As the Supervisor of Fleet Plant and Equipment, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the effective and efficient operation of Council-owned Fleet, Plant, and Equipment (FPE). Your primary responsibilities will include administering the maintenance of approximately 1500 FPE items, developing and implementing robust maintenance management systems and enhancing preventive maintenance programs.
Additionally, you will ensure regulatory compliance and oversee major repairs, contributing to the overall reliability and performance of the Council's diverse fleet.
About the role:
- Supervises fleet and plant maintenance technicians, small plant mechanics, and apprentice technicians in a workshop environment
- Provides maintenance and repair services to all Council’s diverse FPE
- Plans routine activities and provide responsive breakdown repair services to minimize plant downtime
- Be available for after-hours on-call duties to carry out and/or coordinate emergency repairs
- Provides relief during periods of absence of the Plant and Materials Coordinator.
What's on offer:
- a base salary ranging from $84,316 per annum with competency-based increments up to $99,874 per annum, plus 12% super
- 76 hour, 9 day fortnight
- training and development opportunities
- flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
- generous employment conditions (we have too many to list -
We are seeking:
- Diploma Mechanical Engineering or substantial relevant experience and Trade qualification or Diploma in Automotive Engineering
- Knowledge and experience in a Fleet, Plant, and Equipment (FPE) workshop environment and light fleet and outdoor power equipment maintenance
- Experience to evaluate resources for major repairs and regular maintenance procedures
- Understanding of Fleet Management software and Microsoft Office
- Current Medium Rigid (MR) Driver’s Licence.
About us:
- Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
- The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.
- Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles. We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options.
- Join an employer of choice. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government.
Where it's located:
This position is based in Murwillumbah, and can be directed to work from any Council work site.
Position closes:
Friday 15 August 2025 at 12 noon sharp (NSW time). Late applications will not be permitted.
Pre-Employment Screening:
Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process.
Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:
- Pre-employment medical – some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
- Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.
Reference Checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors. Your referees are not contacted unless you’ve been interviewed and are a preferred candidate.
Immunisations:
This position is identified as at risk of contracting vaccine-preventable/manageable diseases and as a consequence impacted employees are strongly recommended to participate in Council’s workplace vaccination program.
How To Apply:
You must use your own email address, and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with council.
Once you start your online application, you cannot save and return to it later.
- Have your Resume document ready to go.
If you'd like to COPY and PASTE question fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below:
- Why are you interested in working at Tweed Shire Council, and what excites you most about this particular opportunity?
- Do you hold a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Trade qualification and/or Diploma in Automotive Engineering? Please provide details.
- Do you hold a current Drivers Licence - Medium Rigid (MR)?
- Describe your experience in maintaining a diverse range of fleet, plant and equipment?
- Detail your experience managing and developing a team of technicians in a workshop environment.
- How do you effectively plan and execute maintenance activities to ensure limited downtime of equipment.
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