Employment Opportunities
Trades Staff and General Labourer - NSW - Sydney

If you are sick of working on big infrastructure projects across Sydney and not being appreciated, the opportunities we have at Guidera O’Connor will be a breath of fresh air for you.   

Our work is interesting, our environments safe, our leaders inspiring and our employee benefits first rate.  

Established in 2001, Guidera O’Connor (GO) is a privately owned and respected design and construct contractor and have a successful track record delivering water and wastewater treatment projects to the Australian Water Industry. Our clients include SA Water, Water Corporation, Sydney Water and SEQ Water. 

We are recruiting for a General Labourer and Mechanical Trade Staff with a background in Water and Wastewater Infrastructure. These roles are casual fulltime roles with the potential to move to full time permanent for the right person. They are based on various projects around Sydney, particularly Sydney Science Park and could include Newcastle.

Our Trade staff are responsible for the undertaking of construction work on site and ensuring the work is completed safely, timely and meets environmental, community, quality, and cost requirements. They also prepare or assist the Site Supervisor in the implementation of Safe Work Method Statements for the work to be undertaken.  

As our ideal candidate you will: 

  • Value our Guiding Principles of Care, Integrity, Passion, Respect and Future.

  • Have a Cert 3 or higher Trades Ticket (not mandatory for the General Labourer)

  • Have a C Class Drivers Licence
  • Have the following tickets: Working at Heights, EWP Yellow Card, EWP over 11m High Risk Licence and a White Card
  • Have experience in formwork, concrete cutting, core drilling, entry level carpentry
  • Have solid experience working on major infrastructure projects, Water Industry preferred but not necessary 

  • Be familiar with rules, regulations, best practices and performance standards relating to the construction industry 

What’s in it for you? 

We have great employee benefits when you are made permanent including: 

  • Additional annual leave for service milestones 

  • Paid Parental leave 

  • 15 days personal leave  

  • Referral bonus 

  • Various social and employee awards events 

  • Company funded wellbeing program 

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 

Feel free to contact Lesley Mackman on Lesley.mackman@goc.net.au for any further information. 

Please note that due to the upcoming Holiday Season, we will contact you upon our return to the office, the week commencing 8th January 2024. 

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