Rides Mechanical Leading Hand - Sea World (Internal)

Rides Mechanical Leading Hand
$52.95 per hour |Full Time
Sea World, Main Beach, Gold Coast

The Opportunity
Join a team that keeps the rides and attractions running safely and smoothly behind the scenes at Village Roadshow Theme Parks.

As a Rides Mechanical Leading Hand, you’ll support the supervision of the Maintenance team while providing hands-on technical expertise across rides, attractions, plant, and equipment. You’ll play a key role in keeping systems running reliably, ensuring repairs are completed efficiently and to a high standard.

From supporting daily maintenance activities to coordinating repairs and administration, you’ll help keep operations on track and everything ready for the day ahead.

If you enjoy a mix of leadership, technical work, and keeping things running at their best, this is your opportunity to make a real impact where it matters most.

Key Responsibilities
Behind every safe and reliable ride is a team keeping everything on track. You’ll be:
•  Ensuring Tradespersons are scheduled to complete tasks and department is running to maximize efficiency
•  Ensuring general training requirements and ride competencies are maintained and up to date across the team
•  Organizing the shift roster to ensure suitable coverage
•  Organizing inspections and maintenance and coordinating repairs
•  Actively looking for ways to improve current processes and procedures
•  Ensuring all work is carried out in a safe manner
•  Overseeing minimum stock levels for rides, attractions and equipment
•  Raising purchase requisitions and goods receipt purchase orders

What We’re Looking For
A hands-on, motivated team member who enjoys solving problems and keeping things running safely and efficiently. You’ll bring:
•  A current Rides Mechanical Tradesperson within the company
•  Cert III Mechanical Trades certification
•  Previous experience in the supervision of staff
•  Excellent written and verbal communication skills and basic computer skills
•  Ability to read hydraulic and pneumatic schematics
•  Strong safety focus and sound understanding of OH&S requirements
•  Strong focus on Quality Control
•  Demonstrated high level of initiative, self-motivation and have the ability to work under minimal supervision
•  EWP and forklift licenses would be beneficial
•  Knowledge of SAP and Mobaro is highly desirable
•  Available to work on a rotating roster, including day shift, weekend (subject to any future changes).
•  Able to climb ladders and stairs and be comfortable working at heights