Trades Assistant Sign Shop

We are seeking a skilled and reliable Maintenance and Workshop Support Officer to play a vital role in maintaining and enhancing Council-built assets. This hands-on role offers a variety of tasks, including equipment maintenance, workshop upkeep, and providing support to our Signwriting Trades Team. Additional responsibilities include delivering materials, ensuring worksite cleanliness, and addressing vandalism-related repairs. Experienced candidates will have the opportunity to work independently on tasks such as sign installation, surface preparation, and minor repairs. This role offers a dynamic and rewarding work environment with a strong emphasis on safety and quality. A tool allowance may apply.

About the role:

• Perform regular maintenance and cleaning of workshops, plant, and equipment to ensure a safe and efficient work environment.
• Assist our Sign Shop tradespeople with all signage maintenance activities including manufacturing, installation, repairs and disposal of signage. 
• Respond to vandalism-related repairs and assist in emergency maintenance to protect and maintain public assets.
• Deliver materials and equipment to work sites, perform site clean-up upon project completion, and undertake independent tasks such as sign installation, surface preparation, and minor repairs.

What's on offer:

• a base salary ranging from $57,321 per annum with competency-based increments up to $65,471 per annum, plus 11.5% super
• 76 hour, 9 day fortnight
• training and development opportunities
• flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
• generous employment conditions (we have too many to list - click here for more).

We are seeking:

• Strong literacy and numeracy skills for reading job instructions, maintaining records, and completing reports.
• A current Vehicle Licence (Car) with a willingness to obtain a Medium Rigid Licence if not already held.
• Excellent oral communication skills to manage public enquiries, handle complaints, and resolve minor conflicts.
• Sound knowledge and experience in building maintenance and repairs.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, with a demonstrated capacity to follow instructions and work unsupervised.

About us:

• Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
• The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.  
• Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles.  We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options. 
• Join an employer of choice. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government. 

Where it's located:

This position is based in Murwillumbah, and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

Position closes: 

Friday 11 April at 12 noon sharp (NSW time).  Late applications will not be permitted.

Click here to view the Position Description 

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Pre-Employment Screening:

Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process. 

Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:

• Pre-employment medical – some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
• Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.  Click here for more information.

Reference Checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors.  Your referees are not contacted unless you’ve been interviewed and are a preferred candidate.

How To Apply:

You must use your own email address, and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with council.

Once you start your online application, you cannot save and return to it later. 

1. Have your Resume document ready to go.
2. Fill out all questions below. Click 'Next'. 
3. You'll then be prompted to attach your resume and other documents (if applicable). Click 'Next'.
4. Review your application to confirm everything is correct. Click 'Confirm' to submit your application.

If you'd like to COPY and PASTE question fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below:

• Please provide an example of a time you have used strong oral communication skills for managing public enquiries, handling complaints, and resolving minor conflicts.
• Please describe your experience in building maintenance and repairs.
• Please share examples of your ability to work independently and as part of a team.

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