Plant/Tractor Driver

Council Jobs; Blacktown; On-site; AUD 61,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent full-time role

Rostered Day Off every fortnight

Superannuation 12%

Job summary

Blacktown City Council is seeking a Plant/Tractor Driver to operate tractors, mowers and related equipment for parks, reserves and roadsides. You will perform mowing, slashing and vegetation management, and assist with field preparation and sporting facilities maintenance.

Join a team focused on safety, reliability and community service, with a permanent full-time role, RDO every fortnight, 12% superannuation, ongoing training and access to wellbeing programs.

Qualifications

• Experience operating tractors and large-scale turf equipment.
• Ability to perform vegetation management and greenspace maintenance.
• Commitment to safety and quality workmanship.

Responsibilities

• Mow, slash and maintain parks, reserves and public spaces.
• Prepare and maintain sports fields; install/remove goal posts; mark fields.
• Maintain cricket wickets; assist with garden, reserve and roadside maintenance.
• Perform pre-start checks and routine maintenance on plant and equipment.
• Work safely and deliver scheduled maintenance activities.
• Collaborate with team to deliver high standards of service.

Skills

Tractor operation

Vegetation management

Greenspace maintenance

Safety focus

Job description

Work that matters, done with people who care.

Get behind the machinery that keeps our community moving. Across parks, reserves, sports fields and roadsides, your work is visible every day. You operate tractors, mowers and other plant and equipment to maintain the public spaces our community uses and enjoys.

As a Plant/Tractor Driver, you carry out mowing, slashing, vegetation management and general greenspace maintenance across the city. You prepare and maintain sports fields, install and remove goal posts, mark playing fields, cover and uncover cricket wickets, and assist with garden, reserve and roadside maintenance. You complete pre-start checks, maintain plant and equipment, and work safely while delivering scheduled maintenance activities.

Your work helps keep parks, sporting facilities, reserves and open spaces safe, accessible and well maintained. The results are practical and visible, from freshly maintained sports fields to tidy roadsides and public spaces that residents use every day.

This role suits a reliable and safety-focused operator with experience in tractor operations and large-scale turf maintenance. You take pride in quality work, care for the equipment you operate, work well as part of a team and are committed to delivering a high standard of service to the community.

At Blacktown City Council, good people make great teams, and great teams build great cities. Here, you will find the stability and support to keep growing, along with:

• a secure, permanent, full-time role with one of Australia's largest councils
• an entry level salary commencing at $1,310.20 per week
• a Rostered Day Off (RDO) every fortnight
• 12% superannuation and competitive leave entitlements
• ongoing training and development support
• access to Fitness Passport, social clubs and wellbeing programs.

Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.

We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.

Contact officer: Scott Keen on 0448 259 ***