Wastewater Maintenance Worker

  • Full Time
  • Townsville
  • $58,743 AUD $ / Year

Website Townsville City Council

Permanent and Fixed Term Full Time opportunities available (9 day fortnight)
Fixed Term up to October 2025
Current “MR” class driver’s licence required
LGE 3 ($58,743 per annum + superannuation)

About the Role

This position will assist the Water and Wastewater Team in providing an effective water operation and maintenance service to the Townsville community. This is a labouring role and will include:

Coordinate site access, permits, safety and statutory permissions to perform maintenance activities.
Conduct activities as required for major maintenance/breakdown and planned works.
Assist in maintaining wastewater house drains, gravity mains and pressure mains including clearing blockages; pipe repair and construction; manhole inspections, repair and construction.
Report, clean and disinfect wastewater spills and overflows to the environment.
This role will need to participate in the on-call roster and overtime arrangements as required, to resolve out of hours operational issues or emergency works including disaster management. You will also need to have the ability to receive Immunisation against Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B provided through Council.

About You

Our ideal candidate will have:

Mandatory

Current “MR” class driver’s licence.
Construction Industry White Card (30215 QLD).

Desirable

Confined Space Entry ticket and a good knowledge of confined space entry procedures.
Current Drainers license.
Ability to work as part of a team.
Strong community and customer relations skills.
Strong work ethic.

To apply for this job please visit www.townsville.qld.gov.au.