Trainee Civil Water Operator
About the role
Maintain and repair water and wastewater infrastructure, including fixing water leaks and maintaining sites and grounds.
Use a range of hand and power tools and small plant equipment.
Collect water samples and carry out routine operational checks to help maintain water quality.
Work closely with experienced team members, following instructions and learning industry best practice.
Assist in maintaining sewer systems and wastewater networks as part of essential community services.
Perform practical, hands-on work, similar to plumbing, working on larger-scale pipes and infrastructure that service entire communities.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and repair water and wastewater infrastructure, including fixing water leaks and maintaining sites and grounds.
- Use a range of hand and power tools and small plant equipment.
- Collect water samples and carry out routine operational checks to help maintain water quality.
- Work closely with experienced team members, following instructions and learning industry best practice.
- Assist in maintaining sewer systems and wastewater networks as part of essential community services.
- Perform practical, hands-on work, similar to plumbing, working on larger-scale pipes and infrastructure that service entire communities.
Requirements
You will have great ability to learn as you will be learning through both on the job, so you need great listening skills, and in the classroom.
You will have experience working on Technical Systems so you will be 'tech savvy'
You enjoy working on country, being outdoors and able to adapt to covering a multitude of sites
Hold a current WA 'C Class' Drivers Licence
Strong Awareness of Safety and a commitment to working safely
Enjoy working with your hands – some work involves heavy manual tasks, precision work in a workshop or field environments, and some handling of dangerous goods – Don’t worry, you’ll get all the training you need to keep safe
Positive can-do attitude will see you do well
Qualifications
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If you are interested in the above opportunity, please submit a covering letter and resume that best demonstrates your skills and experience as well as your ability to meet the requirements of the role.
Skills
You will have great ability to learn as you will be learning through both on the job, so you need great listening skills, and in the classroom.
You will have experience working on Technical Systems so you will be 'tech savvy'
You enjoy working on country, being outdoors and able to adapt to covering a multitude of sites
Hold a current WA 'C Class' Drivers Licence
Strong Awareness of Safety and a commitment to working safely
Enjoy working with your hands – some work involves heavy manual tasks, precision work in a workshop or field environments, and some handling of dangerous goods – Don’t worry, you’ll get all the training you need to keep safe
Positive can-do attitude will see you do well
Benefits
Real benefits that matter
Real flexibility with options to work from home, 9-day fortnight, flexible work hours
Two well-being days each year to do whatever you need to do to feel good
Access to long service leave pro rata after 3 years of service
Take advantage of our co-contribution superannuation scheme. Receive a 12% employer contribution and enjoy an additional 2% employer co-contribution when you elect to salary sacrifice 2%.
Purchase additional leave of up to 12 weeks or work 4 years at a reduced salary and take the fifth year off as paid leave
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural and ceremonial leave of up to 5 days so you can maintain your cultural connection and wellbeing.
Pay
$80,386 plus Super and North West Allowances
Schedule
Fixed Term