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About us
At Penrith City Council were passionate about people; in our community and in our workplace. We want you to be able to be your best self and we get that work is just one part of your life so were here to support you in the moments that matter. As the winner of the 2020 Local Government Excellence in People and Culture Award and an Excellence Award winner in the 2020 Australian HR Awards you can be confident in joining a workplace that offers truly outstanding benefits including:
- A range of flexible work arrangements
- 18 weeks paid maternity leave
- Health and wellbeing leave
- 15 days personal leave
- Significant financial and leave support for undertaking further education
- Diverse salary packaging
- Free access to all Ripples venues
- And much much more!
City Presentation delivers a range of services that provide clean well-presented public spaces in the Penrith Local Government Area. Comprising over 200 qualified and driven staff areas of opportunity for employment include civil construction and works horticulture and landscaping fleet management and workshop servicing trades and public cleansing and maintenance.
Our team ensures that Council spaces are well maintained and always ready for use by our residents are sustainable into the future and significant assets community buildings roads drainage fleet parks and open spaces provide the required level of service in a cost-effective manner for present and future residents.
In City Presentation we seek staff who are organised take pride in their work and are willing to go that little bit further to ensure the little details make their work speak for itself. We encourage personal and professional development and pride ourselves on a culture that encourages staff contribution and involvement.
About the role
We are currently seeking a Mechanic in joining our Workshop team on a permanent full-time basis. With robust on the job training and mentoring you proactively build upon your existing industry experience with this unique opportunity. You will be working as a valued team member responsible for the effective maintenance and repairs of Councils diverse vehicle and plant fleet. Our Workshop team carries out maintenance and servicing scheduled and un-scheduled repairs fabrication and registration inspections on a wide variety of heavy and light vehicles trailers major plant equipment and small plant items.
We have 1x vacancy based in our afternoon shift crew. Please see hours of work below. This position operates on a 76-hour fortnight with a Rostered Day Off every second Friday.
Afternoon Shift
- 2:00pm to 11:00pm (Monday - Thursday)
- 9.00am to 5.30pm (Friday alt to RDO)
Essential criteria
- TAFE Certificate of Trade in the Automotive Mechanics field
- Sound knowledge and experience as a Mechanic in the Motor Vehicle Repair Industry
- Current Motor Mechanic Tradesperson Certificate as issued from NSW Fair Trading
- Understanding of and experience with preventative maintenance programs
- Understanding of and experience with investigation costing and reporting of faults/repairs
- Knowledge of and commitment to Work Health and Safety (WHS) and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) principles
- Current Class C Driver Licence
Commencing Salary: $76329.00 - $88355.00 per annum plus 11.5% superannuation andan Adverse Working Conditions Allowance in accordance with the Local Government (State) Award.
You will be required to undertake employment checks which may include a Criminal History Check Qualification Check Working with Children Check Medical Declaration and/or a Functional Test as relevant to the position for which you have applied. Where a Criminal History Check is required and has returned a result that indicates disclosable court outcomes you will be required to provide a copy of the report to Penrith City Council for review in order to progress through the recruitment process.
In addition to a cover letter and resume applicants are required to submit comprehensive responses to theselection criteria (listed above) as a part of their initialapplication. Applicants who do not meet the essential criteria will not be considered.
Completed applications must be received by 11.55pm on 2 July 2025.Please allow 4 weeks from the closing date for the processing of your application.
For further information about the position please contact Ian Peisley Workshop and Fleet Operations Coordinator on.
Council is a Child Safe Organisation for more information about this please see ourwebsite.
Employment Type
Full-Time
