Wollongong City Council

Plumber – Building Maintenance Construction

Plumber - Building Maintenance Construction
Permanent Full Time
Salary from $72,076 up to $86,176 per annum plus superannuation
(Salary package will be assessed 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.

About the role

You will be carrying out plumbing maintenance and construction projects at Council facilities and amenities across Wollongong to ensure they continue to provide a high and consistent level of service for the community. You will be working on both commercial and public domain assets as part of a plumbing team of four plumbers, carrying out plumbing, drainage and gas works for Council clients.

This position is based on a 9-day fortnight and will be based at Council's Central Depot. Your team operates in a dynamic work environment with a high level of reactive maintenance tasks alongside planned project work. You may work autonomously however you are also part of a highly skilled building and facilities team.

You will need to be physically capable of working in challenging situations whilst problem solving and maintaining expectations of the general public. You will be rostered for out of hours call-out work which may involve nights or weekend work.

You will be responsible for:

• Leaks and investigative work.
• Repairs and pro-active maintenance.
• Scheduled maintenance including RPZ and TMV servicing.
• New plumbing projects.

Benefits of working at Council:

• We provide flexible working arrangements such as flex- you just need to ask!
• 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

Interested?

• For more information, click on Apply to be redirected to Wollongong City Council's E-recruitment site.
• You will be prompted through the application to answer the essential requirements as outlined on Page 3
• Contact Luke Meusburger, Coordinator Building Construction + Maintenance (Acting) on 0402 614 0426 for questions related to the job

Applications close 11:59pm, Monday 6 May 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.