Address
Form of workFacilities Handyperson
Warragul Linen Service
Permanent Full Time – 38 Hours Per Week – Afternoon Shift
Handyperson Advanced – GL6
($34.83 per hour excluding allowances)
__________________________________________________________________________________
The Warragul Linen Service (WLS) is a business unit of the West Gippsland Healthcare Group and are a leading Linen Service provider to several public hospitals across Melbourne metropolitan and surrounds. Our laundry plant is situated in the regional town of Warragul, behind the West Gippsland Hospital.
We are currently seeking a skilled and reliable handyperson to join our maintenance team to undertake general maintenance duties, ensuring they are completed on time and to a high standard. The position is based at the Warragul Linen Service production plant. You will be working with industrial equipment including batch washers, ironers and garment folders, conducting preventive and corrective maintenance as required for continual service.
We have an outstanding opportunity available 5 days per week to join our team. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 1:30pm-10:00pm, Thursday 9:30am-6:00pm (may change from time-to-time) and Friday 11:30am-6:00pm. Given the nature of the role, unplanned or reactive maintenance activities may also take place outside of the hours specified from time to time e.g. weekend work on a needs basis or as required.
Ability to be flexible and adaptable with respects to any additional hours outside your roster will be highly regarded.
Major tasks include: Please read the Position Description for a comprehensive overview of the role.
- Preventive and corrective maintenance of plant and equipment, scheduled or as required.
- Completion of work orders in line with operational and manufacturer guidelines and specifications.
- Providing a first response to plant and equipment malfunctions or breakdowns across the WLS site.
- Assist with providing an efficient, safe and operational plant, performing general maintenance tasks.
Our ideal candidate will have:
- Communication and people skills.
- Responsible and mature work attitude.
- Experience with equipment maintenance with pneumatic, hydraulic & automation would be advantageous
- Capacity and willingness to be flexible and adaptable.
- Ability to work under pressure, handling multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Commitment to corporate vision, mission values and agreed critical strategies.
Comprehensive on the job training provided with uniforms and protective clothing available.
Free onsite parking and access to salary packaging to all staff.
About our organisation
The West Gippsland Healthcare Group is a customer focused health organisation providing acute medical and surgical, obstetric, emergency, residential care and community health services to 45,000 people in the rural, urban residential, agricultural and industrial areas located within the Baw Baw Shire and beyond. The administrative headquarters are located at West Gippsland Hospital in Warragul, approximately 100kms east of Melbourne.
IMPORTANT: All staff employed in the healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 (unless a valid exemption applies), including a booster (3rd Dose). Evidence of vaccination (or exemption) will be required to be provided prior to commencement.
Working with us
All appointments with the West Gippsland Healthcare Group are subject to the satisfactory return of professional reference checks, a National Police Record Clearance and a current Employee Working with Children Check. All employees must hold current entitlement to work within Australia. A six-month probationary period applies to all new appointments.
Further information and how to apply
Applications should be submitted via our recruitment portal (wghg.mercury.com.au) and must include a current CV and a brief covering letter outlining your interest in the role. If you have any further queries, please contact Paul Axford or PJ Jain via WLS Front Office (03) 5624 0***.
Applications close on Thursday 22nd February 2024.
__________________________________________________________________________________
As an inclusive employer, we are committed to improving and promoting gender equality and encourage applications from all parts of our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTI people, and people with lived experience of disability.
As a Child Safe organisation, West Gippsland Healthcare Group promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children, including those with disability.
