Experienced Maintenance Employee - Tree Maintenance

Experienced Maintenance Employee - Tree Maintenance

Permanent Full Time

Location: Latrobe City

Salary Range $63,748.72 - $68,570.73 plus applicable allowances and 11% superannuation

Department: City Presentation

About this Role

As a Tree Maintenance Employee, you'll use your skills and experience in arboriculture and Tree Maintenance to achieve the overall maintenance objectives of the Tree Maintenance and City Presentation Department. Your role will be to ensure the care and proper use of plant, tools and equipment are used in the performance of the works, you will do this with safety and customer service front of mind. You will assist across any area of the maintenance operations where work priorities demand.

Working hours will be from 7:00AM - 4:00PM with 9-day fortnight. Workdays will be starting and concluding at Latrobe City Council's depot at Driffield Rd, Morwell.

About You

For this role we are seeking an experience tree Maintenance Employee with drive to produce work of the highest quality. Your communication will be friendly and professional to communicate with the public, clients and other employees.

You must have:

• Minimum Certificate III in Arboriculture
• Heavy Rigid Vehicle Licence
• National UET 20312 Certificate II in ESI Powerline Vegetation Control and the ESV
• Prescribed annual refresher training
• EWP Licence
• Traffic Control and Worksite Management Certificate
• Construction induction Card
• Current First Aid

Successful applicants will be required to apply for and satisfactorily obtain a National Police Check and Working with Children Check and undertake a Pre-employment Medical Check.

Go Further at Latrobe City Council

A career with us begins with a desire to empower and make positive change within our Latrobe City Community. At council you will get stuck into interesting work and experience growth as you see the impact you make unfold right in front of you

Why work for us?

At Latrobe City Council we are an equal opportunity employer who invests heavily in our employees.

We offer a range of training and Personal Development opportunities including a Structured Leadership Development Program and study assistance.

We offer benefits such as salary packaging and access to our health and wellbeing programs.

We want you to join our team and provide the best services possible for a fast-growing regional municipality of 77,086 people in the heart of Gippsland.

To apply

Please apply (and submit your responses to the Key Selection Criteria) via the Latrobe City Council website.

Applications will close at 11.59 PM Sunday 11 February 2024

Contact Sean Cantwell, Team Leader Tree Maintenanceon 0429 337 *** for a confidential discussion.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Latrobe City Council we value workforce diversity and inclusion, where individual uniqueness is embraced. We value diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality services to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexuality.

At Latrobe City Council we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. Council's Indigenous Employment Program is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted at ***************@latrobe.vic.gov.au or by calling 1300 367 700.

We at Latrobe City Council strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles. If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Careers team via email at *******@latrobe.vic.gov.au or call 5128 6113 noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.

Latrobe City Council is an equal opportunity employer and works in the interest of the safety of children and young people. Our recruitment processes reflect this commitment.