Carpenter
Position Classification: Carpenter Level 1 - 4
Remuneration: $59,963.00 - $68,957.00 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ571083
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.
Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.
An exciting opportunity is available for a Carpenter to join the Maintenance team at Nepean Hospital on a Permanent Full Time basis.
The successful incumbent will provide hospital maintenance service in carpentry that enables the hospital to perform its core service in medical services to the public. The position is also responsible for carrying out the necessary works associated with new installation and extensions to offices and clinical areas and includes fixtures and fittings as required and to review architectural drawings of proposed NBMLHD projects as required.
The incumbent will participate in the provision of an after-hours on call emergency maintenance roster. If this opportunity excites you, please apply now!
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
Accrued Day Off (ADO)
Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
Novated Leasing
Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
Fitness Passport
NBMLHD is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.
NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards.
For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.
What you will bring to the role
- Current trade qualifications in Carpentry
- Demonstrated knowledge of current WHS Act and relevant regulations as well as knowledge of current relevant Australian Standards
- Demonstrated experience and ability with design, build, install and repair of structural woodwork, flooring, doors, locks, ceilings and cabinetry
- Demonstrated ability to be able to read plans specifications and drawings, estimate cost, time and materials of carpentry projects and be able to perform heavy physical labour
- Availability to be on an afterhours call roster and to attend works at the NBMLHD after hours when called upon
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and must be able to take oral and written direction from the maintenance management and maintain a co-operative working relationship with management, other trades staff and hospital staff and maintain the Health Code of Conduct
- Valid current Class C Drivers Licence and willingness to travel as directed
- Basic computer skills in Microsoft Office and computerised maintenance management systems
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
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For role related queries or questions contact Richard Dyer on Richard.Dyer@health.nsw.gov.au
