Is working outside your passion? Do you love to fix light vehicles and equipment and solve problems? We are currently seeking a new Mechanic and if you have these skills this might be your chance to rewrite the future with us.
- Be responsible for the service, maintenance and repairs of light commercial vehicles and equipment for the Central Coast Council fleet.
- Work/ Life Balance - 9 day fortnight.
- Permanent full time role.
- Heavy Mechanics are encouraged to apply.
The Mechanic (light) plays a key role in ensuring our plant and fleet service is maintained and repairs are completed in accordance with our procedures. In addition, undertaking duties such as registration checks and ensuring records management is maintained using the electronic Fleet Management System. This role is also responsible for providing coaching and support to apprentices to ensure they learn and apply new skills in the workshop.
This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.
Key activities of this role include:
- Ensuring fleet vehicles and equipment meet RMS and SafeWork regulations.
- Contributing to ensuring the workshop meets and exceeds the WHS and environmental management principles within the workshop.
- Providing mechanical services that provide cost effective and value to Plant and Fleet assets.
Our position description provides more information on this role.
Essential Criteria:
- Certificate III qualification in Light Vehicle Mechanical Technology or related field, combined with ongoing professional development
- Current NSW Fair Trading Tradesperson Certificate (or willingness to obtain)
- Current RMS Vehicle Examiners Certificate - Light (or willingness to obtain)
- Current Construction General Induction Card
- Current Forklift Licence (or willingness to obtain)
- Current Class C Drivers Licence
- Current Class MR Licence (or willingness to obtain within specified period)
Successful candidates will be required to undertake a course of vaccinations against Tetanus or demonstrate their immunity.
Council may create an eligibility list from this recruitment process and may utilise this list to fill other permanent or temporary vacancies.
Other important information
- The salary range for this position ranges between $63.6k - $76.3k plus 11.5% superannuation + Level 1 Adverse working conditions allowance of $18.92 per week.
- Heavy Mechanics are encouraged to apply. A current Heavy Mechanic role is also currently available at Central Coast Council.
- This role is located at the Charmhaven Depot.
- Successful candidates may be required to have vaccinations against Hepatitis A and B and Tetanus.
Extra benefits
At Central Coast Council we provide team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it. Fitness Passports give access to a range of gyms. Wellbeing leave can be accessed twice a year to tick off something that means something to you such as volunteering, health checks. And an Employee Assistance Program that offers a range of wellbeing initiatives to help you and your immediate family.
Other extras include:
- Long service leave after 5 years of continuous service
- Free flu vaccination program
- Time provided for you to do annual skin cancer screening, Breast screen and blood donations
- Access to professional development with career development and learning programs through various platforms
- We reward and recognise our staff with our Cheers program
- Novated leasing partnerships.
Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.
Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.
What to know more?
The contact person for this role is Ashley Browne, Section Manager. You can contact Ashley on 0439 226 729.
This position will close for applications at midnight on Sunday, 12th January 2025.
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Location
Central Coast Council is ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. The Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia.
How to apply
We have put together some additional resources to help you apply for a role at Central Coast Council.
By completing and submitting this online application you confirm that any information that you provide in this application is true and correct and acknowledge that any offer of employment may be withdrawn should the information that you have provided in support of your application be shown to be false.
You also consent to employment screening checks being conducted where appropriate. This may include associated checks including reference checks, Working with Children Check, Entitlement to Work in Australia, employment history and an Australian Federal Police Check, as well as substantiation of educational qualifications, industry memberships, previous Central Coast Council employment history and association with professional bodies.
You also acknowledge that you will be required to provide proof of eligibility (including photo identification) to work in Australia if selected for an interview.
To lodge your application, please follow these steps:
- Answer the on-line questions shown below.
- Attach your resume
- Attach your qualifications and licences.
Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.
If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need. If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.
Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail. For further instructions please click here.
You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finalise your application.
If you don't have access to a computer or electronic device, you can lodge your application at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1-hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.
We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.
