Wollongong City Council

Tractor Mower Operator

Tractor Mower Operator

Tenure - This is a permanent full-time position working a 9-day fortnight with a regular rostered day off.

Salary from - $80,937 up to $88,096 per annum plus superannuation

(Salary will be assessed based on skills, experience and qualifications)

At Wollongong City Council, we continuously strive to create an Extraordinary Wollongong for our community. We focus on the delivery of exceptional services, infrastructure and facilities for our community. Our aim is to work toward the community's goals in the Our Wollongong Our Future Community Strategic Plan 2035.

Wollongong is a great place to work, live and play! Together, our responsibility is to create an inclusive community where everyone is welcome, valued and belongs. Our strength is the diversity of our people.

We lead with courage, openness and curiosity and believe our employees are the key to our success. Learn more about us here.

The opportunity

Join our Open Space team and play a key role in keeping our parks and public spaces looking their best. As a Tractor Mower Operator, you'll help maintain and enhance Council's open spaces, creating safe, high-quality environments the community can enjoy year-round. This is a hands-on role generally operating from 6:30am to 2:45pm, where you'll work across a variety of sites, often independently, while staying connected with a supportive team.

What You'll Be Doing

• Operate tractors, plant and park maintenance equipment safely and efficiently
• Carry out mowing, turf care and seasonal parks maintenance activities
• Use and change implements, including three-point linkage attachments
• Maintain equipment and identify safety or environmental hazards
• Manage your own work areas while collaborating with the wider team
• Deliver friendly, professional service when interacting with the public

About you

You're a skilled and reliable operator who takes pride in your work and enjoys working outdoors. With experience in tractor mowing, you're confident working independently, managing your time, and delivering quality results. You have a strong safety mindset and communicate well with team members and the community. You take a respectful, approachable attitude when interacting with the public and consistently live Council's values in everything you do. Physically capable and hands-on, you're comfortable with repetitive manual tasks and bring solid numeracy and literacy skills to support your day-to-day work. You're also flexible and willing to support operational needs, including the opportunity for occasional overtime and weekend work.

You will bring:

• A current C Class Driver's Licence
• WH&S General Construction Induction (White Card)

You also hold or are willing to obtain within the first three months of employment:

• Traffic Controller L1

• Why you'll love working at Wollongong City Council!

  • True work-life balance
    We know you work hard, and we make sure that effort is rewarded with real flexibility. Our hybrid work options, flex-time, and rostered days off mean you can maintain balance while delivering great outcomes.
  • Great working conditions
    Enjoy a 9-day fortnight with a regular rostered day off (RDO).
  • Career growth and recognition

  We are committed to supporting your personal and professional development. Our initiatives include a reward and recognition program, corporate learning opportunities, study assistance, and leadership development programs to help you grow and succeed.

  • Generous leave provisions
    Benefit from five weeks of annual leave per year (pro rata) and access long service leave after just five years.
  • Health, safety, and wellbeing
    We prioritise a safe workplace for everyone, every day, everywhere. Our wellbeing programs support mental, physical and social wellbeing of our people to be at their best and include an Employee Assistance Program, skin and hearing checks and discounted gym memberships.
  • A vibrant social culture
    Join our Social Club for monthly activities, an annual trivia night, and fantastic Christmas events!

  Participate and engage in meaningful work, and contribute to our extraordinary community, where together we make a difference.

  For more information, click on 'Apply' to be redirected to Wollongong City Council's job vacancy page.

  Applications close 11:59pm Wednesday 12 August 2026.

  We invite everyone to apply no matter your identity, you'll be welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people who are culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD), people with disability and veterans.

  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 Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and Working with Children Check. Employment is subject to clearance of all these checks.