Plant Operator - Sports Park Infrastructure

Toowoomba Regional Council; Charlton; On-site; AUD 78,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Safety culture and safety-first

Professional development

Salary sacrifice options

Health insurance discounts

Fitness Passport

Vaccinations and health programs

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Toowoomba Regional Council is seeking a Plant Operator for the Sports Park Infrastructure in Charlton. The role involves operating plant and equipment within a sports parks environment, with occasional supervision of a small team and a focus on safety and service delivery.

Based at Charlton Depot, the position is permanent, full-time, and offers a rostered day off. Benefits include leave loading, superannuation, and access to development opportunities within a safety-first organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience and competence to perform all duties
• WHS competency – White Card CPCWHS1001 or equivalent
• ACDC spraying certificate desirable
• Certificate III in Horticulture desirable
• Working at Heights desirable
• Technical, leadership and teamwork skills
• Literacy and interpersonal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Operate plant and equipment for sports park infrastructure.
• Supervise a small team as required.
• Maintain safety of staff and public.
• Deliver efficient service levels with limited supervision.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Communication

Literacy

Experience

Education

White Card CPCWHS1001

Certificate III in Horticulture

ACDC Spraying certificate

Job description

Plant Operator - Sports Park Infrastructure

3352 | Parks & Recreation Services | Charlton Depot

SCORE A WIN FOR YOUR CAREER WITH TOOWOOMBA REGIONALCOUNCIL

• $1,307.56 gross per 38 hour week, plus17.5% annual leave loading and up to 12.65%superannuation.
• Permanent Full time position based atour Principal Depot in Charlton.
• Enjoy a Rostered Day off eachmonth.

About the position

The Plant Operator is required toensure that staff, members of the public, and other stakeholdersremain safe while achieving the efficient delivery of desiredlevels of service for sports park infrastructure within theToowoomba region. Primarily, the incumbent is responsible for theoperation of plant and equipment in a sports parks environment, aswell as providing hands on supervision of a small team as requiredfrom time to time.

This position will work underlimited supervision.

What we provide

• A safety-consciousorganisation and environment - go home safe every day!
• Professional development andlearning opportunities.
• Salary sacrificingopportunities to boost your superannuation.
• Corporate discounts onselected private health insurance.
• Access to the Fitness PassportProgram - providing access to a wide range of local health,fitness, and leisure facilities with a single membership.
• Free Flu Vaccinations and SkinChecks.
• Employee Assistance Program –free 24 hour nationwide confidential counselling services foretemployees and their families going through personal orwork-related problems.

What you'll bring

• A combination ofexperience, qualification and competence whichenables the incumbent to perform all duties of theposition.
• WHS Competency (WhiteCard) for CPCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in theconstruction industry, or equivalent or willingness to obtainprior to commencement.
• ACDC (Agricultural ChemicalsDistribution Control) Spraying certificate is desirable.
• Certificate III inHorticulture is desirable.
• Working at Heights certificateis desirable.
• Technical skills andknowledge.
• Leadership and teamworkskills.
• Literacy, interpersonal andcommunication skills.

The preferred candidate will be required toundertake a Criminal History Check and a pre-employment medicalassessment to assess their ability to perform the genuineoccupational requirements of the position.

For furtherinformation

Please contact Craig Toms - Supervisor -Sports Infrastructure - on 0439 740 699 within businesshours.

Closingdate

The closingdate for applications is at 11:59pm on Thursday, 29 October2026.

The Toowoomba region is about richtraditions and bold ambitions. Our long and proud agriculturalhistory has evolved Toowoomba into Australia’s second largestinland city supporting diverse townships in the council area andacting as a service centre for South West Qld and North West NSW.The region is boldly forging new opportunities around the SuratBasin resource sector, education, health, transport and massiveinfrastructure investments. Growth hasn’t come at the expense ofliveability though, with Toowoomba twice voted in the top 5 mostfamily friendly cities in Australia.

Toowoomba Regional Council services aregional population of 178,500 and employs a team of approximately1,600 staff, dedicated and passionate about delivering excellentcustomer service to the community, residents and visitorsthroughout the region. We recognise that our success depends uponattracting and retaining skilled and talented staff and offer awide variety of interesting challenges and opportunities to developyour career.

Council does not accept unsolicitedagency approaches or applications for this or any other vacancy. Noresponse will be provided.