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Tyre Fitter
Job No:
CN2290
Location:
Newcastle
- Are you an experienced Tyre Fitter, looking to join a collaborative team?
- Permanent full-time role – 38 hours per week.
- Excellent professional development opportunities and health and wellbeing programs on offer.
- Flexible work arrangements available, including a 9-day fortnight.
Thriving and rapidly transforming, Newcastle is New South Wales’ second largest city and is located 160km north of Sydney. It offers the perfect lifestyle and career environment.
City of Newcastle (CN) is seeking an experienced Tyre Fitter to join our Depot Operations team, performing tyre fitting repairs over a wide range of light and heavy vehicles and plant. Depot Operations is a team of 30+ staff that enables other services within CN to operate at their service potential by providing and maintaining sustainable, fit-for purpose plant/fleet asset services and operational works depot management to the organisation.
As the successful candidate you’ll provide safe and cost-effective tyre selection, fitting and maintenance of CN’s fleet of vehicles and plant tyres to manufacturers specifications and RMS standards. You’ll endeavour to minimise down time for CN’s fleet and will work effectively as part of a team to optimise output.
In undertaking the role, you will maintain the health and safety of fellow workers, customers and the general public during the operation of tyre fitting machinery and carrying out of repairs by ensuring safe work practices are adopted in accordance with WHS guidelines; conducting regular tyre inspections, field repair; and a commitment to continuous learning.
At CN our people are valued and have access to a range of benefits that help balance life at work and at home. These include flexible working arrangements, professional development opportunities and health and wellbeing programs.
The essentials you’ll need:
- Knowledge and experience as a tyre fitter including the operation of various machines associated with tyre replacement and maintenance
- Ability to perform allocated duties with minimum supervision.
- C Class Drivers Licence with the willingness and ability to gain HR class
- Working knowledge of relevant WHS requirements
- Skills in record keeping associated with work performed
- Ability to work in a team environment and contribute to team objectives
- Ability to work in a changing environment with focus on continuous improvement
- Literacy and numeracy skills adequate to meet the requirements of the position
- Willingness and ability to participate in a callout / overtime roster
- Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
Other valuable skills you may have:
- Experience in wheel alignment
- HR Driver licence
- Experience in stock control and maintaining adequate levels of equipment
Sound like the perfect job for you? Apply Now!
City of Newcastle proudly promotes the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and fosters a culture of diversity to represent the community of our Local Government Area.
All candidates will be assessed against the selection criteria outlined in the position description. Suitable candidates may be placed on an eligibility list for future identical positions for a period of 12 months.
You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.
To view the full position description please click here.
Application Closing Date: Sunday, 10 January 2021.
Remuneration: $63,602.25 + 9.5% Superannuation per annum for a 38-hour week.
Contact: Manager, Depot Operations – 02 4974 6010.