Power Up Your Career in Hospital Maintenance –Skilled Electrician Wanted!

We’re looking for a qualified and motivated Electrician to join our Maintenance Services team at QEII Jubilee Hospital. This is a permanent full-time role where you’ll play a vital part in keeping essential hospital systems running safely and reliably!

Job details

About your role

As a Tradesperson - Electrician, you'll be responsible for the maintenance, repair, and compliance of electrical systems and equipment across QEII Jubilee Hospital and other Metro South Health facilities. You'll work both independently and as part of a team to ensure our healthcare infrastructure remains safe, reliable, and efficient.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Installing, maintaining, and repairing electrical infrastructure in large healthcare facilities
• Performing HV and LV switching, isolations, and safety procedures
• Carrying out repairs, maintenance, and compliance testing of electrical systems and plant equipment
• Managing work priorities, projects, and contractors effectively
• Ensuring all works comply with statutory, legislative, and safety requirements
• Contributing to maintenance planning, continuous improvement, and procedure development
• Accurately managing work orders and reporting in the CMMS (S/4HANA)

About you

We're seeking a proactive tradesperson who can bring both technical expertise and strong teamwork to our busy healthcare environment.

You will have:

• Recognised trade qualifications in Queensland (minimum: electrical fitting/mechanic license)
• White Card and Class C driver's licence
• Experience in electrical maintenance within large or complex facilities (healthcare experience desirable)
• Ability to interpret and apply legislation, codes, and standards (WHS Act, Electrical Safety Act, ANZ standards)
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to prioritise tasks effectively
• Desirable: HV switching qualifications, Certificate III in Instrumentation, or hazardous area training.

What we can offer you:

• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital:

The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital (QEII) is a medium metropolitan adult facility providing a range of inpatient and outpatient services including a 24-hour Emergency Department. We provide a range of services, including surgery, cardiology, endoscopy, orthopaedics, gynaecology, urology, geriatric, respiratory and emergency medicine.

We're making our hospital bigger and better to make it easier for our growing community to get the health care they need. We'll have more beds, medical wards and expanded intensive care and emergency services planned to be opened by 2027.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are Metro South Health:

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

We are better together.

Further information

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

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

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

• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF, 691KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF, 978KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  MS10663464 Role Description (PDF, 473KB)
  Role Description