Employment

Employment

POSITIONS VACANT

Works & Services

Casual Plant Operator/General Hand

Love being outside and need a flexible job? This might be just what you’re looking for!

Now is your chance to contribute to the maintenance and presentation of the Shire’s parks, gardens, cemeteries, and sporting grounds. Experience in landscape construction and maintenance, as well as the operating mechanical plant and powered gardening equipment, is highly desirable.

Please refer to the Application Package for Plant Operator/General Hand to see full details on the responsibilities and selection criteria

Applications close at 4 pm on 18 December 2025

To apply, please complete the form below and submit it along with your resume (including the names and contact details of two referees) and a cover letter. Applications may also be emailed to lauryn.mclean@quairading.wa.gov.au.

For any more information please contact Sarah Caporn at the Works Depot on 0427 451 001.

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Can’t find the position you are looking for?

If the position you are interested in is not currently listed, please submit an expression of Interest to shire@quairading.wa.gov.au.

APPLICANT NOTES

Application:

Your application should include a covering letter explaining your interest in the position and addressing the selection criteria points plus a current resume detailing your contact details, qualifications, experience and attributes for the position.  It is essential that the information you provide is clear, concise and relevant.  Applicants who best demonstrate that they meet the competency requirements will be shortlisted.

Lodgement of Application:

Applications should be emailed to lauryn.mclean@quairading.wa.gov.au (unless otherwise specified) or submitted using the function below. The Shire reserves the right to begin interviewing and shortlisting before the application closing date. Late applications cannot be received unless permission has been sought prior to the closing date. The Shire reserves the right to close any vacancy early if a suitable candidate is selected from received applications.

Referees:

Applicants should provide the names and contact details of at least two current referees in their application. This will include two managers or suitably senior colleagues that can comment on work outcomes, competencies and behaviours that are relevant to this position.

Other Documents:

It is recommended that only copies of supporting documents be enclosed with your application so as to avoid loss or damage to originals.  Nonetheless, the Council may ask to sight the originals at a later time.

Interviews

Interviews will be conducted face to face in Quairading. However, if this is not possible an interview may be conducted by video link or electronic means eg. Zoom.

Background Checks:

Third party background checks will be undertaken for the preferred applicants – this includes qualification, National Police Certificate, identify and employment history verifications.

Pre-employment medical

The preferred applicants will be required to undertake a pre-employment medical to ascertain if they are fit and can safely perform the inherent requirements of the role.

Equal Opportunity:

Council maintains an equal opportunity policy in assessing all applications for any advertised position and provides a smoke free work environment.

Further Enquiries

For further information about the application process please contact Lauryn McLean on (08) 9645 2400 or lauryn.mclean@quairading.wa.gov.au

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