Field Operator - Multi Skilled Operator

About us

At Penrith City Council were passionate about people; in our community and in our workplace. We want you to be able to be your best self and we get that work is just one part of your life so were here to support you in the moments that matter. As the winner of the 2020 Local Government Excellence in People and Culture Award and an Excellence Award winner in the 2020 Australian HR Awards you can be confident in joining a workplace that offers truly outstanding benefits including :

• A range of flexible work arrangements
• 18 weeks paid maternity leave
• Health and wellbeing leave
• 15 days personal leave
• Significant financial and leave support for undertaking further education
• Diverse salary packaging
• Free access to all Ripples venues
• And much much more!

City Presentation delivers a range of services that provide clean well-presented public spaces in the Penrith Local Government Area. Comprising over 270 qualified and driven staff areas of opportunity for employment include civil construction and works horticulture and landscaping fleet management and workshop servicing trades and public cleansing and maintenance.

Our team ensures that Council spaces are well maintained and always ready for use by our residents are sustainable into the future and significant assets community buildings roads drainage fleet parks and open spaces provide the required level of service in a cost-effective manner for present and future residents.

In City Presentation we seek staff who are organised take pride in their work and are willing to go that little bit further to ensure the little details make their work speak for itself. We encourage personal and professional development and pride ourselves on a culture that encourages staff contribution and involvement.

About the role

This position will play an important role within the team or as a self managed unit in the Civil Operations area and will complete all duties associated with the safe operation of all councils vehicles and plant transports of persons equipment and materials. The position requires the occupant to plan prioritise and coordinate own work which may include road concrete or drainage maintenance and supervise others when required or as directed. This position also requires the occupant to train others to relieve in this position. The position therefore requires a commitment to ongoing training and rotation within the City Presentation area to develop and maintain the required skills and competencies of the position.

Essential criteria

Salary : The salary for this position ranges from$69648.00 - $80622.00 per annum plus 12% Superannuationandan Adverse Working Conditions Allowance in accordance with the Local Government (State) Award. Salary will be negotiated commensurate with the skills qualifications and experience of the preferred applicant.

You will be required to undertake employment checks which may include a Criminal History Check Qualification Check Working with Children Check Medical Declaration and / or a Functional Test as relevant to the position for which you have applied. Where a Criminal History Check is required and has returned a result that indicates disclosable court outcomes you will be required to provide a copy of the report to Penrith City Council for review in order to progress through the recruitment process.

Visit to view the position description and to find out more information about employment with Penrith City submit your application please apply online using the link below.

In addition to a cover letter and resume applicants are required to submit comprehensive responses to theselection criteria (listed above) as a part of their initialapplication. Applicants who do not meet the essential criteria will not be considered.

Completed applications must be received by 11.55pm on 28 August 2025. Please allow 4 weeks from the closing date for the processing of your application.

For further information about the position please contact Amy Dunbar Field Coordinator - Civil on.

Council is a Child Safe Organisation for more information about this please see our website.

Key Skills

Pest Control,Distributed Control Systems,Flatbed Experience,Industrial Equipment,Quality Audits,Agriculture,Warehouse Experience,Mechanical Knowledge,Commercial Driving,Heavy Lifting,Oil & Gas Experience,Excavator

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 69648 - 80622