• Join a vital Council Department in a beautiful region of NSW!
• Attractive salary circa $50,195 - $56,732 PLUS super PLUS a nine-day fortnight PLUS salary packaging PLUS benefits!
• Be part of a team with strong progression and development opportunities!

Cabonne Shire Council is in Central NSW, is approximately four hours' drive west of Sydney, and only 30 km from Orange. We encompass many towns and localities, including Borenore, Cudal, Cumnock, Cargo, Eugowra, Manildra, Molong, Mullion Creek, Toogong, and Yeoval.

Out here, we’re proud of all we have to offer! We're nicknamed "Australia's food basket", as Cabonne soil produces excellent Canola, giving us beautiful yellow fields. We have plenty to offer here, from our beautiful mountains and valleys; to our wineries; to the Canowindra International Balloon challenge - one of the biggest in the Southern Hemisphere; and our LGA surrounds the thriving city of Organe. This gives us access to top-class restaurants, retail, sporting groups, and is the medical hub for the Central West.

As the shire’s council, we work to maintain our region's infrastructur and provide a range of services for the community.

We’re currently looking for Road Maintenance Officers to join our Transport Infrastructure team full-time. Be part of the effort to rebuild our regional roads after the devastating flood events impacting our LGA in 2022.

The Opportunity

Our Road Maintenance Officers are based in Molong, Cudal, or Orange and work as part of the maintenance and construction team to repair, maintain, and rebuild the road network in Cabonne. When you join our team, you will be working a 76-hour fortnight, nine days a week, with opportunities for overtime.

As our newest Road Maintenance Officers, you will join a motivated team that prides themselves on their quality work. You will be involved in roadside construction activities involving manual works, traffic control and equipment operations.

Working alongside a hardworking team, you will have opportunities to learn and progress, as many of our supervisors have been where you are!

You will work as a member of our team to assist in relevant roadworks effectively and efficiently.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Undertake road construction, maintenance activities, traffic control, manual works, and roadside maintenance;
• Complete site-specific inductions and actively participate in toolbox meetings;
• Accurately complete all relevant records including timesheets, prestart checklists, risk assessments and other legislative-related paperwork; and
• Ad hoc light plant maintenance and operations within your capabilities and certification.

In this role you’ll have the opportunity to learn more and develop your skills, with a career path available for the right candidate.

You’ll be great in this role because

When you join Cabonne Shire Council‘s Transport and Infrastructure team, you will be joining a team that has fun and gets the job done! 

We are open and love to learn new things, and help out training and mentoring the rest of the team. As part of our team, you will also be eager to learn and grow and share any knowledge you have. You’ll be a confident communicator with an understanding of workplace communication, with confidence in using basic technology.

You will have:

• Construction White Card
• Unrestricted Australian Driver’s License
• Effective communication skills with the ability to understand and follow detailed written and verbal instructions.
• Demonstrated commitment to a team-based approach
• Current Implement Traffic Control Plans and Traffic Controller Certification (preferred but we can help you obtain)

What you’ll get from Cabonne Council

When you join us, you’ll get a salary equivalent to grades 2-4, dependent on experience, circa $50,195 - $56,732.

In addition, you will be rewarded with:

• Nine-day fortnight with an extra RDO every second Friday 
• Options to work extra days and overtime 
• Salary packaging
• Ongoing training and development
• Subsidised training and qualifications through our partner RTO
• Access to Fitness Passport
• Regular team drinks and staff events

Join a team with a passion for training and development, with most of your supervisors having worked their way up from where you are, you can see the opportunities to grow!

If you’re looking for a role where you can be rewarded and develop your career in a beautiful community - click Apply Now!