Carpenter

Job No: SSC1427
Location: Sutherland Shire

Join Our Team as a Carpenter!

  • Be part of a friendly and supportive work environment.
  • Take pride in maintaining and enhancing our community's assets.
  • Enjoy a permanent role with a great work-life balance.
  • Bring your skills and creativity to our diverse projects.

About Us

We are dedicated to providing top-notch maintenance and minor works to our community’s buildings, parks, and transport systems. Our Facility Operations team is all about efficiency, quality, and safety, ensuring that we leave a positive impact on our natural resources and the environment.

In our laid-back yet professional atmosphere, you’ll find a supportive team that values collaboration and innovation. We believe in making a difference, and we’re looking for someone like you to help us achieve that!

Your Role as a Carpenter

As a Carpenter with us, you’ll be the backbone of our building projects, tackling everything from reactive maintenance to upgrades and renovations across the Sutherland Shire. Your expertise will ensure our facilities are not only functional but also safe and enjoyable for everyone.

We’re looking for someone who loves working with their hands and is eager to jump into various tasks, whether it’s fixing a leaky door or planning a new build. You’ll get to work independently while also being part of a team that values your input and ideas!

Who We're Looking For

If you have a passion for carpentry and a knack for problem-solving, we want to hear from you! Here’s what we’re looking for:

  • Trade Certificate in Carpentry (Cert 3) - your ticket to the trade!
  • A valid White Card and Class C driver’s licence.
  • Experience in construction, maintenance, or upgrades - the more diverse, the better!
  • Great communication skills and the ability to work well with others.

Take the next step in your career and join a team that values its members, we’d love to hear from you! 

Join our Team and Grow with Us!

If you are ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role that makes a real difference in the community, apply now to join our team at Sutherland Shire Council!

  • Apply by responding to our online application questions and submitting your resume outlining why we are a great fit!
  • Get your application in by 11.59pm: 
  • Interview date: Interviews will be facilitated within two weeks of closing
  • Package: $69,785 gross p.a. plus 12% superannuation.
  • Hours of work: Permanent full time 38 hours per week with a 9 day fortnight
  • To benefit your wellbeing you will have access to fitness passport, employee assistance program, annual flu shots, health and wellbeing programme and novated lease options.

Suitable candidates are subject to pre-employment screening which includes Reference Checks, Work Rights Verification, Identity and Functional/Medical History Checks (including Covid-19 Vaccination), and may also include a Criminal History, Qualification and Working with Children Check. Employment is subject to clearance of all these checks.

Click on the link to check out the Position Description

Reach out to John Gibbs, Coordinator Facilities Maintenance, jgibbs@ssc.nsw.gov.au for any job specific enquiries.
Melanie Silburn, msilburn@ssc.nsw.gov.au, Talent Acquisition Business Partner, can assist with any recruitment related enquiries.

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Sutherland Shire Council (Council) adheres to The Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 NSW when collecting, using and storing your personal information, and is committed to ensuring the privacy of your personal information. Council is collecting your personal information as part of the recruitment and selection process and advises your application will be hosted by an external service provider under contract by Council. By proceeding with your application, you acknowledge your personal information will be hosted by Councils’ external service provider until such time as you notify otherwise.


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About Us

If you want to make a difference and be part of a challenging and rewarding working environment, then joining us just might be the right career move for you! Join a passionate and dedicated team covering a diversity of services, industries and occupations.

At Sutherland Shire Council we do more than serve our community – we are our community. Our energy can be seen in everything we do. From having a can-do attitude, to embracing change and opportunities, being people-centred and working together as one.