the role.
• Accredited testing and tagging certificate is required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate maintenance of an up-to-date asset register.
• Oversee refurbishment and capital works planning.
• Identify preventative maintenance requirements and schedule them.
• Ensure maintenance complies with legal requirements and essential services.
• Oversee external contracts and on-site works.
• Maintain records of the maintenance program and stock levels.
• Oversee grounds maintenance, ensuring safety and tidiness.
• Assist the General Manager with fire and evacuation planning and staff training.

Skills

General maintenance

Gardening

On-call readiness

Education

Accredited trade certificate

Accredited testing and tagging certificate

National Police Certificate

Job description

We’re on the lookout for a dedicated Maintenance Officer to join our team at Respect’s Emerald Avalon site in Queensland. Here, you'll find more than a workplace, you'll discover a welcoming environment, long-term career prospects, and genuine opportunities for professional development.

Who We Are

As a proud not for profit organisation since 1922, Respect Aged Care serves older residents through our high standard of care and community. Our focus is on giving back to older adults by fostering communities of belonging. Headquartered on the northwest coast of Tasmania, our philosophy is: Everyone deserves the right to a life well-lived, with dignity and respect. Our organisation is constantly growing, with many homes and thousands of residents and employees across Victoria, New south Wales and Tasmania. Respect also has home care services in multiple states, and more than 700 units in different retirement villages and independent living communities.

The Maintenance Officer is responsible to oversee, co-ordinate, monitor and evaluate an efficient and effective preventative and corrective maintenance program for buildings, equipment and grounds at the facility.

Key Duties

• Coordinate the maintenance of an up to date asset register.
• Manage the refurbishment, equipment replacement and capital works planning.
• Identify preventative maintenance requirements and document a schedule for same.
• Ensure preventative maintenance and corrective action according to legal requirements and documented schedule, including requirements for essential services.
• Oversee external contract agreements and on-site works.
• Manage records of the maintenance program.
• Ensure adequate stock items for regular corrective maintenance jobs.
• Oversee the maintenance of neat, tidy and safe grounds, including watering.
• Ensure high quality standards in resident rooms and public areas are maintained.
• Oversee testing and tagging at the facility (perform the task if suitably qualified).
• Assist the General Manager with the fire and evacuation plan at the facility, and provide basic training with new staff as required.
• Ensure company owned vehicles are kept clean and tidy and serviced in accordance with the service maintenance schedule.
• Perform an on-call service at times that maintenance are not on duty at the facility as directed by the General Manager.
• Any other task not defined but within the employees skills, as directed by the organisation.

Requirements

• General maintenance and gardening skills.
• Current Drivers License.
• Current National Police Certificate (or ability to acquire)
• Knowledge or experience in establishing and coordinating a maintenance program.
• Experience in maintenance and horticulture management.
• An accredited trade certificate relevant to the position.
• An accredited testing and tagging certificate.
• Experience in residential aged care or similar business.