Municipal Labourer Plant Operator - Level 5

About the role

Katherine Town Council is looking for a reliable, safety-focused person to join its Infrastructure and Environment team as a Municipal Maintenance & Plant Operator (Level 5). Reporting to the Works Coordinator, the role covers safely operating Council plant and machinery and helping maintain, improve and beautify Council assets and public spaces across the Katherine Municipality.

Key responsibilities

• Safely operate plant and machinery such as trucks, loaders, excavators, graders, rollers, skid-steer loaders, tractors, mowers and slashers, following licences, competencies and Council procedures.
• Support landfill and waste transfer station operations and assist the Waste Management Facility team.
• Mow, slash, edge, cut brush, maintain turf and carry out parks and gardens work, including planting, pruning, mulching, fertilising, weed control and landscaping.
• Operate, monitor, maintain and assist with the installation of irrigation and bore systems, including routine inspections, fault finding and repairs.
• Perform labouring and manual-handling tasks, including road, drain, footpath and cycleway maintenance, concrete works and installing signs, bollards, guideposts and fencing.
• Carry out general maintenance on buildings, recreation facilities and other Council assets.
• Complete pre-start inspections, plant and irrigation records, servicing, cleaning and minor repairs, and report defects promptly.
• Install signs, barriers and traffic-control devices where trained and authorised, and respond flexibly to clean-up and emergency response needs.

Required profile

• Current Northern Territory Heavy Rigid Driver Licence.
• At least two years' experience in a similar operational role.
• Demonstrated experience safely operating mobile plant and machinery.
• Experience maintaining parks, gardens, lawns, turf or public open spaces.
• Experience operating, monitoring, fault-finding and maintaining irrigation systems.
• Experience repairing and maintaining roads, footpaths, buildings or other infrastructure.
• Physical capacity for prolonged manual outdoor work and ability to work with limited supervision.
• Strong commitment to workplace health and safety, plant pre-start inspections and safe manual handling.

Required skills

• Plant operation and maintenance
• Irrigation system operation and maintenance
• Heavy rigid driving

Experience or qualifications in civil construction, horticulture, turf management, irrigation, parks and gardens or waste management is highly regarded; plant tickets, competency verification, traffic-management qualifications, chemical-handling accreditation or trade qualifications are advantageous. The advertised salary range is $84,479 - $93,613.