Carpenter, Trades ​/ Skilled Labor

Location: Turner

Maintain station buildings and field huts, including painting, plastering, tiling, floor covering, carpentry, mixing and pouring concrete foundations.

Infrastructure roles

• The annual base salary when in Australia starts from $86,147 per annum
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• Base salary + additional allowances when in Antarctica starts from $156,684 per annum
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• A generous employer superannuation contribution of up to 15.4% will be paid in addition to salary and allowances.
• You will accrue recreation leave at the equivalent of 20 days per annum pro rata. Please note that recreation leave is not available in Antarctica but will be paid out on return to Australia.

As a Carpenter with the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) you will maintain station buildings and field huts. This includes carpentry, painting, plastering, tiling, floor covering, glazing and steel erection work. Carpenters are also involved in the mixing and pouring of concrete foundations. They also manage the safe operation of the carpenters’ workshop and station hobby hut.

Carpenters work in either summer or winter jobs, and shorter winters may also be an option. Carpenters work at all three Antarctic stations as well as Macquarie Island.

What we are looking for

To apply for this role, you must have the skills and licences listed below:

Qualifications/licences Provide copy with application:

• Trade Certificate – A suitable Certificate III trade certificate as a Carpenter or Carpenter/Joiner
• Citizenship – In accordance with the PS Act 1999, APS employees are required to be Australian citizens. Persons who are not Australian citizens will generally only be considered where there are no suitable Australian applicants, with next considerations being Australian residents with work rights and New Zealand citizens.

Obtain prior to commencement:

• White Card – A White Card (issued after May 2009)
• Valid Passport – The expiry date of the passport (and any relevant visa) must be at least 6 months beyond the planned end date of your intended stay in the Antarctic or sub-Antarctic
• Provide First Aid (HLTAID
  0011) must be valid for at least 18 months beyond the date of commencement
• Provide Basic Emergency Life Support (HLTAID
  010) must be valid for at least 18 months beyond the date of commencement.
• Provide CPR (HLTAID
  009) must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date of commencement.

Knowledge and experience Recent hands-on experience (within the last 3 years):

• Concrete technology, footings and foundations
• Structural steel erection techniques
• Current building practices and the Building Code of Australia
• Broad general experience within the construction industry
• Maintenance practices.

Essential

To apply for this role, you must have the skills and licences listed below:

Qualifications/licences Provide copy with application:

• Trade Certificate – A suitable Certificate III trade certificate as a Carpenter or Carpenter/Joiner
• Driver’s Licence – A current, unrestricted “C” class (manual) Australian driver’s licence.
• Citizenship – In accordance with the PS Act 1999, APS employees are required to be Australian citizens. Persons who are not Australian citizens will generally only be considered where there are no suitable Australian applicants, with next considerations being Australian residents with work rights and New Zeland citizens.

Obtain prior to commencement:

• White Card – A White Card (issued after May 2009)
• CPCCDE
  3014A – Remove Non-Friable Asbestos
• Valid Passport – The expiry date of the passport (and any relevant visa) must be at least 6 months beyond the planned end date of your intended stay in the Antarctic or sub-Antarctic
• Provide First Aid (HLTAID
  0011) must be valid for at least 18 months beyond the date of commencement
• Provide Basic Emergency Life Support (HLTAID
  010) must be valid for at least 18 months beyond the date of commencement.
• Provide CPR (HLTAID
  009) must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date of commencement.

Knowledge and experience Recent hands-on experience (within the last 3 years):

• Concrete technology, footings and foundations
• Structural steel erection techniques
• Site set-out techniques
• Current building practices and the Building Code of Australia
• Broad general experience within the…