Mechanical Officer
This opportunity offers:
- Temporary employment for a period up to 31 August 2026
- Full-time role & 35 hour working week
- Attractive annual salary of $88,496 - $101,437 p.a. plus 11.5% superannuation
- Location: Terrey Hills, Northern Beaches District
- Limited free onsite car parking available
- Company car available - Use of car for operational purposes
- Additional Mechanic's Allowance
Join Our Team: Protect, Serve, and Make a Difference!
We are the Rural Fire Service (RFS), a dedicated community of volunteers providing fire and emergency services to approximately 95% of NSW. When you work with the RFS, you join a passionate team committed to protecting our neighbours, the wider community, and the environment from the threat of bushfires and other emergencies. With over 70,000 volunteer members and staff, we embody the spirit of mutual respect, support, friendship, and camaraderie. We are one team with many players, united by a single purpose. If you share our passion for community service and environmental protection, we want to hear from you! Become a part of our mission to safeguard lives and our cherished NSW landscapes.
What You’ll Be Doing
As a Mechanical Officer at the Rural Fire Service, you’ll play a vital role in maintaining and repairing our fleet of emergency vehicles and equipment. Your responsibilities will include:
- Conducting routine inspections, servicing, and preventative maintenance.
- Diagnosing and repairing mechanical issues in both light and heavy vehicles.
- Performing critical checks on firefighting equipment, including rescue boats.
- Tracking, monitoring, and reporting maintenance work using our corporate asset system.
- Providing expert advice and recommendations to enhance fleet performance.
While most of your work will be based at our Terrey Hills workshop, you may be required to respond to urgent call-outs—even outside of normal business hours—to keep our fleet operational when it matters most.
A Day in the Life
No two days are the same in this role, and that’s exactly how we like it. One day, you could be conducting routine maintenance: the next, you’re responding to an urgent repair to get a frontline firefighting vehicle back on the road.
Why It Matters
Every repair, service, and recommendation you make directly contributes to protecting lives, property, and the environment. By ensuring our emergency vehicles are always in top shape, you help frontline firefighters respond quickly and effectively making a real, lasting impact on communities across NSW.
To thrive in this role, you will:
- Be a fully qualified Mechanic and have extensive experience and knowledge across all areas of light and heavy motor vehicle repair.
- Have a comprehensive and demonstrated understanding of relevant legislation and policies related to heavy vehicles.
- Have experience in boat maintenance.
- Be proactive and experienced in preventative maintenance.
- Be able to demonstrate experience in maintaining records related to works carried out.
- Have an understanding and appreciation of volunteer culture.
If you are interested in finding out more about this opportunity, please access the role description.
Note: As per the role description, candidates are required to meet minimum essential requirements. If you do not meet the essential requirements for this role, your application may not progress to shortlisting.
Why work for us?
- Corporate uniform available
- Attractive leave entitlements including 4 weeks annual leave per year, plus more
- Free access to our Member Assistance Program (MAP) for all RFS members, and their immediate family
- Salary packaging options available
- One ‘Agreed Absence’ leave day per calendar month
- Ongoing learning and professional development programs (RFS is a Registered Training Organisation giving you access to various internal courses)
- Partnership with Fitness Passport for eligible RFS staff and their families to access more than 845 gyms and pools!
Looking for more information?
Why not reach out to our role expert Superintendent Guy Baddock, District Manager, for a confidential chat on 0439 494 931.
To ignite your RFS journey: To be considered for this opportunity, you must submit your application online via I Work for NSW, and attach:
A cover letter in PDF format, addressing how you meet the essential requirements of the role, outlining your suitability and why you are interested in this opportunity;
A resume in PDF format, including two current/recent professional referees (please include email address and contact number)
Please submit your application no later than 11:59pm Wednesday 5 March 2025. Important recruitment Information
- A recruitment (talent) pool may be created through this recruitment process to fill future ongoing, temporary, casual and term, full-time or part-time opportunities.
- We value a diverse and inclusive workplace and are committed to ensuring our employees represent the diversity of communities that we serve.
- If you require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please include any details that you are comfortable sharing during the application process, alternatively, you can reach out to the role expert to discuss.
- The recruitment process may involve a range of assessment activities to determine your capabilities for the role (aligning to the NSW PSC Capability Framework). The Capability application tool is designed to help job applicants understand and use the NSW Public Sector Capability Framework when applying for jobs with the NSW government. Additional checks for successful applicants will include referee checks and criminal history checks.
- Candidates who progress through this process may be assessed in person or via online mediums.
Vacancy Reference: R25/052
This may not be the role for you, however you can check out other vacancies in the RFS here, or consider volunteering with your local Brigade.
