Park Maintenance Officer

• Permanent Full time
• $71490 per annum plus Superannuation
• Join the City Parks & Open Spaces team

Hume City Council is one of Australias fastest growing and culturally diverse councils. We put the customer and our community at the centre of all that we do ensuring our services are efficient and accessible.

In this role you will carry out programmed maintenance and improvement works in various parks and open space reserves in an efficient effective and safe manner. All maintenance and improvement work must align with Hume City Councils acceptable standard work practices policies and procedures.

What youll be doing:

• Maintain and improve designated turf surfaces including reserves streetscapes and recreation areas.
• Operate Tractor Front Deck Mowers Trucks Brush-cutters and other mowing and turf related machinery to assist with the maintenance renovation and development of Councils assets.
• Responsible for the removal of all litter branches rocks and unwanted debit before commencement mowing operations. All unwanted material will be removed by operators before leaving the site or reported to the relevant team leaders and departments for actioning.
• Assist with the removal of tree limbs and other tree parts causing obstruction to mowing within designated areas.
• Work as part of a team in improving and maintaining Council parks open space reserves and other designated areas utilising safe and efficient work practices.
• Assist in ensuring staff members have adequate knowledge of the equipment they are to use which includes inductions and all relevant safety policies and procedures.
• Assist in accurate recording of work undertaken for the effective monitoring of the service.
• Assist in recording of plant and its usage of each work site.
• Drive various Council vehicles to transport staff equipment supplies etc to work site.
• Ensure that all vehicle and equipment are kept in a clean and tidy condition.
• Operate equipment with due regard to personal safety and that of co-workers and the general public in accordance with relevant legislation.
• Provide comments/information where appropriate to improve the service to obtain industry best practice.
• Assist the Team Leader with programming of works to achieve the required standard of service to keep accurate records to monitor progress against the program and to report any problem areas.

The skills and experience youll bring to the role:

• Demonstrated knowledge and skills in the safe operation of Tractors Front Deck mowers trucks and associated plant and equipment.
• A basic understanding of requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 and relevant Safety Standards and Codes within the industry.
• Experience in maintaining and further improving parks reserves and horticultural assets.
• Good communication skills and ability to work independently or within a team environment.
• Capacity to identify improvement opportunities across Council assets.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and individually.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve day to day operational and work group issues or problems.

Required Certifications & Qualifications: 

• Certificate III or higher qualification in Horticulture or Turf is preferred but not essential.
• Medium Rigid Truck Licence. is preferred but not essential.
• Traffic Control Roadwork Signage Attainment is preferred but not essential

Why Hume City Council

A leader in local government were committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative work environment that is guided by our values:

Were better every day: We give things a go and value progress over perfection. We have permission to go for it and are expected to reflect and learn.

Were in it together: At Hume everyone matters. We Welcome and include all. Respect and safety are expected.

We show up: We empower and trust others and own our work. We rise to the challenges and are expected to do what we say we will.

All for Hume: We strive to achieve our best for the Hume Community. We are proud and passionate about working towards better outcomes and expect they are at the centre of everything we do.

We offer a competitive salary package professional development opportunities and a supportive work environment.

A child safe organisation and an equal opportunity employer. Council encourages people of all ages people with disability Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people LGBTIQA people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

All candidates will be required to undertake background and probity checks including Reference Checks Working with Children Check and a Criminal Record Check.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time