Field Assistant Berrinba - AWX

AWX
AWX
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Berrinba, Australia

2 weeks ago

Olivia Brown

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Description

Field Assistant Berrinba

Contract Type:


  • Casual
    Location:
  • Berrinba
  • Queensland
    Industry:
  • Farming, Animals & Conservation
    Contact Name:
  • Stirling Drake-
    Contact Phone:
    Date Published:

ROLE INFORMATION & REQUIREMENTS:


  • Pay Rate
    :$32.04 per hour + Penalties and allowances where due
  • Role location: Depot based in
    Mutdapilly, Berrinba and Laidley
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MUST have valid driver's licence (Open preferred).
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MUST be double vaccinated as per DAF COVID-19 Policy.
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First Aid and
CPR is required for Team Leader and Assistant Team Leader positions (First aid allowance paid)

  • Ability to pass a preemployment functional
    assessment and
    drug & alcohol testing.
  • A sound level of
    computer skills and
    literacy.
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Customer service background advantageous.

  • Able to work a
    9 day fortnight, Monday to Friday, with every 2nd Monday off. (average of 76 hours in the fortnight)
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Hours of work: Start times between
6:30am and
7am depending on time of year and team allocation. Finish times between
3:30pm and
4pm

  • If successful there will be a 1 day paid induction based at the main depot in Berrinba.
  • We supply PPE for this role. 3 x Shirts, 3 x Pants, a wide brim hat and Boots (reimbursements of up to $158 available for boots as we only provide 1 brand)

DUTY DESCRIPTIONS:


The seasons transfer between
Treatment(Warmer Months) and
Surveillance(Colder Months) this is due to the Fire Ants not foraging for food once the ground temperature drops below 18°C.


Treatment Duties

  • Walking up to 15km's per day across a variety of terrain to spread bait for invasive species.
  • Carrying a hand spreader (12 kgs including bait) in left hand and turning a crank with right hand to distribute bait from the spreader. Hand spreaders also have a support, which extends on the underside of the forearm from wrist to elbow to distribute weight more evenly.
  • 30 to 60 minutes vehicle travel in work vehicles from the depot to and from a worksite. Driving of work vehicles generally rotates.

Surveillance Duties

  • Walking slowly up to 15km's per day across a variety of terrain to search for infestation (nests).
  • Carrying a light pointer (less than 500gms) in either left or right hand, as preferred, and poking the stick at the ground.
  • Bending to manually collect suspect ants in a small (<20ml) sample jar.
  • 30 to 60 minutes vehicle travel in work vehicles from the depot to and from a worksite. Driving of work vehicles generally rotates.
  • Being exposed to the various outdoor temperature ranges and climatic condition experience in south east Queensland.

Field-Based Administrative Duties:


  • Resident liaison (door knocking, telephone calls)
  • Paperwork

ABOUT US:


We are a large Australian recruitment company who are proud of our company culture and truly believe our people are our biggest assets.

AWX are well regarded across many industries and constantly have new and exciting roles available for the right people to grow within our business.

Whether you are looking for short term roles or to work on long term projects then joining the AWX Team is the right move for you.


HOW TO APPLY:

So, have you got what it takes to join the AWX Team?

**DUE TO HIGH VOLUMES ONLY SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED
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