About this role
Trade Assistant - Level 4
About the role
We are currently taking applications for a Trades Assistant within our Welshpool Plant Maintenance Facility and field maintenance team. We are seeking a reliable and motivated candidate to assist in undertaking quality maintenance, repairs and improvement and is looking for a long-term career in a rapidly growing industry. This is an amazing opportunity to develop new skills and become part of an award-winning team.
Responsibilities of the role include:
- Work under and take instruction from Supervisors and Trades persons, following JHG safety process
- Assist with the inspection, test and maintenance of equipment, in a safe, efficient, timely and effective manner.
- Assist with delivery, offloading, inspection, storage, timely off-hiring and collection of plant and heavy components
- Assist with the tracking and accountability of hired equipment.
- Cleaning and washing of plant, equipment and assemblies.
- Taking ownership of the yard and facilities for organisation and staging of equipment in conjunction with the workshop supervisor
- Keeping yard and facilities neat, tidy and safe
- Work as part of a small team to carry out all aspects of the planned and reactive maintenance on road, civil and rail plant and occasional emergency works at short notice
- Following JHG reporting process for equipment faults and hazards
- Actively participate in daily prestart meetings, fortnightly toolbox meetings and ongoing work place safety inspections
- Completion of daily timesheets, start cards, hazard cards and pre-lift cards
- Willing to participate in agreed over time including the occasional Saturdays
What we are looking for:
- General Knowledge of plant and equipment
- General computer skills/IT literate
- Physically fit and able to pass Cat 1 medical including drug and alcohol screening
- HR drivers’ licence or above
- High Risk Work Licence for forklift, VLC (hiab), CN all-terrain crane, Dogging and Rigging
Ideal but not required:
- Heavy equipment tickets, loaders, excavators, bobcats etc
- Senior first aid and CPR
- EWP and Scissor lift high risk work licence
- Working at heights qualification
- White card
- RIW card and network inductions for ARC and PTA
What we offer:
- Career development through technical, leadership and emerging talent programs
- Opportunities to work on some of Australia's most iconic projects
- A diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels they belong
- Wellbeing support and benefits designed to help you thrive
At John Holland, our purpose is simple: we transform lives with everything we do.
We know infrastructure is about people - our customers, our employees and the communities we work in every day. That's what sets us apart: deep expertise, proven capability and a genuine commitment to creating better outcomes for people along the way.
With expertise spanning engineering, construction and operations, we're delivering the projects and services that keep communities moving. From rail, roads and bridges to hospitals and stadiums, we've helped shape Australia through iconic projects. You'll even see us operating buses, trains and trams.
Be part of a team that's up for the challenge of transforming lives.
John Holland does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s from agencies that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers.