Maintenance Worker

West Gippsland Healthcare Group; Shire of Baw Baw; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Employee assistance program

Salary packaging

Free Parking

On-the-job training

Job summary

West Gippsland Linen Service, a unit of West Gippsland Healthcare Group, is seeking a skilled Maintenance Worker/Trades Assistant for Warragul Linen Service. The role focuses on preventive and corrective maintenance of laundry plant equipment, including batch washers and ironers.

Based at Warragul, you will join a small team five days a week with fixed shifts and potential ongoing employment after a 12‑month term.

Qualifications

• Experience with equipment maintenance, pneumatic, hydraulic & automation would be advantageous.
• Good communication and people skills are essential.
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing tasks and hours.

Responsibilities

• Preventive and corrective maintenance of plant and equipment, scheduled or as required.
• Completion of work orders in line with operational and manufacturer guidelines and specifications.
• Providing a first response to plant and equipment malfunctions or breakdowns across the site.
• Assist with providing an efficient, safe and operational plant, performing general maintenance tasks.

Skills

Communication skills

People skills

Maintenance experience

Pneumatic/hydraulic/automation

Flexibility

Pressure handling

Job description

Fixed Term Role until up to 30 September 2027 (With Potential to Ongoing)

38 Hours Per Week – Afternoon Shift

Maintenance Workers (VPS) (Single Interest Employers) EBA - Classification Metal Trades Assistant (OB29- OB37) $36.23447 - $46.29974 per hourskills based (excluding allowances)

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The Warragul Linen Service (WLS) is a business unit of the West Gippsland Healthcare Group and are a leading linen service provider to several public hospitals across Melbourne metropolitan and surrounds. Our laundry plant is situated in the regional town of Warragul, behind the West Gippsland Hospital.

We are currently seeking a skilled and reliable Maintenance Worker / Trades Assistant to join our team in conducting general maintenance duties, ensuring they are completed on time and to a high standard. The position is based at the Warragul Linen Service production plant. You will be working with industrial equipment including batch washers, ironers and garment folders, conducting preventive and corrective maintenance as required for continual service.

We have an outstanding opportunity available 5 days per week to join our team initially on a fixed term basis, with potential to remain ongoing at the completion of a 12-month period. Approximate shift times Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 12:30pm-9:00pm, Thursday 10:30am-7:00pm and Friday 12:30pm-7:00pm. All shifts may deviate slightly from time-to-time given the nature of the role. Unplanned or reactive maintenance activities may also take place outside the hours specified on occasions for e.g. weekend work on a needs basis or as required.

Ability to be flexible and adaptable with respects to any additional hours outside your roster will be highly regarded.

Major tasks include: Please read the Position Description for a comprehensive overview of the role.

• Preventive and corrective maintenance of plant and equipment, scheduled or as required.
• Completion of work orders in line with operational and manufacturer guidelines and specifications.
• Providing a first response to plant and equipment malfunctions or breakdowns across the WLS site.
• Assist with providing an efficient, safe and operational plant, performing general maintenance tasks.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Communication and people skills.
• Responsible and mature work attitude.
• Experience with equipment maintenance, pneumatic, hydraulic & automation would be advantageous.
• Capacity and willingness to be flexible and adaptable.
• Ability to work under pressure, handling multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Commitment to corporate vision, mission values and agreed critical strategies.

West Gippsland Healthcare Group staff benefits include:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Access to employee assistance program
• Salary packaging
• Free Parking
• Comprehensive on the job training provided with uniforms and protective clothing available.

IMPORTANT: Some roles in the healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated annually for Influenza (unless a valid exemption applies). Evidence of vaccination (or exemption) will be required to be provided prior to commencement.

Working with us

All appointments with the West Gippsland Healthcare Group are subject to the satisfactory return of professional reference checks, a National Police Record Clearance and a current Employee Working with Children Check. All employees must hold current entitlement to work within Australia. A six-month probationary period applies to all new appointments.

Applications close 25/11/2026* (applications may close earlier)

* Applications will be reviewed as they are received. This position will remain open for a minimum fourteen (14) days for externally advertised positions from the date of advertisement and may close earlier than the listed closing date if a suitable candidate/s are identified.

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As an inclusive employer, committed to improving diversity and equity in our workforce, we encourage applications from all parts of our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTI people, and people with lived experience of disability.

As a Child Safe organisation, West Gippsland Healthcare Group promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children, including those with disability.

Applications close Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 11.59pm