VIC - Frankston South
Service Stream are on the hunt for a Road Maintenance Leading Hand to join us from our Penlink location!
Service Stream is an equal opportunity ASX-listed business that develops and operates Australia's essential services networks across telecommunications, utilities, transport, defence, and social infrastructure industries. We keep communities connected.
The VRMC team are on the hunt for an experienced Road Maintenance Leading Hand to join us from our Frankston/Clayton location. The primary responsibility of this role is to support the Civil Maintenance Supervisor with the onsite leadership of the Maintenance Crew, other field staff and sub-contractors.
The Road Maintenance Leading Hand is the primary on site leader for ensuring that work activities are undertaken safely, in accordance with environmental controls and with a high level of quality and productivity.
Key Responsibilities:
- In conjunction with the Maintenance Supervisor lead the safety culture amongst the Maintenance Crew, and the wider team including:
- ensuring that all safe working practices (SWMS etc.) are adhered to on site and promoting a safe working environment where the Civil Service Crew can openly raise concerns.
- Encouraging the Civil Service Crew to raise hazards, control measures etc. for the days work activities are raised at the Pre-Start meeting.
- Ensuring that on site hazards for a work activity are identified, discussed amongst the workers, risk assessed and corrective actions put in place (Take 5).
- Promoting any work activity where there is a concern with safety is not undertaken and the matter is review and escalated as necessary.
- Ensuring that all incidents and hazards are reported and that any concerns raised are promptly escalated and feedback sought.
- Comply with all safety, quality and environmental responsibilities as outlined in the policies and management systems to ensure compliance.
- Provide field leadership for civil work activities.
- Assist in the management of site security and material/plant deliveries, storage and general housekeeping.
- Ensure all plant and equipment is pre-started correctly and is in good working condition and kept clean, safe and operational.
- Assistance in the maintenance of fleet, including maintenance and incident response vehicles. Promptly report and defects or safety concerns for action.
- Provide input on operational and maintenance procedures as required, including proactively identify any improvements that can be made to working practices.
- Liaise with Emergency Services and local authorities as required when dealing with incidents or defects.
- Carry out routine and periodic maintenance and defect rectification on civil assets as directed.
- Assist the Maintenance Supervisor with meeting KPIs and contract performance targets.
- Provide traffic management support to incidents and other work activities as required including being certificated in traffic management.
- Assist in after hour call out/emergency activities as directed including being part of an on-call roster for incident response.
- Work with the NIOC Operators to provide incident and emergency response service, as required, in accordance with the contract requirements.
- Provide a professional level of customer service to the client and the community in regard to daily maintenance operations and incident response.
- Assist in the recording of maintenance data in the Asset Management System through the field-based computers (iPad).
About You:
- Proven experience in roads maintenance field and supervision of field resources.
- Competencies in plant and equipment used on a civil maintenance contract including small plant.
- Traffic management qualifications/operator training
- Heavy vehicle license.
- Construction induction training (white card) accepted in Victoria.
- Senior First Aid Certificate,
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in civil maintenance and traffic management (desirable)
- Knowledge of asset management (desirable)
- Current heavy vehicle driver license (desirable)
- Traffic controllers’ qualifications (desirable)
About Us:
Service Stream is an equal opportunity ASX-listed business that develops and operates Australia's essential services networks across telecommunications, utilities, transport, defence, and social infrastructure industries - we keep communities connected.
Benefits of working with us include:
- Career development – we offer growth opportunities and support internal mobility. You will have access to skill enhancement through our online learning system and onsite training.
- Access - discounts for hundreds of businesses such as Woolworths, Air BNB, The Iconic, JB HI-FI, Dan Murphys, Bupa Health Care, and Specsavers. We also offer access to novated leasing and a share matching program.
- Paid leave - parental, cultural, community service, defence, study, corporate volunteering and purchased leave available.
- Culture – we are dedicated to fostering a workplace environment that values diversity and inclusion, and meaningful recognition. You will play a key role in building the culture of our new team.
How to apply:
Please submit your interest with the apply button where you will be directed to create a profile on our system. We celebrate diversity at Service Stream and welcome applications from people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with a disability or neurodivergence, and those from LGBTIQA+, Veteran or other diverse groups. Applications must be received by our system however if you reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process please email us at talent.transport@servicestream.com.au.
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How to Apply
If this sounds like you apply now to the Service Stream Recruitment Team via the online application button.