Maintenance Officer

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Work type: Full time
Location: Melbourne
Categories: Facilities & Purchasing

  • Benefit salary packaging (Not for Profit - $15,990 per year)
  • Play a key role in maintaining safe, functional, and welcoming environments across our facilities.
  • Work closely with site managers, contractors, and residents to deliver high-quality service with care and professionalism

Are you the kind of person who can fix just about anything with a toolbelt and a can-do attitude? Do you gain satisfaction of a job well done? If so, VMCH is looking for a Maintenance Officer just like you!

Join a team where your skills keep our spaces safe, our residents smiling, and our facilities running like clockwork.

What You’ll Be Doing:

  • Manage site inductions for all subcontractors – safety first!
  • Coordinate and conquer all reactive maintenance jobs like a professional
  • Monitor asset downtime and get critical equipment back online before anyone notices it’s gone.
  • Juggle relationships with internal teams, contractors, and our wonderful residents
  • Deliver top-notch, customer-focused facilities support with a smile.
  • Ensure all work is done safely, by the book, and with the right gear.
  • Review invoices and reports like a boss – because every dollar counts.
  • Keep an eye on maintenance budgets and make sure we’re getting bang for our buck.
  • Conduct condition audits and keep our asset management system up to date.
  • Spot issues before they become problems – your eagle eyes are appreciated!
  • Work closely with our operations Manager to keep everything on track.
  • Build strong relationships with Team Leaders, Service Managers, contractors, suppliers, and residents.
  • Be the friendly face of maintenance – approachable, reliable, and ready to help.

What Success Looks Like:

  • Happy residents and managers who rave about your work.
  • Maintenance schedules delivered on time and signed off with a smile.
  • A safe, compliant, and well-maintained site that runs like a dream.
  • Your ideas help make our spaces even better.

Why You’ll Love Working at VMCH

We don’t just offer a job – we offer a community and a whole bunch of perks:

  • Maxxia Salary Packaging – More take-home pay? Yes, please!
  • Free EAP & Financial Coaching – Support when you need it.
  • Medibank Discounts – Health cover that’s got your back.
  • Endota Spa, Specsavers & More – Treat yourself with exclusive staff discounts.
  • Retailer Perks – Save on the brands you love.
  • Learning Platforms – Keep growing with “My Learning” & “The VMCH Way”.
  • Free Fitness Classes – Stay fit while you fix! (Lonsdale Street)
  • School Holiday Programs – We’ve got your family covered too.

About us:

Here at VMCH our services are as diverse as the people we support. As a for-purpose organisation, love, joy, hospitality, and courage aren’t just words to us, they guide us in everything we do. While we’ve been around for over a century, we’re always moving forward. We stay true to who we are by supporting people and families to live their best lives, providing a place to call home and spaces to learn and grow.

If you meet the above criteria and are passionate about making a positive difference in people’s lives, we would love to hear from you.

To work at VMCH, you will be required to provide proof of work rights and a current Australian Criminal History Check.

We do not accept unsolicited resumes, emails and phone calls from recruitment agencies.

 

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