Skip links and keyboard navigation

Job search

Engineering Tradesperson - Plumber, Building, Engineering and Maintenance Service, Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service


Cairns

Get paid to live in paradise and join Building, Engineering and Maintenance Service team, Strategy, Planning and Infrastructure Services as a Engineering Tradesperson - Plumber. Building, Engineering and Maintenance Services provide planning, construction, operation and maintenance of all district physical facilities, engineering systems, plant and equipment to meet strategic objectives within a quality environment. Building, Engineering and Maintenance Services currently consist of professional, operational, administrative and trade staff. The Trades include electrical, fitting, plumbing and carpentry. These responsibilities are exercised through the management of in-house labour and the management and supervision of day labour and/or contractors where necessary to supplement in-house labour.

Job details

Position status Permanent
Position type Full-time
Occupational group Trades
Classification HBEA6
Workplace Location Cairns region,Far North Qld
Job ad reference QLD/CAH619087
Closing date 24-Feb-2025
Job duration Permanent Full Time
Contact person Clint Riddell
Contact details 0404 575 766
Access the National Relay Service

About us: We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.

About your role:

  • Carry out minor new works as directed by the Line Manager. This may include but not be restricted to running services for new building works and the installation of new equipment supporting fixed services.
  • Carry out water testing as per the CHHHS Water Risk Management Plan, this will include weekly and quarterly testing at Atherton, Mareeba and Herberton facilities.
  • Carry out repairs within competencies held which may include soldering, cutting and fabrication to support hydraulic duties.

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

  • Generous superannuation
  • Salary packaging
  • Annual incremental increases
  • Career training and development
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

Choose Cairns for your next career move - YouTube

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are to apply online. If the information requested in the ‘how to apply’ section is not provided, you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

Job search


  1. Please use * for wildcard searches.
  2. Search exact phrase
    Check to search for the exact phrase. Uncheck to return jobs that contain any of the keywords.

  3. Hold down the control (Ctrl) button and use your computer mouse to select multiple options

  4. Hold down the control (Ctrl) button and use your computer mouse to select multiple options
  5. Salary (yearly) Leave blank if you are searching for casual jobs
  6. Total Remuneration Only used for Senior Medical or Executive positions

Need help? Contact us

If you have any questions about your account or accessing this website, please contact our helpdesk.

Smart Jobs and careers is scheduled to be offline for planned maintenance from 5:00 AM to 10:00 AM (ADST) on Saturday 22 February 2025.

Inclusion and diversity

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity, including making any reasonable adjustments to support you through the recruitment process.

Graduate portal

This recruitment portal is your gateway to a wide range of graduate program positions on offer in the Queensland Government.

Visit the Queensland Graduate Portal

( https://www.graduates.qld.gov.au/ )
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia (CC BY 3.0)
Last updated
2 May 2023

Page feedback

  1. How satisfied are you with your experience today? *
View cookie preferences Please click here to view your cookie settings preferences for this site.