AddressFleet & Maintenance Manager
Permanent Full Time.
Salary from: $86,176.27 per annum plus superannuation & an operational Motor Vehicle under lease back arrangements.
(Salary package can be negoitiated based on skills, experience and qualifications)
At Wollongong City Council we have a steadfast commitment to creating an Extraordinary Wollongong. We are in an exciting period of transformation and focused on delivering exceptional services, infrastructure and facilities for our community.
Our strength is the diversity of our people. Together our responsibility is to create an inclusive place where everyone is welcome, valued and belongs. We lead with courage, openness and curiosity. Our conversations and actions celebrate diversity, inclusion and belonging. Learn more about us here.
Are you an experienced Leader with strong operational skills and a passion for maintaining top-notch mechanical assets? Join Wollongong City Council as our Fleet and Maintenance Manager. In this critical role, you'll be instrumental in managing and maintaining our diverse fleet of motor vehicles, heavy vehicles, plant, equipment, and fixed infrastructure assets, ensuring the efficient support of Council's varied operations.
As the Fleet and Maintenance Manager, you will:
- Lead and inspire a dedicated maintenance team, including a Workshop Scheduler, Plant & Vehicle Mechanics, a Fitter & Turner, and an Apprentice.
- Oversee the maintenance of Council's fleet, developing and implementing scheduled maintenance programs to maximise asset utilization.
- Manage reactive maintenance and breakdown responses, ensuring the seamless operation of Council's services.
- Implement strategic maintenance planning to enhance reliability, asset performance, and regulatory compliance.
- Develop and adopt new technologies and maintenance strategies to align with Council's low carbon emission targets and industry standards.
- Manage contractor engagements, develop contract specifications, and ensure effective supervision and performance monitoring.
About you:
We are looking for a highly motivated and skilled leader with:
- Proven experience in the management and supervision of a large fleet and workshop operation.
- Strong mechanical maintenance expertise in line with the latest industry standards.
- Exceptional leadership abilities to manage, motivate, and develop a diverse team.
- Effective communication, organisational, and project management skills.
- Experience managing multiple priorities and working under pressure.
- A commitment to workplace health and safety regulations and best practices.
Benefits of working for council
- We provide flexible working arrangements such as hybrid working and flex- you just need to ask!
- 35 hour work week
- We are value-led, support and encourage personal and professional growth, recognise and reward performance and embrace change.
- We provide generous leave provisions including 5 weeks annual leave per year of service Long Service Leave after 5 years We are committed to providing a safe working environment for all, (everyone, every day and everywhere) and make available wellbeing programs to support mental, physical and social wellbeing of our staff to be at their best.
- Access to Fitness Passport
For more information, click on Apply to be redirected to Wollongong City Council's E-recruitment site.
Interested?
Get in touch withRoger Stewardson , Manager City Works via Liz Deacon (Personal Assistant to Manager City Works) on Position, on 02 42278*** for questions related to the job.
Applications close 11:59pm, Tuesday 11 June 2024.
We encourage applications from everyone regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability or gender identity. People with disability are encouraged to reach out so they can be supported in recruitment processes, to enable them to demonstrate their skills and capabilities to meet the requirements of the job.
Wollongong Council adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people in the community.
Applicants are required to undergo a rigorous employment screening process which will include Reference, Identity and Medical History Checks, and may also include a Criminal History and Working with Children Check. Employment is subject to clearance of all these checks.
