The Foreshore Leading Hand is responsible for completing day to day works, operations and other activities on Foreshore and Coastal reserves under the responsibility of the Authority, leading a tight-knit team.

Primary responsibilities:

• Liaising with the Coastal Operations Coordinator to ensure task scheduling of plant and equipment maintenance, facility and asset maintenance works, and related parks and gardens works programs.
• Estimating materials, equipment, cost and labour and purchasing (as required) in line with budgetary controls.

• Assisting with supervision of the Port Campbell Coastal Reserves team including:
  • Delegation of tasks to individual staff ensuring high standards and efficiencies are met.
  • Provide regular feedback to the team and assist the Coastal Operations Coordinator to manage team performance and development.
  • Supervise adherence to workplace health and safety requirements.
• Administrative duties including responding to phone and email enquiries and maintenance requests
• Understand and comply with organisational OHS policies, procedures and legislative requirements relevant to the position including risk identification and assessments, incident reporting, daily job cards and safety inspections.
• Ground maintenance mowing, trimming, pruning, weed control, fencing, tree planting and minor landscaping.
• Minor carpentry, painting, repairs and maintenance of foreshore facilities and infrastructure.
• Safe operation and user maintenance of a range of different vehicles and/or plant with extensive experience in their operation at an advanced level.
• Liaison and communication with internal and external stakeholders including the community, visitors and contractors delivering foreshore operations.
• Rubbish removal, cleaning and presentation of foreshore assets and facilities.

Qualifications and experience:

• Qualifications relevant to foreshore operations (trade or diploma desirable)
• Experience leading or supervising small teams
• Five years’ experience in trade, land management, facilities and grounds maintenance or other relevant work
• Current manual Australian drivers’ licence.

Knowledge and skills:

• Practical skills and experience relevant to foreshore operations
• Good communication skills, including an ability to communicate with people from a broad range of backgrounds
• Ability to work co-operatively as part of a team.

A position description is attached.