The Details:

As the Fleet Workshop Operations Team Leader, you'll provide senior leadership and support across our three workshop locations, ensuring safe, effective and efficient workshop service delivery.

Working closely with Workshop Supervisors, you'll support and develop a team of tradespersons and apprentices while driving quality service outcomes and continuous improvement across Council's fleet maintenance operations.

Key responsibilities include:

• developing leadership capability across Fleet workshop maintenance teams
• supporting Workshop Supervisors to deliver safe, efficient and customer focused services
• identifying, managing and resolving operational and financial performance issues across workshop operations
• managing workshop operational budgets and resources
• contributing to the identification and implementation of continuous improvement initiatives
• building a safe, high performing and customer-focused team culture
• building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• providing technical guidance and advice across workshop operations
• participating in the after hours Fleet Services on-call roster as an escalation officer to fleet on call officers

Click here for Position Description - please note, this position is internally titled "Team Leader Workshop Operations"

About you

Ideally, you'll have demonstrated recent experience in a similar leadership role within a fleet, heavy vehicle or workshop operations environment.

You'll also bring:

• strong experience leading and developing teams
• extensive knowledge of workshop operations and fleet maintenance practices
• experience in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of light, medium and heavy vehicles, plant and equipment
• experience diagnosing and troubleshooting hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems
• strong people leadership skills with the ability to build capability and foster a positive team culture
• demonstrated experience applying workplace health and safety legislation and practices within a workshop environment
• well developed written and verbal communication and technology skills

Requirements

• recognised trade certificate as a Heavy Vehicle Motor Mechanic/Diesel Fitter
• current truck licence (minimum HR - heavy rigid)
• Queensland Approved Examiners and Nominee Accreditation for Heavy Vehicles up to 16t, Heavy Trailers up to 10t, Ligth Commercial and Passenger Vehicles and Light Trailers up to 4.5t (or willingness to obtain within 6 months)

Why City of Moreton Bay?

What you do with your life matters. It’s the same with your career.

We’re the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia’s newest city, we’re building something that’s never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council.

This is your opportunity to develop skills and experience in a truly unique place, at a truly unique point in time.

At City of Moreton Bay, we’re focused on the vital work we do today. But we’re also focused on the future. On what can be – for our city, our Council and your career.

Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:

• See it. To build a city of the future, first, you have to see it. The polycentric city we’re building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our city. This is your chance to contribute to something that’s never been done before.
• Shape it. You’ll get hands-on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters – and it’s yours to shape and own.
• Live it. Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don’t live here, you’ll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.

You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better work-life balance with a nine-day fortnight.
• Negotiated salary increases locked in through our EBA - 4% in July 2027 (or CPI capped at 4.5%, whichever is greater).
• Advance your skills and career through our Study, Training And Research Scheme (STARS).
• Make your pay go further with salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
• Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations and our Fitness Passport Program.
• Get support when you and your family need it most with our 24/7 confidential counselling service, leader support hotline and Mates in Construction program.
• Our Depots have free local parking on site making for an easy commute.

Ready for a career that matters?

Join City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future.

Click on the 'Apply Now' button below to complete your online application. Please upload a current resume that demonstrates how you meet the requirements for this role.  You will also have the option to add a cover letter should you wish.

As part of the recruitment process, applicants will be required to undergo a National Criminal History Check.

Any questions - please contact our Careers team at careers@moretonbay.qld.gov.au. 

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City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.