Trade Assistant

Queensland Health; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Health is seeking a Trade Assistant to provide minor non-trade electrical support and general assistance to electrical tradespeople across Cairns facilities. You’ll help with maintenance, installations, inspections, and equipment movements to keep hospital services running.

Join the Building, Engineering and Maintenance Services team to support essential electrical and mechanical infrastructure, assist trades, handle light fittings, transport gear, and perform tasks under supervision

Qualifications

• Performs minor non-trade electrical support tasks.
• Provides general assistance to electrical tradespersons and in-house staff.
• Follows supervision; avoids machine work, welding, oxy cutting or other trade-related tasks.
• Supports trades with duties as assigned by supervisors and maintenance coordinators.

Responsibilities

• Replace non-functional light fittings as directed by the leading hand electrician.
• Carry vehicles, equipment and furniture; assist with cleaning as defined by maintenance coordination.
• Use hand tools and minor power tools for non-trade work on beds, wheelchairs, shower chairs and ward furniture.
• Assist all trades and perform other duties within the scope of a trades assistant.

Skills

Basic electrical support

Use hand tools

Power tools (non-trade)

General maintenance assistance

Team collaboration

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Job description

Make the move. Make a difference.

Supporting care from the ground up.

Make every day different by joining our Electrical Mechanical Services. We have a current vacancy as Trade Assistant. This position is responsible for providing minor non-trade electrical support services and general assistance to electrical tradespersons, in-house trade staff and contractors. The role assists with maintenance, installations, inspections, equipment movements and other support activities to ensure the efficient operation of building, engineering and maintenance services across healthcare facilities.

About us:

Electrical Mechanical Services is part of the Building, Engineering and Maintenance Services (BEMS) team and is responsible for the operation, maintenance, repair and upgrade of essential electrical and mechanical infrastructure across healthcare facilities. This includes maintaining building services, power distribution systems, emergency power generation, air conditioning and ventilation systems, medical plant, water and pumping systems, and other critical infrastructure to ensure a safe, compliant and reliable environment for patients, visitors and staff. The team works collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical stakeholders to support the continuous operation of healthcare services.

Building, Engineering and Maintenance Services (BEMS) provides the planning, construction, operation and maintenance of all health service facilities, engineering systems, infrastructure, plant and equipment to support the delivery of safe and effective healthcare services. The BEMS team consists of professional, operational, administrative and trade staff, including electrical, mechanical, plumbing, carpentry, fitting and HVAC trades. Services are delivered through a combination of in-house trade personnel and contracted service providers to ensure the ongoing reliability, safety and compliance of hospital infrastructure and essential engineering services.

Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

About your role:

• Responsible for replacing non-functional light fittings as directed by leading hand electrician.
• General duties including ferrying of vehicles, equipment and furniture, cleaning as defined by the maintenance Trade Co-ordinator.
• Use hand tools and operate minor power tools for non trade work with respect to beds, wheelchairs, shower chairs, ward furniture etc. This does not include machine (lathe work), welding of any description, oxy cutting or other trade related work.
• Assist all trades as negotiated and general duties as specified by supervisors within scope of work normally performed by a trade's assistant.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

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What we offer:

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest.

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